Final Rocket Classic tees off with Cameron Young favored
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- Rocket Mortgage opted not to exercise its 2027 sponsorship option — a deal reportedly worth $15 million annually — ending the Rocket Classic and likely removing Michigan from the PGA Tour schedule for the first time since the Buick Open ended in 2009.
- Cameron Young, ranked No. 3 in the world, is the field's top player at +1000 odds, his shortest pre-tournament price ever on the PGA Tour, coming off a runner-up finish at the British Open and five top-threes this season.
- Detroit Golf Club's North Course underwent a $16 million renovation after last year's event, shifting from par 72 to par 70 (7,328 yards) with holes 7 and 17 now playing as 505- and 537-yard par 4s instead of par 5s.
- Jackson Koivun, 21, won the 3M Open on Sunday in just his third PGA Tour start by outdueling world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, becoming the 16th-youngest winner in Tour history and the youngest American multi-stroke winner since the 1932 WM Phoenix Open.
- Aldrich Potgieter, 20, defends his Rocket Classic title — won last year on a five-hole playoff, the longest on Tour since the 2021 BMW Championship — as a +10500 longshot despite leading the PGA Tour in driving distance at 330.0 yards for a second straight season.
- Cam Davis is the only two-time Rocket Classic winner (2021, '24) and the only player with multiple top-three finishes at the event; no one has ever repeated as champion in the tournament's history.
Why it matters: Rocket Mortgage's $15M annual sponsorship decision removes Michigan from the PGA Tour calendar for the first time since 2009, despite a freshly renovated Detroit Golf Club and a top-heavy field. For bettors, Young's +1000 odds — his shortest pre-tournament price ever — plus Koivun's back-to-back bid and Potgieter's title defense create a layered final edition.
