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Sunday 30 June 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2024 · Cam Davis’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,200,000 USD · Rocket Mortgage
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/20°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 58 · 13.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/14°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Akshay Bhatia USA · 271three-putted the 72nd hole from 32 feet, missing a 4-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Aaron Rai ENG · 271shared the 54-hole lead and closed with an even-par 72 Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Davis Thompson USA · 271closed with 68 to finish one back Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Min Woo Lee AUS · 271closed with 69 to finish one back Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole (AP via CBS Sports recap)
156 started · cut -4, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cam Davis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
30 June 2024
I wouldn’t wish what happened to Akshay on anyone … But I’ve done a lot of grinding to kind of get myself out of a hole and just all of a sudden to do that, it’s pretty good.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
30 June 2024
I started working with a hypnotherapist a few weeks ago just to take another angle into trying to get myself sorted out
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
30 June 2024
Just a little bit of nerves, honestly … I’m human.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Davis | 68 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Davis Thompson | 68 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Min Woo Lee | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Aaron Rai | 66 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Akshay Bhatia | 64 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Rico Hoey | 69 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Eric Cole | 66 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Erik van Rooyen | 69 · 64 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Cameron Young | 67 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Taylor Moore | 68 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Dylan Wu | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | J.J. Spaun | 67 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Hayden Springer | 71 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Nick Dunlap | 67 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Luke Clanton | 69 · 68 · 65 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Sam Stevens | 69 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-21, Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2016; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 67 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Rocket Mortgage Classic (2024 week 26), OWGR player profile API; AP also says he entered ranked 67th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet