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Rocket Mortgage Classic: Round 2 tee times, featured groups, TV Info

Here are Round 2 tee times and TV information for the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club.

The scores are already low at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which opened Thursday at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

Three men – Doc Redman, Kevin Kisner and Scott Stallings – fired an opening round of 7-under 65. The big names aren’t far behind, like Bryson DeChambeau, who was in a big group tied for fourth after a round of 66 that he said he fired with his “B game.”

For Thursday and Fridays rounds, featured groups on Golf Channel and PGA Tour Live are the following: DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama and Reed; Day, Brendon Todd and Bubba Watson; Fowler, Nate Lashley and Webb Simpson; and Sungjae Im, Tyrrell Hatton and Brandt Snedeker.

Second-round tee times as well as television and streaming information for the Rocket Mortgage Classic can be found below.

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Tee times

1st Tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
6:45 a.m.	Brian Stuard, Scott Brown, J.J. Spaun
6:55 a.m.	John Senden, Sam Ryder, Matt Wallace
7:05 a.m.	Cameron Percy, Seamus Power, Erik van Rooyen
7:15 a.m.	J.T. Poston, Martin Trainer, Si Woo Kim
7:25 a.m.	Kevin Chappell, Danny Willett, Steve Stricker
7:35 a.m.	Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Kisner, Aaron Wise
7:45 a.m.	Ted Potter, Jr., Hudson Swafford, Luke Donald
7:55 a.m.	Matt Every, Roberto Castro, Alex Noren
8:05 a.m.	Chris Stroud, Fabián Gómez, Mark Hubbard
8:15 a.m.	Johnson Wagner, D.J. Trahan, Rafa Cabrera Bello
8:25 a.m.	Ryan Brehm, Tyler McCumber, Chris Baker
8:35 a.m.	Tom Lewis, Michael Gellerman, Sahith Theegala
8:45 a.m.	Sebastian Cappelen, Rhein Gibson, Donnie Trosper
Noon	Chris Kirk, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Maverick McNealy
12:10 p.m.	Bill Haas, Josh Teater, Adam Schenk
12:20 p.m.	Branden Grace, Brian Gay, Sam Burns
12:30 p.m.	Tyler Duncan, Pat Perez, Greg Chalmers
12:40 p.m.	Kevin Tway, Michael Kim, Austin Cook
12:50 p.m.	Tyrrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Brandt Snedeker
1 p.m.	Webb Simpson, Nate Lashley, Rickie Fowler
1:10 p.m.	Charl Schwartzel, Peter Malnati, Cameron Tringale
1:20 p.m.	Bo Van Pelt, Lucas Bjerregaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:30 p.m.	Aaron Baddeley, Beau Hossler, Roger Sloan
1:40 p.m.	Kyle Stanley, Robert Streb, Joseph Bramlett
1:50 p.m.	Hank Lebioda, Nelson Ledesma, Will Gordon
2 p.m.	Chase Seiffert, Kristoffer Ventura, Chandler Phillips

10th Tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
6:45 a.m.	Chesson Hadley, Ryan Blaum, Henrik Norlander
6:55 a.m.	Seung-Yul Noh, Ricky Barnes, Tim Wilkinson
7:05 a.m.	Jonathan Byrd, Wyndham Clark, Harry Higgs
7:15 a.m.	Viktor Hovland, Wesley Bryan, Harold Varner III
7:25 a.m.	Matthew Wolff, C.T. Pan, Vijay Singh
7:35 a.m.	Brendon Todd, Bubba Watson, Jason Day
7:45 a.m.	Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama
7:55 a.m.	Luke List, Patrick Rodgers, Shawn Stefani
8:05 a.m.	Matt Jones, Michael Thompson, Arjun Atwal
8:15 a.m.	George McNeill, Talor Gooch, Sepp Straka
8:25 a.m.	Rob Oppenheim, Kramer Hickok, Doug Ghim
8:35 a.m.	Mark Anderson, Vincent Whaley, Peter Kuest
8:45 a.m.	Peter Uihlein, Brandon Hagy, Zack Sucher
Noon	James Hahn, David Hearn, Cameron Davis
12:10 p.m.	Ben Martin, Zac Blair, Doc Redman
12:20 p.m.	Jamie Lovemark, Robby Shelton, Scott Harrington
12:30 p.m.	Keegan Bradley, Ryan Armour, Jimmy Walker
12:40 p.m.	Andrew Putnam, Troy Merritt, Jason Dufner
12:50 p.m.	Kevin Na, Grayson Murray, Tony Finau
1 p.m.	Lanto Griffin, Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox
1:10 p.m.	Scott Stallings, Lucas Glover, Rory Sabbatini
1:20 p.m.	Tom Hoge, Richy Werenski, Xinjun Zhang
1:30 p.m.	Brian Harman, Bronson Burgoon, Scottie Scheffler
1:40 p.m.	Adam Hadwin, Emiliano Grillo, Bo Hoag
1:50 p.m.	Wes Roach, Michael Gligic, James Nicholas
2 p.m.	Dominic Bozzelli, Ben Taylor, Kurt Kitayama

Viewing information

All times are listed in Eastern.

Friday

6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.: PGA Tour Live
6:45 – 8:15 a.m.: Twitter
Noon-6 p.m.: SiriusXM
3-6 p.m.: Golf Channel

Saturday

8 a.m.-3 p.m.: PGA Tour Live (Featured Groups)
8:15-9:40 a.m.: Twitter
1-3 p.m.: Golf Channel
1-6 p.m.: SiriusXM
3-6 p.m.: PGA Tour Live (Featured Holes)
3-6 p.m.: CBS

Sunday

8 a.m.-3 p.m.: PGA Tour Live (Featured Groups)
8:15-9:40 a.m.: Twitter
1-3 p.m.: Golf Channel
1-6 p.m.: SiriusXM
3-6 p.m.: PGA Tour Live (Featured Holes)
3-6 p.m.: CBS

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Bryson DeChambeau uses ‘B-game’ in opening-round 66 at Rocket Mortgage Classic

Bryson DeChambeau posted a 66 in the opening round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but he said he’s playing with his B-game.

DETROIT — Bad news, PGA Tour. Bryson DeChambeau has already been the best player, if you use a silly stat like scoring average to judge, since the Tour returned to action about a month ago.

And after posting a 66 in the opening round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic — placing him a shot behind leaders Doc Redman, Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner — DeChambeau said he’s not particularly thrilled with his game right now. The barrage of birdies, the drives of 350-plus yards, the consistent rounds in the 60s … it’s all slightly above average in his eyes.

The report card is on its way home and DeChambeau the teacher (and mad scientist) insists that DeChambeau the student is nothing special.

Yet.

“Playing the golf that I want to play, if I was to give myself a grade, and I know people are going to say things about this and people are going to chirp and chime in on what they think — oh, he’s playing unbelievable golf — I’d really say it’s B-game right now,” DeChambeau said, after posting seven birdies and an eagle at Detroit Golf Club. “It’s not 100 percent, but it’s not bad, either. I’m still able to get it in, I’m able to score, which is great, but I still have to refine some things.”

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While DeChambeau might not think his game has been stellar, his feats are becoming the stuff of legends. For example, on the 571-yard No. 15, DeChambeau bombed a drive 376 yards down the left side of the fairway, knocked an iron into the green, then dropped a 33-foot putt for eagle.

Earlier, he said he “ballooned” his shot on No. 13 — to the tune of 351 yards. DeChambeau was trying to reach the front of the hole, about a 370-yard poke, and was miffed that he didn’t hit it exactly the way he wanted.

Not surprisingly, DeChambeau is second in strokes gained off the tee after the event’s first round, but here’s something that might surprise you — he was first in strokes gained putting.

And he continues to explain that he’s simply using his new-found distance advantage to play the odds, plodding until the time is right for luck to come his way.

“I’m again trying to be the casino and give myself the best opportunity to win. Having 9-iron into those par 5s, it’s definitely nice to be able to attack par-5 flags rather than kind of move away from them,” he said. “There’s a couple holes where I can get it up close to the green and just chip it on there and make a putt. I’ve just got to keep hitting my driver good and getting more comfortable with the driver and if that happens, it’s going to be a fun week.”

His training regimen has become legendary, too. DeChambeau claims to drink at least a half-dozen protein shakes a day and consumes 3,500 calories to keep adding on to a frame that’s 40 pounds heavier than it was at Christmas.

A 6-under 66 has @B_DeChambeau one shot back of the lead after Round 1 at the @RocketClassic. pic.twitter.com/6DDgGKgJ7J

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 2, 2020

It’s not like DeChambeau was chopped liver before this recent fitness frenzy. He’s already been in the winner’s circle five times on Tour, not to mention that he won the 2015 U.S. Amateur, and he’s only 26 years old. But to keep bashing the ball ahead of the field — his average drive on Thursday was a whopping 358 yards — it’s hard to believe that DeChambeau doesn’t believe his game is near its peak.

When he puts stretches together like he did on Thursday — making the turn at 35, but then posting four birdies and the eagle on the back, only a bogey on No. 18 keeping him out of the lead — there are few in the world who can keep him down.

“Well, I know it can spark at any time, just like this back nine, besides that final bogey that really got me a little agitated, you know. It’s going to put a little fire in my belly for tomorrow,” he said. “I feel like I’m in a good place. It’s fun to be able to play good golf not having your A-game.”

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Golfweek Daily: Chris Kirk bouncing back at the Rocket Mortgage Classic

Golfweek’s Tim Schmitt is at Detroit Golf Club for the Rocket Mortgage Classic and discusses the first round of play, including Chris Kirk, who shot a first round 67, is back on the PGA Tour after some tough past few months.

Rocket Mortgage Classic: Rickie Fowler overcomes blisters with 7 birdies en route to 67

Fowler carded seven birdies en route to a 5-under 67 in the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Rickie Fowler has blisters on his hands from practicing so much, but they didn’t stop him from blistering Detroit Golf Club to the tune of seven birdies and a round of 5-under 67 in the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

“Anytime you make seven birdies, it’s a good day,” Fowler said.

Indeed, it is. It’s even better when you’ve entered the week having missed back-to-back cuts at the Charles Schwab Challenge and RBC Heritage for the first time since 2016. A week off may have been just what the doctor ordered for the 31-year-old Southern California native to get a better grip on his game. Hard at work on making swing changes with instructor John Tillery, Fowler suffered from blisters when he last played in the second round at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

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“Last week at home I wasn’t able to play interlock, which is my normal grip, so just kind of had to hit balls overlap and work on some fundamentals and not really worry too much about how I was hitting it and stuff like that,” Fowler explained. “So, once I got here, Tuesday was the first day I was actually able to start hitting balls somewhat interlock. It was still bothering me, but they’re healing, so today was the first day that it felt at least good enough to go ahead and go.”

Fowler looked sharp early. He spun his approach to two feet at the 10^th hole, his first hole of the day, for a tap-in birdie. He was cruising along with four birdies in his first six holes when he fanned his drive to the right into a precarious lie and made double bogey.

“It one-hopped into a thick area and it went all the way to the bottom,” Fowler said. “It was basically sitting on dirt, but there was probably, I don’t know, eight inches of grass there and I thought it was going to kind of just pop up when I hit it and it kind of came out low and left, which was not where I wanted it to go. Next time we’ll just hit it in the fairway, won’t have that problem.”

A quick start and a solid finish to Round 1 for @RickieFowler.

Highlights from his 5-under 67 Thursday @RocketClassic. pic.twitter.com/K313brsASO

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 2, 2020

It turned out to be Fowler’s only dropped shots of the day as he poured in three birdies in a row on the front side, beginning at No. 2 and capped off by a 17-footer at the fifth to trail the leaders by two strokes. Fowler, blessed with one of the silkiest putting strokes in the game, blamed his putter for his failures in his previous two starts.

“It’s some of the worst I’ve putted or maybe the most inconsistent,” he said.

So what did he do to get back on track?

“I was standing too close to the ball and the putter was going a little outside on the way back, and then with that it was causing me to have to back out or my head moving backwards through impact,” Fowler explained. “I was pulling a lot of putts, and once you do that, you start getting two-way misses because you’re trying to match it up.”

Fowler took just 27 putts and ranked fourth in Strokes Gained: Putting on the day.

“It’s nice to see the ball rolling off the putter how I want it to. Been putting some work in there,” Fowler said. “Other than that, we’ll just tighten the tee ball up and I’m happy with the start.”

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Brian Stuard will miss rush of home fans in Rocket Mortgage Classic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no fans at Detroit Golf Club. That’s something Brian Stuard will miss at the Rocket Mortgage Classic

Former Oakland University standout Brian Stuard’s version of the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic is going to look much different this time around.

Encompassed by the COVID-19 pandemic, his new normal isn’t just social distancing, extra hand sanitizer and wearing a face mask — it’s playing in his home state without family and friends cheering for him.

The PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, which begins Thursday at the Detroit Golf Club, isn’t allowing spectators, meaning Stuard’s girlfriend, parents and close pals won’t be able to walk the course, embrace him when his round is complete or take him out for dinner afterward.

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“It’s definitely the biggest difference,” the Jackson native said. “I mean, last year was something that I never really experienced before, having that many friends and family be able to watch and support me. It’s going to be a little bit different this year, a little quieter, but it’s still great to be back.”

Stuard, 37, tied for fifth at last year’s event by shooting 17-under-par 271 alongside Patrick Reed and four others. He was given about 100 tickets for his inner circle but, despite the added noise, never felt preoccupied.

This year, he didn’t get any tickets and won’t have the masses shouting his name when he tees off at noon. He’d rather have his family and friends around but also understands there will be fewer personal influences.

“I’m not sure if it will be better or worse for me this week, but last year was something that, like I said, I’ve never experienced that before playing a tournament in Michigan, having that many friends and family there,” Stuard said. “It’s just going to be tough to duplicate that obviously, but that’s kind of the goal, just to hopefully play well again.”

Since golf returned from its COVID-19 pause, Stuard has played in all three Tour events: Charles Schwab Challenge (tied for 43rd), RBC Heritage (tied for 52nd) and Travelers Championship (tied for 20th).

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To succeed at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, he’s focused on accuracy rather than distance off the tee box. He averages 281.4 yards per drive, ranking him No. 215 among his competitors.

“Every fairway’s pretty much tree-lined,” he said. “You would rather be 150 in the fairway than 100 in the trees. I think accuracy is important every week, (but) I think this week is a little more important than some.”

He’s placing value on controlling the ball entering the greens because the surrounding grass is thicker than most courses.

At the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Stuard’s four-round scores were 66, 72, 65, 68. Nate Lashley won the inaugural event with a 25-under-par 263 to collect $1.3 million.

Stuard’s only Tour victory came in 2016 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. In 243 career events, he has two second-place finishes and 19 in the top 10. Three of his top-10 finishes came last season.

He has two top-10 finishes this season, tying for fourth in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and tying for 10th in The RSM Classic. He holds 100-1 odds to win this week.

And if Stuard is going to pull off an upset and notch his first victory in four years, he’ll have to do it without family and friends by his side.

“There’s definitely a desire to win again,” he said, “but I’m just trying to do as well as I can each week and hopefully I get a couple more chances to close the deal. But like you said, there’s always that desire to get back in the winner’s circle.”

Evan Petzold is a sports reporting intern at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at epetzold@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @EvanPetzold.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic: Live blog, tee times, TV/streaming

Keep up with the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club with Golfweek’s live blog.

The PGA Tour resumes its revised season Thursday with the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

The field does not include Tiger Woods, but still has plenty of talent. World No. 5 and RBC Heritage winner Webb Simpson is in the field alongside Patrick Reed (No. 7), Bryson DeChambeau (No. 10), Tony Finau (No. 17), Rickie Fowler and Jason Day.

Three players — Dylan Frittelli, Harris English and Chad Campbell — tested positive for COVID-19 in pre-tournament testing and have withdrawn from the event.

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Live blog

Check for updates as this event progresses.

Live feed

https://twitter.com/i/lists/1278363570795876353

Tee times

1st tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
6:45 a.m.	James Hahn, David Hearn, Cameron Davis
6:55 a.m.	Ben Martin, Zac Blair, Doc Redman
7:05 a.m.	Jamie Lovemark, Robby Shelton, Scott Harrington
7:15 a.m.	Keegan Bradley, Ryan Armour, Jimmy Walker
7:25 a.m.	Andrew Putnam, Troy Merritt, Jason Dufner
7:35 a.m.	Kevin Na, Grayson Murray, Tony Finau
7:45 a.m.	Lanto Griffin, Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox
7:55 a.m.	Scott Stallings, Lucas Glover, Rory Sabbatini
8:05 a.m.	Tom Hoge, Richy Werenski, Xinjun Zhang
8:15 a.m.	Brian Harman, Bronson Burgoon, Scottie Scheffler
8:25 a.m.	Adam Hadwin, Emiliano Grillo, Bo Hoag
8:35 a.m.	Wes Roach, Michael Gligic, James Nicholas
8:45 a.m.	Dominic Bozzelli, Ben Taylor, Kurt Kitayama
Noon	Chesson Hadley, Ryan Blaum, Henrik Norlander
12:10 p.m.	Seung-Yul Noh, Ricky Barnes, Tim Wilkinson
12:20 p.m.	Jonathan Byrd, Wyndham Clark, Harry Higgs
12:30 p.m.	Viktor Hovland, Wesley Bryan, Harold Varner III
12:40 p.m.	Matthew Wolff, C.T. Pan, Vijay Singh
12:50 p.m.	Brendon Todd, Bubba Watson, Jason Day
1 p.m.	Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama
1:10 p.m.	Luke List, Patrick Rodgers, Shawn Stefani
1:20 p.m.	Matt Jones, Michael Thompson, Arjun Atwal
1:30 p.m.	George McNeill, Talor Gooch, Sepp Straka
1:40 p.m.	Rob Oppenheim, Kramer Hickok, Doug Ghim
1:50 p.m.	Mark Anderson, Vincent Whaley, Peter Kuest
2 p.m.	Peter Uihlein, Brandon Hagy, Zack Sucher

10th tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
6:45 a.m.	Chris Kirk, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Maverick McNealy
6:55 a.m.	Bill Haas, Josh Teater, Adam Schenk
7:05 a.m.	Branden Grace, Brian Gay, Sam Burns
7:15 a.m.	Tyler Duncan, Pat Perez, Greg Chalmers
7:25 a.m.	Kevin Tway, Michael Kim, Austin Cook
7:35 a.m.	Tyrrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Brandt Snedeker
7:45 a.m.	Webb Simpson, Nate Lashley, Rickie Fowler
7:55 a.m.	Charl Schwartzel, Peter Malnati, Cameron Tringale
8:05 a.m.	Bo Van Pelt, Lucas Bjerregaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:15 a.m.	Aaron Baddeley, Beau Hossler, Roger Sloan
8:25 a.m.	Kyle Stanley, Robert Streb, Joseph Bramlett
8:35 a.m.	Hank Lebioda, Nelson Ledesma, Will Gordon
8:45 a.m.	Chase Seiffert, Kristoffer Ventura, Chandler Phillips
Noon	Brian Stuard, Scott Brown, J.J. Spaun
12:10 p.m.	John Senden, Sam Ryder, Matt Wallace
12:20 p.m.	Cameron Percy, Seamus Power, Erik van Rooyen
12:30 p.m.	J.T. Poston, Martin Trainer, Si Woo Kim
12:40 p.m.	Kevin Chappell, Danny Willett, Steve Stricker
12:50 p.m.	Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Kisner, Aaron Wise
1 p.m.	Ted Potter, Jr., Hudson Swafford, Luke Donald
1:10 p.m.	Matt Every, Roberto Castro, Alex Noren
1:20 p.m.	Chris Stroud, Fabián Gómez, Mark Hubbard
1:30 p.m.	Johnson Wagner, D.J. Trahan, Rafa Cabrera Bello
1:40 p.m.	Ryan Brehm, Tyler McCumber, Chris Baker
1:50 p.m.	Tom Lewis, Michael Gellerman, Sahith Theegala
2 p.m.	Sebastian Cappelen, Rhein Gibson, Donnie Trosper

Viewing information

All time are listed in Eastern.

Thursday

6:45 – 8:15 a.m.: Twitter
Noon-6 p.m.: SiriusXM
3-6 p.m.: Golf Channel

PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups), Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday-Sunday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes).