{"id":830142,"date":"2026-07-29T00:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830142\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:32:13","slug":"2026-rocket-classic-tee-times-tv-coverage-viewers-guide-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830142\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Rocket Classic tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FedEx Cup Playoffs start in two weeks, which means we\u2019re set for a lot of jostling around the top-70 bubble at the Rocket Classic and next week\u2019s Wyndham Championship. First, the PGA Tour heads to Detroit Golf Club after a recent $16-million renovation. Unfortunately, this will be the eighth and final iteration of this event here, as Rocket declined to pick up its option for 2027.<\/p>\n

Defending champ Aldrich Potgieter will tee off, as will World No. 3 Cameron Young and last week\u2019s first-time PGA Tour winner Jackson Koivun. The 21-year-old is coming off a three-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler at the 3M Open, and is now exactly at No. 70, the last entry into the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He\u2019ll have two weeks to hold off big names such as Jason Day and Keegan Bradley, not far behind him.<\/p>\n

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Donald Ross designed two 18-hole courses at Detroit Golf Club on a tight plot of land in the middle of the city. An extensive renovation project was completed by Bruce Hepner in 2015 to restore the greens and bunkers. Immediately following the 2025 Rocket Classic, the club embarked on another massive renovation, for a reported $16 million, led by Tyler Rae\u2019s team to lean into bringing back strategic elements of Ross\u2019 design. Most holes are framed by trees and are mostly up and back on flat land, though subtle rumbles in the land provide enough movement to offer strategic value and demanding shotmaking into these Ross greens, which average 5,150 square feet. The results of Rae\u2019s work will be seen on the North course when it reopens ahead of the 2026 Rocket Classic, and the South course will come next. View Course <\/p>\n

Other critical names in the field this week include Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Chris Gotterup, Si Woo Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Jacob Bridgeman, Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun and Xander Schauffele. This will be the tournament debut for major champs Spieth and Koepka.<\/p>\n

Only 20 at the time, Potgieter won last year\u2019s Rocket Classic in a playoff over Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk. Potgieter nailed a 17-foot birdie on the par-3 15th, the fifth extra hole, to hold off Greyserman and win his first PGA Tour event. After shooting a course-record 11-under 61 on Friday, Jake Knapp ended up rounding out the top five, along with Michael Thorbjornsen.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s winner will receive a $1.8 million cut of the $10 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points.<\/p>\n

TV Schedule <\/p>\n

Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel) Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)<\/p>\n

Sirius\/XM PGA Tour Radio <\/p>\n

Thursday-Friday: 1-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Streaming Schedule PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: <\/p>\n

PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will air on ESPN+ with four separate feeds each day.<\/p>\n

Thursday-Friday: 7 a.m. start, Main Feed, plus Featured Groups and Featured Hole coverage Saturday-Sunday: 7:30 a.m. start, Main Feed, plus Featured Groups and Featured Hole coverage<\/p>\n

RELATED: Sign up for ESPN+ to watch PGA Tour Live and its 4,300+ hours of tournament coverage<\/p>\n

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Find all live PGA Tour scoring data here.<\/p>\n

Tee Times (all times EDT) FIRST ROUND\/THURSDAY <\/p>\n

First tee<\/p>\n

7 a.m. \u2014 Brendon Todd, Lanto Griffin, Eric Cole<\/p>\n

7:11 a.m. \u2014 Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Mark Hubbard<\/p>\n

7:22 a.m. \u2014 Peter Malnati, Austin Smotherman, Danny Walker<\/p>\n

7:33 a.m. \u2014 Ricky Castillo, Chris Kirk, Tony Finau<\/p>\n

7:44 a.m. \u2014 Andrew Novak, Davis Riley, Lucas Glover<\/p>\n

7:55 a.m. \u2014 William Mouw, Kevin Yu, Matt Kuchar<\/p>\n

8:06 a.m. \u2014 Stefano Mazzoli, Ryan Gerard, Stephan Jaeger<\/p>\n

8:17 a.m. \u2014 Harry Hall, Davis Thompson, Kevin Streelman<\/p>\n

8:28 a.m. \u2014 Adam Svensson, Mackenzie Hughes, Sam Stevens<\/p>\n

8:39 a.m. \u2014 Gordon Sargent, Kensei Hirata, Christo Lamprecht<\/p>\n

8:50 a.m. \u2014 Neal Shipley, Pontus Nyholm, Daniel Azallion<\/p>\n

9:01 a.m. \u2014 Jesper Svensson, Davis Chatfield, Keenan Huskey<\/p>\n

12:10 p.m. \u2014 David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Sudarshan Yellamaraju<\/p>\n

12:21 p.m. \u2014 Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Rico Hoey<\/p>\n

12:32 p.m. \u2014 Lee Hodges, Ryo Hisatsune, Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen<\/p>\n

12:43 p.m. \u2014 Russell Henley, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka<\/p>\n

12:54 p.m. \u2014 Cameron Young, J.J. Spaun, Ben Griffin<\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. \u2014 Jake Knapp, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n

1:16 p.m. \u2014 Michael Brennan, Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

1:27 p.m. \u2014 Tom Hoge, Max Greyserman, Dylan Wu<\/p>\n

1:38 p.m. \u2014 Rafael Campos, Taylor Moore, Matti Schmid<\/p>\n

1:49 p.m. \u2014 Kristoffer Ventura, Zecheng Dou, A.J. Ewart<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u2014 Alejandro Tosti, Trace Crowe, Zach Bauchou<\/p>\n

2:11 p.m. \u2014 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Marcelo Rozo, Justin Quiban<\/p>\n

10th tee<\/p>\n

7 a.m. \u2014 Nick Dunlap, Joel Dahmen, Max McGreevy<\/p>\n

7:11 a.m. \u2014 Seamus Power, Michael Kim, Zac Blair<\/p>\n

7:22 a.m. \u2014 Patton Kizzire, Chandler Phillips, Takumi Kanaya<\/p>\n

7:33 a.m. \u2014 Jackson Koivun, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley<\/p>\n

7:44 a.m. \u2014 Chris Gotterup, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

7:55 a.m. \u2014 Akshay Bhatia, Aldrich Potgieter, Si Woo Kim<\/p>\n

8:06 a.m. \u2014 Brandt Snedeker, Adam Schenk, Nick Taylor<\/p>\n

8:17 a.m. \u2014 Nico Echavarria, Karl Vilips, Aaron Wise<\/p>\n

8:28 a.m. \u2014 Doug Ghim, Vince Whaley, Pierceson Coody<\/p>\n

8:39 a.m. \u2014 Haotong Li, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ryan Celano<\/p>\n

8:50 a.m. \u2014 Patrick Fishburn, Keita Nakajima, Joe Hooks<\/p>\n

9:01 a.m. \u2014 Johnny Keefer, Ben James, Ryan Ruffels<\/p>\n

12:10 p.m. \u2014 Chad Ramey, Denny McCarthy, Kevin Roy<\/p>\n

12:21 p.m. \u2014 Patrick Rodgers, Beau Hossler, Michael Thorbjornsen<\/p>\n

12:32 p.m. \u2014 Matt Wallace, Andrew Putnam, Jordan Smith<\/p>\n

12:43 p.m. \u2014 Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty, Sungjae Im<\/p>\n

12:54 p.m. \u2014 Steven Fisk, Joe Highsmith, Corey Conners<\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. \u2014 Brian Campbell, Harris English, Webb Simpson<\/p>\n

1:16 p.m. \u2014 Jacob Bridgeman, Cam Davis, Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

1:27 p.m. \u2014 Austin Eckroat, Mac Meissner, Hank Lebioda<\/p>\n

1:38 p.m. \u2014 Erik van Rooyen, Ben Kohles, Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

1:49 p.m. \u2014 Marco Penge, Luke Clanton, Brad Dalke<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u2014 Jackson Suber, Hayden Springer, Chandler Blanchet<\/p>\n

2:11 p.m. \u2014 John Parry, Adrien Saddier, William Jennings (a)<\/p>\n

2:22 p.m. \u2014 John VanDerLaan, Jeffrey Kang, Patrick Wilkes-Krier<\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND\/FRIDAY <\/p>\n

First tee<\/p>\n

7 a.m. \u2014 Chad Ramey, Denny McCarthy, Kevin Roy<\/p>\n

7:11 a.m. \u2014 Patrick Rodgers, Beau Hossler, Michael Thorbjornsen<\/p>\n

7:22 a.m. \u2014 Matt Wallace, Andrew Putnam, Jordan Smith<\/p>\n

7:33 a.m. \u2014 Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty, Sungjae Im<\/p>\n

7:44 a.m. \u2014 Steven Fisk, Joe Highsmith, Corey Conners<\/p>\n

7:55 a.m. \u2014 Brian Campbell, Harris English, Webb Simpson<\/p>\n

8:06 a.m. \u2014 Jacob Bridgeman, Cam Davis, Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

8:17 a.m. \u2014 Austin Eckroat, Mac Meissner, Hank Lebioda<\/p>\n

8:28 a.m. \u2014 Erik van Rooyen, Ben Kohles, Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

8:39 a.m. \u2014 Marco Penge, Luke Clanton, Brad Dalke<\/p>\n

8:50 a.m. \u2014 Jackson Suber, Hayden Springer, Chandler Blanchet<\/p>\n

9:01 a.m. \u2014 John Parry, Adrien Saddier, William Jennings (a)<\/p>\n

9:12 a.m. \u2014 John VanDerLaan, Jeffrey Kang, Patrick Wilkes-Krier<\/p>\n

12:10 p.m. \u2014 Nick Dunlap, Joel Dahmen, Max McGreevy<\/p>\n

12:21 p.m. \u2014 Seamus Power, Michael Kim, Zac Blair<\/p>\n

12:32 p.m. \u2014 Patton Kizzire, Chandler Phillips, Takumi Kanaya<\/p>\n

12:43 p.m. \u2014 Jackson Koivun, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley<\/p>\n

12:54 p.m. \u2014 Chris Gotterup, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. \u2014 Akshay Bhatia, Aldrich Potgieter, Si Woo Kim<\/p>\n

1:16 p.m. \u2014 Brandt Snedeker, Adam Schenk, Nick Taylor<\/p>\n

1:27 p.m. \u2014 Nico Echavarria, Karl Vilips, Aaron Wise<\/p>\n

1:38 p.m. \u2014 Doug Ghim, Vince Whaley, Pierceson Coody<\/p>\n

1:49 p.m. \u2014 Haotong Li, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ryan Celano<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u2014 Patrick Fishburn, Keita Nakajima, Joe Hooks<\/p>\n

2:11 p.m. \u2014 Johnny Keefer, Ben James, Ryan Ruffels<\/p>\n

10th tee<\/p>\n

7 a.m. \u2014 David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Sudarshan Yellamaraju<\/p>\n

7:11 a.m. \u2014 Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Rico Hoey<\/p>\n

7:22 a.m. \u2014 Lee Hodges, Ryo Hisatsune, Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen<\/p>\n

7:33 a.m. \u2014 Russell Henley, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka<\/p>\n

7:44 a.m. \u2014 Cameron Young, J.J. Spaun, Ben Griffin<\/p>\n

7:55 a.m. \u2014 Jake Knapp, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n

8:06 a.m. \u2014 Michael Brennan, Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

8:17 a.m. \u2014 Tom Hoge, Max Greyserman, Dylan Wu<\/p>\n

8:28 a.m. \u2014 Rafael Campos, Taylor Moore, Matti Schmid<\/p>\n

8:39 a.m. \u2014 Kristoffer Ventura, Zecheng Dou, A.J. Ewart<\/p>\n

8:50 a.m. \u2014 Alejandro Tosti, Trace Crowe, Zach Bauchou<\/p>\n

9:01 a.m. \u2014 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Marcelo Rozo, Justin Quiban<\/p>\n

12:10 p.m. \u2014 Brendon Todd, Lanto Griffin, Eric Cole<\/p>\n

12:21 p.m. \u2014 Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Mark Hubbard<\/p>\n

12:32 p.m. \u2014 Peter Malnati, Austin Smotherman, Danny Walker<\/p>\n

12:43 p.m. \u2014 Ricky Castillo, Chris Kirk, Tony Finau<\/p>\n

12:54 p.m. \u2014 Andrew Novak, Davis Riley, Lucas Glover<\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. \u2014 William Mouw, Kevin Yu, Matt Kuchar<\/p>\n

1:16 p.m. \u2014 Stefano Mazzoli, Ryan Gerard, Stephan Jaeger<\/p>\n

1:27 p.m. \u2014 Harry Hall, Davis Thompson, Kevin Streelman<\/p>\n

1:38 p.m. \u2014 Adam Svensson, Mackenzie Hughes, Sam Stevens<\/p>\n

1:49 p.m. \u2014 Gordon Sargent, Kensei Hirata, Christo Lamprecht<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u2014 Neal Shipley, Pontus Nyholm, Daniel Azallion<\/p>\n

2:11 p.m. \u2014 Jesper Svensson, Davis Chatfield, Keenan Huskey<\/p>\n

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