The PGA Tour rolls into Detroit, Michigan, for one of the most underrated events on the calendar: the Rocket Classic, also referred to as the Rocket Mortgage Classic. While it may not carry the weight of a major, the Rocket Classic has quietly become one of the most fun stops on the tour. Obviously, it’ll be a lot more fun if you get in on the action yourself.

The Rocket Classic joined the PGA Tour in 2019, after replacing the Quicken Loans National which was an event hosted by Tiger Woods and benefited his foundation.

If you’re betting on golf this week, this tournament is worth circling, especially for fans of tight leaderboards and Sunday fireworks. Be sure to brush up on our full golf betting guide before you lock in your plays.

Before we break down the odds and best bets, catch up on recent golf results and explore our full PGA Tour coverage, including our weekly deeper dive with golf picks.

Where Is The Rocket Classic?

The Rocket Classic is held annually at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan, a par-72 Donald Ross design that has hosted the tournament since its inception in 2019. Known for its wide fairways and accessible greens, the course tends to favor birdie-makers and aggressive play. That makes for an entertaining watch and a pretty unpredictable betting board.

How To Watch The Rocket Classic?

You can stream the 2025 Rocket Classic on ESPN+ throughout the day and catch televised coverage on CBS and Golf Channel. PGA Tour Live will have featured group coverage Thursday through Sunday.

Who Won The Rocket Classic 2024?

Cam Davis emerged victorious at the 2024 Rocket Classic. He’s hardly a household name on tour, but this was the 2nd time the Aussie had won this event in the last 4 years. Those are still his only PGA Tour victories to date.

Fowler carded a final-round 70 to stave off Davis Thompson, who finished a stroke back after shooting 68 on Sunday. Davis coasted to victory by virtue of back-to-back 66s in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, respectively.

The Rocket Classic Odds

Check out the latest 2025 Rocket Classic odds:

While Collin Morikawa leads the pack at +1200, there’s a thick middle tier loaded with names like Cameron Young, Hideki Matsuyama, and Wyndham Clark. In case you’re wondering, Cam Davis checks in way down at +8000 to win the Rocket Classic for a third time.

Several of the world’s top players – including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Xander Schauffele – are taking the week off. That really opens things up from a betting standpoint, as you can see on the oddsboard.

Oddsmakers expect a bunched-up leaderboard, which is ideal for finding value. Be sure to track movement from the best handicappers in the days leading up to tee-off.

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The Rocket Classic Favorites

The following golfers are considered the odds-on favorites to win the Rocket Classic, according to the top sports betting sites:

Collin Morikawa (+1200)

Collin Morikawa returns to Detroit Golf Club with unfinished business. In his last appearance at the Rocket Classic back in 2023, he fired rounds of 66-67-67-64 to finish T-2 at 24-under, narrowly missing out on the title. That 24-under would’ve been good enough to win last year’s edition by a whopping 6 strokes.

The course suits his game, and with five top-20 finishes in his last ten starts – including a runner-up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational – Morikawa has the recent form to back up his spot near the top of the oddsboard.

Statistically, there’s plenty to like. Morikawa ranks 10th on Tour in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and 6th in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green, two categories that typically separate contenders from the pack at birdie-heavy layouts like Detroit Golf Club. Over his last five starts, he’s gained an average of 0.586 strokes off the tee and 0.232 on approach, leading to a total average of 0.682 strokes gained per round. That’s the 8th-best mark on Tour.

While the putter is always a question mark (ranking 109th in SG: Putting) for Morikawa, his ball-striking can easily give him enough birdie looks to overcome that weakness, especially at a course where he’s already proven he can go low. At +1200, Morikawa is an appealing mix of course history, elite tee-to-green stats, and recent momentum that makes him a justifiable favorite this week.

Patrick Cantlay (+1600)

Patrick Cantlay’s lone appearance at the Rocket Classic came in 2022, and he made the most of it, finishing tied for 2nd at 21-under after rounds of 70-65-66-66. That stellar showing proved his game fits Detroit Golf Club’s layout, and he returns in 2025 with solid recent form and one of the most consistent tee-to-green profiles on Tour. Maybe he should play this event more often.

Over his last five tournaments, Cantlay has averaged 1.068 Strokes Gained: Total, ranking him 11th overall on Tour in that department. His combination of precision off the tee (0.406 SG: Off-the-Tee) and elite approach play (0.409 SG: Approach) gives him the tools to generate birdie chances in bunches. That’s exactly what’s needed at a course where winning scores regularly push 20-under.

Cantlay also boasts five top-20 finishes in his last 10 starts, including a T-4 at the Truist Championship, where he went 65-68-70-65. He may not be the flashiest name on the board, but his well-rounded game and Rocket Classic history make him a pretty good value at +1600 this week.

Keegan Bradley (+1800)

Keegan Bradley heads to the Detroit Golf Club with momentum and history on his side. He’s fresh off a dramatic win at last week’s Travelers Championship, where he shot 64-70-63-68 to finish at 15-under. That performance marked his fourth top-10 finish in his last ten starts, and it vaulted Bradley to 8th in the FedExCup standings. Bradley has also made four straight cuts heading into the Rocket Classic. We love consistency, don’t we, folks?

Though he’s never won this tournament, Bradley has been steady here over the years. His best result came in 2021 when he shot 71-68-68-68 to finish T-14 at 13-under, and he added a T-21 last year at -15, proving he can go low at Detroit GC. The layout rewards strong tee-to-green players, and Bradley ranks top 30 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (28th) and Approach (22nd) this season. Those are both key metrics for contending at this course.

Where Bradley has really separated himself recently is in his all-around game. Over his last five starts, he’s averaging 1.781 Strokes Gained: Total, good for 10th on Tour overall and better than both Morikawa and Cantlay in the same span. His 0.481 SG: Putting in those five events represents a major improvement in a traditionally weaker part of his game, and it’s allowed his terrific ball-striking to finally translate into top finishes.

Statistically, he’s doing just about everything well right now. Bradley ranks 12th in Around-the-Green play, 36th in par-break percentage (22.70%), and is gaining over 0.6 strokes per round around the green over his last five events. With 1,702 FedExCup points and a ranking of 8th on Tour, he’s enjoying one of his best seasons in years. If the putter holds, he has a serious shot to win the Rocket Classic at +1800, and arguably represents better value than the shorter-priced favorites.

The Best Rocket Classic Betting Value

The following golfers offer betting value based on their current Rocket Classic odds, previous appearances in this tournament, and their season to date:

Cameron Young (+2800)

Cameron Young has quietly built a strong track record at the Rocket Classic, and at +2800, he might be the best longer-shot value play on the board. He finished T-6 last year at 15-under and T-2 in 2022 at 21-under, which showed he can thrive at Detroit Golf Club’s birdie-friendly layout. Young’s distance off the tee makes him a perfect fit for this course, and the fact that he’s posted top-10 finishes in two of his three career starts here makes him a real threat to finally notch a win in 2025.

What’s most encouraging is that Young is starting to peak at the right time. He finished T-4 at both the U.S. Open and Canadian Open in June and has made the cut in five of his last six events. Over his last five tournaments, Young is averaging a whopping 1.129 Strokes Gained: Total, good for 9th on Tour, and ranks 1st in SG: Putting over that same span with a massive 0.846 average. That’s a gargantuan turnaround for a player who’s often struggled on the greens in his career.

While his season-long stats on approach and around-the-green are underwhelming – he ranks outside the top 100 in both – his recent surge suggests he’s figured something out. He ranks 20th in Putts Per Round (28.23) and 38th in birdie conversion, which are both useful indicators at a tournament where low scores are a must. If he continues this level of putting and gains just modest ground in ball-striking, he could easily find himself in the mix once Sunday rolls around.

With two top-5 finishes and three top-10s over his last ten starts, plus strong course history and top-tier putting form, Young is a high-upside option if you’re okay with absorbing some risk. At +2800, he offers a compelling combination of course fit, recent performance, and betting odds, the type of profile that can deliver big in a deep PGA field.

Hideki Matsuyama (+3000)

Hideki Matsuyama heads into the Rocket Classic as a quiet value pick with a hint of upside. While he missed the cut here last year, he posted a T-21 finish in 2020 at 13-under, which proved he can score at Detroit Golf Club when his ball-striking is on. The course sets up well for his strengths – particularly his approach play and short game – and a cleaner week off the tee could put him in position to contend.

Matsuyama’s recent form may not jump off the page, but it’s not terrible, either. He’s made the cut in three of his last four events and posted a T-17 at the Truist Championship, shooting 65-72-68-73. In that span, he’s averaged 0.386 Strokes Gained: Approach the Green and 0.300 SG: Around the Green, both inside the top 40 on Tour. Those are encouraging numbers at a course where hitting greens and scrambling efficiently is key.

While his Off-the-Tee play has been inconsistent – averaging -0.192 SG in his last five – Matsuyama has been gaining ground with the putter. He ranks 74th in SG: Putting this season and has averaged 0.091 SG: Putting over his last five starts. That might not sound amazing, but any positive putting numbers for Hideki are a major win, given that this has traditionally been a weak spot in his game.

Overall, Matsuyama has averaged 0.401 Strokes Gained: Total over his last five starts, a solid mark that suggests he’s not far off from a breakout. With steady approach play, improved putting, and a history of spike performances, he’s a smart long-range play to crack the top 5 at +550. If his driver behaves, he could easily climb the leaderboard and finish even higher.

The Top Rocket Classic Longshot

Who else did you think was going to pop up in this section?

If you’re looking for a longshot with proven course history, Cam Davis at +8000 checks every box. Davis is the defending Rocket Classic champion, having won in 2024 with a score of 18-under after rounds of 68-66-66-70. His track record at Detroit Golf Club is unmatched among longshots.

He’s posted four straight made cuts at this event and finished T-17 or better in three of those, with scores of -18, -16, -15, and -18 across four appearances. No one has been more consistent at this venue. I can’t really explain it, but Davis thrives here.

Despite some recent struggles, Davis has shown he can randomly emerge at the right time. His best finish this season came at the RBC Heritage, where he finished T-13 at 10-under. While his overall form hasn’t been sharp, he’s managed two top-20 finishes in his last ten events, which is enough to justify taking a flier at a course where he clearly feels comfortable.

The concern lies in his recent strokes gained data. Over his last five events, Davis has averaged -0.415 SG: Off-the-Tee, -0.537 SG: Approach, and -1.303 SG: Total, ranking 147th in both SG: OTT and Total. But that downturn hasn’t stopped him from shining in Detroit before, and his overall putting numbers are passable: 0.110 SG: Putting over his last five starts and 86th on Tour this season.

Davis ranks just 54th in the FedExCup standings, but he’s one of the few players in the field with a win at this exact course and the ability to replicate it. His recent numbers don’t suggest he’s peaking, but his track record at the Rocket Classic makes him the kind of volatility-driven bet that can pay off in a birdie fest. At +8000, he’s the quintessential course horse, and possibly the best longshot on the board.

Rocket Classic Predictions

Based on the data, Keegan Bradley (+1800) looks like the best value pick to win the 2025 Rocket Classic. He’s entering the week in elite form, fresh off a victory at the Travelers Championship where he shot -15 and led the field in strokes gained total. His improved putting has finally caught up with his elite tee-to-green game, and that combination makes him dangerous at a course where he’s already posted decent results in the past.

What pushes Bradley over the top is how well his statistical profile aligns with Detroit Golf Club’s demands. He ranks top 30 in both Off-the-Tee and Approach, and 12th Around the Green, giving him one of the most well-rounded games in the field. At +1800, Bradley brings more value than the top-tier names and a much higher floor than the longshots. That’s the kind of sweet spot we want in a potential winner.

Guys don’t win back-to-back events on the PGA Tour very often, but I like the way things line up for Bradley again.

Bet: Keegan Bradley (+1800)

Rocket Classic Winners

Here’s a look at the most recent Rocket Classic winners: