Aussie Cam Davis made more money in four days in Detroit than he had made in his previous 16 PGA Tour starts this season.
Davis, 29, closed in 70 and won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time in his career. In doing so, he took home $1.656 million from a purse of $9.2 million. Davis hadn’t recorded a top-10 finish all season. His best result was a T-12 at the Masters in April. His season earnings soared to $3,061,884.
Akshay Bhatia was the hard-luck loser after missing a 5-foot par putt at 18. If it’s any consolation, the 22-year-old surpassed $7 million in career earnings, which is making his decision to skip college look like a wise one.
Aaron Rai, a 54-hole co-leader, settled for T-3 but cracked $6 million and passed Jack Nicklaus ($5,734,031) and Hale Irwin ($5,966,031) on the career money list. Among those at T-3 was 25-year-old Aussie Min Woo Lee, who crossed $5 million in career earnings.
Cameron Young (73) cracked the shaft of his driver in anger on the 14th hole and settled for a T-6 finish. It wasn’t all bad news for Young, who is still seeking his first Tour title. He did pass major winner Steve Elkington on the career money list as he neared $16 million in earnings.
Here’s a closer look at who made what in Motown.
| Pos. | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Cam Davis | -18 | $1,656,000 |
| T2 | Davis Thompson | -17 | $616,400 |
| T2 | Min Woo Lee | -17 | $616,400 |
| T2 | Aaron Rai | -17 | $616,400 |
| T2 | Akshay Bhatia | -17 | $616,400 |
| T6 | Rico Hoey | -15 | $300,150 |
| T6 | Eric Cole | -15 | $300,150 |
| T6 | Erik van Rooyen | -15 | $300,150 |
| T6 | Cameron Young | -15 | $300,150 |
| T10 | Taylor Moore | -14 | $206,233 |
| T10 | Dylan Wu | -14 | $206,233 |
| T10 | J.J. Spaun | -14 | $206,233 |
| T10 | Hayden Springer | -14 | $206,233 |
| T10 | Nick Dunlap | -14 | $206,233 |
| T10 | Luke Clanton (a) | -14 | $0 |
| T10 | Sam Stevens | -14 | $206,233 |
| T17 | David Skinns | -12 | $149,500 |
| T17 | Ben Silverman | -12 | $149,500 |
| T17 | Troy Merritt | -12 | $149,500 |
| T20 | Carl Yuan | -11 | $113,068 |
| T20 | Patton Kizzire | -11 | $113,068 |
| T20 | Andrew Novak | -11 | $113,068 |
| T20 | Ben Kohles | -11 | $113,068 |
| T20 | Neal Shipley | -11 | $113,068 |
| T25 | Nate Lashley | -10 | $74,980 |
| T25 | Matt Kuchar | -10 | $74,980 |
| T25 | Patrick Fishburn | -10 | $74,980 |
| T25 | Justin Lower | -10 | $74,980 |
| T25 | Jhonattan Vegas | -10 | $74,980 |
| T25 | Joel Dahmen | -10 | $74,980 |
| T31 | Nicholas Lindheim | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Ben Griffin | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Kevin Yu | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Ryan McCormick | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Jacob Bridgeman | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Ryo Hisatsune | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Harry Hall | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Max Greyserman | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Roger Sloan | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Beau Hossler | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Rickie Fowler | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Jake Knapp | -9 | $49,603 |
| T31 | Patrick Rodgers | -9 | $49,603 |
| T44 | Maverick McNealy | -8 | $29,164 |
| T44 | Blaine Hale, Jr. | -8 | $29,164 |
| T44 | Taylor Montgomery | -8 | $29,164 |
| T44 | Brandon Wu | -8 | $29,164 |
| T44 | Ryan Moore | -8 | $29,164 |
| T44 | Ben James (a) | -8 | $0 |
| T44 | Chris Kirk | -8 | $29,164 |
| T44 | Hayden Buckley | -8 | $29,164 |
| T52 | Matti Schmid | -7 | $22,650 |
| T52 | Mark Hubbard | -7 | $22,650 |
| T52 | Nick Hardy | -7 | $22,650 |
| T52 | Bud Cauley | -7 | $22,650 |
| T52 | Michael Kim | -7 | $22,650 |
| T57 | Davis Riley | -6 | $21,160 |
| T57 | Callum Tarren | -6 | $21,160 |
| T57 | Kevin Streelman | -6 | $21,160 |
| T57 | Vince Whaley | -6 | $21,160 |
| T57 | Robby Shelton | -6 | $21,160 |
| T57 | Joe Highsmith | -6 | $21,160 |
| T63 | Zach Johnson | -5 | $20,332 |
| T63 | Pierceson Coody | -5 | $20,332 |
| T63 | Nico Echavarria | -5 | $20,332 |
| 66 | Nicolai Hojgaard | -4 | $19,964 |
| T67 | Ryan Fox | -3 | $19,412 |
| T67 | Luke List | -3 | $19,412 |
| T67 | Chandler Phillips | -3 | $19,412 |
| T67 | Chris Gotterup | -3 | $19,412 |
| T67 | Wesley Bryan | -3 | $19,412 |
| T72 | Taylor Pendrith | -2 | $18,768 |
| T72 | Aaron Baddeley | -2 | $18,768 |
| 74 | Peter Malnati | -1 | $18,492 |