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Sunday 2 August 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Thorbjornsen wins Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan · Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 2026 · Michael Thorbjornsen’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD · Rocket
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/19°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/21°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 44 · 5.5 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
- Xander Schauffele USA · 264closed with 65 and briefly led in the final round, but Thorbjornsen played the last nine in 5 under and holed a 25½-foot birdie on 18 Michael Thorbjornsen wins first PGA Tour title at Rocket Classic (Reuters via Al Jazeera)
147 started · cut -3, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Thorbjornsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters (via Al Jazeera)
3 August 2026
The feeling's unbelievable. I don't really know how to feel. I'm feeling a lot of things, I can't really put the words to it.
WXYZ Detroit
2 August 2026
I played really well and he just beat me straight up, so hats off to him,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Thorbjornsen | 69 · 64 · 66 · 63 | 262 | −18 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 66 · 67 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| 3 | Davis Riley | 68 · 64 · 63 · 70 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | Rasmus Højgaard | 69 · 68 · 61 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | 67 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Matt Wallace | 67 · 64 · 69 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Kristoffer Ventura | 68 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Davis Thompson | 67 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Ryan Gerard | 63 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Patrick Cantlay | 64 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Michael Kim | 65 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Chris Kirk | 65 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Rickie Fowler | 63 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Cameron Young | 69 · 61 · 68 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 2001-09-16, Cleveland, Ohio; USA; turned pro 2024; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 68 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 68 -> rankAfter 40), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D LS 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ 7 X
- Driver TaylorMade R7 Quad 13.5°, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
- Irons TaylorMade P770 3, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Irons TaylorMade P7MC 4, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Irons TaylorMade P7MB 5-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge TaylorMade MG5 52°, 56°, 60°, KBS Tour V 120 X
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour
- Ball TaylorMade TP5
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