Category: Golf Betting

  • Rocket Mortgage Classic reminds how fast things can change

    Nate Lashley knew his life was about to change. He just didn’t know how much. “It was a little bit of a blur for me,” he said Tuesday. It played out in high-def for everybody watching at home, the unheralded Lashley’s surprising six-shot win at the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club last…

  • Class of 2020 a special one for Jim Furyk and family

    For some, the graduations were virtual. Other got their diplomas in drive-by ceremonies – a few even in drive-in theaters – as teachers and principals got creative in an attempt to honor the Class of 2020. Nothing was normal after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the United States in March. Jim Furyk attended one of those…

  • Campbell becomes 6th on tour to test positive

    Chad Campbell, who tested positive following a pre-tournament screening for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, said he is asymptomatic and feels “physically well.” Click here to read the full article…

  • St. George’s Golf and Country Club to host 2021 RBC Canadian Open

    Golf Canada and title sponsor RBC have confirmed that the membership of St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto has agreed to host the 2021 RBC Canadian Open, with nearby Islington Golf Club housing the official practice facility for the tournament. The two facilities were scheduled to host the 2020 RBC Canadian Open this…

  • Golf’s first COVID-19 case is done with quarantine

    Nick Watney was the first PGA Tour member to test positive for the coronavirus, and has been self isolating in South Carolina for nearly two weeks. Click here to read the full article…

  • Rickie Fowler grouped with Webb Simpson, Nate Lashley at Rocket Mortgage

    Rickie Fowler will play alongside last year’s champ and a recent Tour winner as one of the headliners at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Click here to read the full article…

  • Data drives decision-making on TOUR

    Innovators often must endure criticism, and Sam Snead was no exception. Snead’s strategy off the tee would fit right in on today’s PGA TOUR, but it was anathema when he was a star in the middle of the 20th century. His contemporaries, Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, were lionized for their accuracy. Snead was sometimes…

  • Monday qualifiers: Rocket Mortgage Classic

    Here’s a look at the two players who Monday qualified for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. There was a four-for-one playoff to decide the last spot. There are two spots available at each Monday qualifier after the COVID-19 break. QUALIFIERS Kurt Kitayama (64) Age: 27 College: UNLV Turned pro: 2015 PGA TOUR starts: 10 PGA TOUR…

  • Sleeper Picks: Rocket Mortgage Classic

    Mark Hubbard … When a course like Detroit Golf Club rolls over for eagles and birdies, anything can happen, but no on statistically is more familiar with going low than the 31-year-old who is making his 100th start as a PGA TOUR member this week. He’s 37th in the FedExCup on the strength of a…

  • Power Rankings: Rocket Mortgage Classic

    To date, the Detroit Lions have won the Super Bowl only in video games. However, as painful as that is to their dedicated fan base, Nate Lashley proved that video game-like performances can come to life in Detroit. What’s more, he won the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic as an afterthought prior to the tournament. Lions’…

  • Rocket Mortgage Classic 3-1-3 Challenge

    The Rocket Mortgage Classic’s AREA 313 Challenge provides this week’s field at Detroit Golf Club with arguably the toughest task on the PGA TOUR, but one that also will produce a significant charitable contribution for a great cause. Here are the details: THE CHALLENGE As part of Rocket Mortgage Classic’s Changing the Course initiative –…

  • Featured Groups: Rocket Mortgage Classic

    The PGA TOUR announced today the four Featured Groups for Thursday-Friday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, to be contested at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Only seven weeks and eight events remain before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, with the TOUR Championship crowning the FedExCup champion over Labor Day weekend. Full groupings and…