Michael Thorbjornsen is the defending Rocket Classic champion: he closed with a 63 at Detroit Golf Club on August 2, 2026, to win by two shots over Xander Schauffele. No date for the next edition is on the 2027 PGA Tour schedule yet, and no odds are posted, so this page names no price.
The tournament’s own site still shows the 2026 edition, and ESPN’s 2027 Tour calendar lists the Sompo Championship in Napa, California, from July 29 to August 1, the week the Rocket Classic held in 2026. When the Tour lists the next Rocket Classic, this page will carry its dates.
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How the 2026 Rocket Classic finished
Thorbjornsen shot 69, 64, 66 and 63 for 18 under par, on a Detroit Golf Club course that played to par 70 and 7,328 yards. He started the final round four shots behind Davis Riley, who led at 195 after three rounds and closed with a 70. It was Thorbjornsen’s first PGA Tour win.
| Finish | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Thorbjornsen | -18 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | -16 |
| 3 | Davis Riley | -15 |
| 4 | Rasmus Hojgaard | -14 |
| T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | -13 |
| T5 | Matt Wallace | -13 |
| T5 | Kristoffer Ventura | -13 |
| T8 | Davis Thompson | -12 |
| T8 | Ryan Gerard | -12 |
| T8 | Patrick Cantlay | -12 |
| T8 | Michael Kim | -12 |
The purse was $10 million, with $1.8 million to the winner. Three players shot 61: Peter Malnati in the first round, Cameron Young in the second and Hojgaard in the third.
Recent Rocket Classic winners
| Year | Winner | Score | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michael Thorbjornsen | -18 (par 70) | Won by two over Xander Schauffele |
| 2025 | Aldrich Potgieter | -22 | Playoff over Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk |
| 2024 | Cam Davis | -18 | Won by one over Davis Thompson and Min Woo Lee |
| 2023 | Rickie Fowler | -24 | Playoff over Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin |
The 2026 score is not directly comparable with the three before it. The course played to par 72 from 2023 to 2025, and par 70 in 2026, so Thorbjornsen’s 262 was four shots lower than Potgieter’s 266 in 2025 and still reads four shots worse against par. Tony Finau came in as the defending champion in 2023.
Thorbjornsen has form here: he tied for fourth in 2025 at 21 under, a shot out of the playoff.
Betting the next Rocket Classic
An outright price is a chance written as a payout: +1200 implies 7.7%, +3000 implies 3.2% and +8000 implies 1.2%. A futures bet is worth making only when you rate a golfer’s chance higher than the price does. At Detroit, the last four winners came in at 18 under or better, so it pays to favor players who make birdies in bunches.
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