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Golf Glance: Critical FedExCup points up for grabs at John Deere Classic
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Rocket Classic (Aldrich Potgieter),THIS WEEK: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill., July 3-6,Course: TPC Deere Run (Par 71, 7,289 Yards),Purse: $8.4M (Winner: $...

Gary Woodland named final U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. captain Keegan Bradley named Gary Woodland as his fifth and final vice captain for this September's Ryder Cup on Wednesday.,Woodland, 41, joins fellow vice captains Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker for the biennial golf competition against Team Europe, scheduled for Sep...

Zach Johnson feeling right at home at John Deere Classic
Unofficial host Zach Johnson feels right at home at the John Deere Classic, where he starts for the 24th time on Thursday at the course where he has made the cut 16 consecutive times. ,The tournament is played at TPC Deere Run, just over the Iowa border and across the Mississippi River in Silvis, Il...

Open Championship adopts 'last chance' Monday qualifier starting in 2026
The R&A is adopting a last-chance qualifier to pit a maximum of 12 players in a playoff for a final spot in the 2026 Open Championship next year at Royal Birkdale.,Mimicking the once-popular Monday qualifier at PGA Tour events, the thinking of the organizers of the oldest major in golf is to expand ...

Rickie Fowler aims to find success in return to John Deere Classic
Rickie Fowler arrived in Silvis, Ill., eager to put a disheartening performance last week behind him and improve his standing in the race for the FedExCup Playoffs when he tees of at the John Deere Classic on Thursday.,Fowler, who is No. 111 in the Official World Golf Ranking, will compete at the ev...

Sergio Garcia earns exemption to The Open Championship
Sergio Garcia has earned an exemption to play in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush thanks to his standing on the LIV Tour.,The 45-year-old Spaniard, who failed to qualify for the last two Opens after playing every year from 1998 through 2022, secured his slot because the exemption list welcome...

Aldrich Potgieter, 20, wins Rocket Classic in five-hole playoff
South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter drained an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to secure his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.,Potgieter outlasted Max Greyserman in an extended playoff that began with three golfers. Chris Kirk's ...

Aldrich Potgieter takes two-stroke advantage at Rocket Classic
Aldrich Potgieter birdied five holes in a row to break away from the pack and grabbed a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Rocket Classic on Saturday at Detroit Golf Club.,The 20-year-old from South Africa posted a 7-under-par 65, tied for the best round of the day, to get to 19-under 197....

Chris Kirk among trio in lead at Rocket Classic
Chris Kirk, Philip Knowles and Andrew Putnam share the lead after two rounds of the Rocket Classic, while the course record fell for the second straight day Friday at Detroit Golf Club.,Kirk posted a 65 Friday, Knowles a 64 and Putnam a 66. They sit at 14-under-par 130 halfway through the tournament...

Jake Knapp sets course record with 61 at Rocket Classic in Detroit
Jake Knapp's latest record day resulted in a course record at the Rocket Classic on Friday.,Knapp went 7-under par over an eight hole stretch to propel him to a course record 11-under 61 at the Detroit Golf Club on Friday. Knapp, who began the day tied for 120th at the Rocket Classic, poured in an e...

Aldrich Potgieter, Kevin Roy break course record at Rocket Classic
The course record at Detroit Golf Club was threatened, tied and then finally toppled on Thursday at the Rocket Classic.,After budding Australian star Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under-par 63 to match the course record, it came down when Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa wrapped up a 10-under 62.,Just min...

Kevin Roy, Aldrich Potgieter shoot 62s to open Rocket Classic
Kevin Roy and South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter each shot 10-under-par 62 to break the single-round scoring record at Detroit Golf Club and take the first-round lead at the Rocket Classic on Thursday.,Roy and Potgieter only have a one-shot edge over Mark Hubbard, Max Greyserman and Australia's Min Wo...

Min Woo Lee (63) ties course record at Rocket Classic
Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under 63 in the first round of the Rocket Classic on Thursday, tying a course record at the Detroit Golf Club.,Starting on the back nine, the 26-year-old Australian opened birdie-bogey, then rattled off nine birdies over the next 16 holes. He closed with three consecutive bird...

Keegan Bradley ready to set aside distractions at Rocket Classic
With his stunning win Sunday at the Travelers Championship, Keegan Bradley played his way into contention for an automatic spot on the Ryder Cup team that he captains.,The win also brought out a lot of chatter about how the 39-year-old will balance his United States captaincy role with the opportuni...

Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley looks to continue momentum into Rocket Classic
Keegan Bradley is getting used to hearing "U-S-A!" chants everywhere he goes.,After his stunning victory this past Sunday -- and the ensuing Ryder Cup chatter that followed -- Bradley will be the center of attention at the Rocket Classic, which begins Thursday at Detroit Golf Club.,Bradley, who will...

2025 Rocket Classic: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The 2025 Rocket Classic tees off in Detroit on Thursday, and presents a prime opportunity for players to earn critical FedExCup points as the regular season winds down.,The tournament already featured a relatively soft field following a two-week stretch with the U.S. Open and the final signature eve...

Collin Morikawa puts former Cal teammate on bag at Rocket Classic
Collin Morikawa changed caddies once again, switching to a former college golf teammate for this week's PGA Tour event.,Morikawa confirmed to Golfweek that KK Limbhasut will replace Joe Greiner on the bag in the Rocket Classic this week at the Detroit Golf Club. ,Limbhasut, who was on the golf team ...

Cam Davis hopes to regain championship form at Rocket Classic
After a strong start to the season, Cam Davis has cooled considerably with seven missed cuts since February.,The two-time Rocket Classic champion hopes a return to the Motor City can restart his engines when the action begins Thursday at the Detroit Golf Club.,"I would say an event like this definit...

Former LIV golfer James Piot making PGA Tour return
Former LIV Golf competitor James Piot will make PGA Tour history this week at the Rocket Classic.,A late addition Monday to the field at Michigan's Detroit Golf Club, he is the first former LIV player to receive a sponsor's exemption on the PGA Tour, according to Golf Digest.,Piot, 26, a native of F...

Keegan Bradley stuns Tommy Fleetwood on No. 18 to win Travelers
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley birdied the final hole of the Travelers Championship and catapulted past England's Tommy Fleetwood to win the tournament in a stunning conclusion Sunday in Cromwell, Conn.,Bradley shot 2-under-par 68 for a four-round total of 15-under 265 to win by one stroke ov...