Top Golfers Anticipate 2025 Rocket Classic in Detroit

Detroit buzzes with excitement as PGA stars gather for Wednesday's Pro Am, setting the stage for the 2025 Rocket Classic.

This year's tournament promises to be one of the most competitive yet, featuring familiar faces like Cam Davis and Ricky Fowler, alongside 2025 Travelers Championship victor Keegan Bradley.

Bradley emphasizes the importance of late-round excitement. To reach that thrilling climax, players must capitalize on the soft course conditions during Thursday's opening round, navigating a field packed with talent.

"Coming off a couple weeks where you have Oakmont. Very, very challenging, to an old school golf course where you're going to have to make some birdies. It's exciting," remarked Collin Morikawa, who finished as the runner-up in 2023.

As is customary, Bradley anticipates a low-scoring battle at the Rocket Classic, with tension building through the back nine on Sunday.

"This tournament creates a lot of excitement and drama in the back nine. A lot can happen with eagles, birdies, a lot of par fives, a lot of par threes. It always creates an exciting finish," said Bradley, who also serves as the 2025 Ryder Cup captain.

Fowler, the reigning champion from 2023, is well-acquainted with the course and its soft conditions from Wednesday's Pro Am. He expressed a desire for drier weather as the tournament approaches.

"It would be fun to see it stay dry and see this course kind of bake out and get firm. Typically, we've had storms and wet conditions here, and that's why you see scores very low with how receptive the course and the greens can be," Fowler noted.

On Thursday, Bradley and Morikawa will tee off alongside Patrick Cantlay, while Fowler will partner with Matt Fitzpatrick and Akshay Bhatia, who tied for second in 2024.