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DETROIT — The final field for the final Rocket Classic is set.
The PGA Tour announced Friday night the 141 players who are committed to teeing it up at Detroit Golf Club next week, when the eighth and final Rocket Classic will be played from July 30-Aug. 2.
There were no major changes with the final list of PGA Tour player commitments, from previous announcements, as the field continues to be highlighted by four players inside the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking, eight in the top 20, 21 in the top 50, and more than half of the top 100. There are 10 major champions. The field is arguably the best in the history of the Rocket Classic, and certainly the best since rival LIV Golf began playing and poaching in 2022.
Headliners include Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka, all playing the Rocket for the first time, as well as world No. 3 Cameron Young, No. 5 Russell Henley, No. 7 Chris Gotterup and No. 9 Wyndham Clark, who won this year's U.S. Open. Michael Kim, world No. 57 who shot golf's magic number, 59, at the 3M Open on Friday, also is in.
World No. 24 Ryan Gerard was the lone notable new name on Friday's entry list, while Matt Kuchar was the lone notable absence from the previous commitments.
There are two local players in the field, Detroiter Joe Hooks, who was given a sponsor's exemption and will play the Rocket for a second straight year, and Ann Arbor native Patrick Wilkes-Krier, who won the 2025 Michigan PGA Championship to earn his spot in the Rocket.
The final four spots in the 145-player field will be decided at Monday's qualifier at The Orchards Golf Club in Washington Township. That qualifier is open to the public and is free to attend.
As of Friday, July 24
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Going out with a bang: Final Rocket Classic may have its best-ever field
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The PGA Tour announced Friday night the 141 players who are committed to teeing it up at Detroit Golf Club next week, when the eighth and final Rocket Classic will be played from July 30-Aug. 2.
There were no major changes with the final list of PGA Tour player commitments, from previous announcements, as the field continues to be highlighted by four players inside the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking, eight in the top 20, 21 in the top 50, and more than half of the top 100. There are 10 major champions. The field is arguably the best in the history of the Rocket Classic, and certainly the best since rival LIV Golf began playing and poaching in 2022.
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Headliners include Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka, all playing the Rocket for the first time, as well as world No. 3 Cameron Young, No. 5 Russell Henley, No. 7 Chris Gotterup and No. 9 Wyndham Clark, who won this year's U.S. Open. Michael Kim, world No. 57 who shot golf's magic number, 59, at the 3M Open on Friday, also is in.
World No. 24 Ryan Gerard was the lone notable new name on Friday's entry list, while Matt Kuchar was the lone notable absence from the previous commitments.
There are two local players in the field, Detroiter Joe Hooks, who was given a sponsor's exemption and will play the Rocket for a second straight year, and Ann Arbor native Patrick Wilkes-Krier, who won the 2025 Michigan PGA Championship to earn his spot in the Rocket.
The final four spots in the 145-player field will be decided at Monday's qualifier at The Orchards Golf Club in Washington Township. That qualifier is open to the public and is free to attend.
2026 Rocket Classic field
As of Friday, July 24
- Zach Bauchou
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Akshay Bhatia
- Chandler Blanchet
- Keegan Bradley
- Michael Brennan
- Jacob Bridgeman
- Dan Brown
- Brian Campbell
- Rafael Campos
- Patrick Cantlay
- Ricky Castillo
- Davis Chatfield
- Luke Clanton
- Wyndham Clark
- Eric Cole
- Corey Conners
- Pierceson Coody
- Trace Crowe
- Joel Dahman
- Brad Dalke
- Cameron Davis
- Jason Day
- Zecheng Dou
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart
- Nick Dunlap
- Nico Echavarria
- Austin Eckroat
- A.J. Ewart
- Tony Finau
- Patrick Fishburn
- Steven Fisk
- Rickie Fowler
- Brice Garnett
- Ryan Gerard
- Doug Ghim
- Lucas Glover
- Chris Gotterup
- Max Greyserman
- Ben Griffin
- Emiliano Grillo
- Harry Hall
- Russell Henley
- Garrick Higgo
- Joe Highsmith
- Kensei Hirata
- Ryo Hisatsune
- Lee Hodges
- Rico Hoey
- Tom Hoge
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Joe Hooks
- Billy Horschel
- Beau Hossler
- Mark Hubbard
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Sungjae Im
- Stephan Jaeger
- Ben James
- William Jennings
- Takumi Kanaya
- Jeffrey Kang
- Johnny Keefer
- Michael Kim
- Si Woo Kim
- Chris Kirk
- Patton Kizzire
- Jake Knapp
- Brooks Koepka
- Jackson Koivun
- Christo Lamprecht
- Hank Lebioda
- Haotong Li
- David Lipsky
- Justin Lower
- Peter Malnati
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Stefano Mazzoli
- Denny McCarthy
- Matt McCarty
- Max McGreevy
- Maverick McNealy
- Mac Meissner
- Keith Mitchell
- Taylor Moore
- William Mouw
- Keita Nakajima
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
- Andrew Novak
- Pontus Nyholm
- Thorbjorn Olesen
- John Parry
- Matthieu Pavon
- Taylor Pendrith
- Marco Penge
- Chandler Phillips
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Seamus Power
- Andrew Putnam
- Chad Ramey
- Davis Riley
- Patrick Rodrgers
- Kevin Roy
- Marcelo Rozo
- Ryan Ruffels
- Adrien Saddier
- Gordon Sargent
- Xander Schauffele
- Adam Schenk
- Matti Schmid
- Neal Shipley
- Webb Simpson
- Jordan Smith
- Austin Smotherman
- Brandt Snedeker
- J.J. Spaun
- Jordan Spieth
- Sam Stevens
- Kevin Streelman
- Jackson Suber
- Adam Svensson
- Jesper Svensson
- Nick Taylor
- Davis Thompson
- Michael Thorbjornsen
- Brendon Todd
- Alejandro Tosti
- Erik van Rooyen
- John VanDerLaan
- Kristoffer Ventura
- Karl Vilips
- Danny Walker
- Matt Wallace
- Vince Whaley
- Patrick Wilkes-Krier
- Aaron Wise
- Dylan Wu
- Sudarshan Yellamaraju
- Cameron Young
- Kevin Yu
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Going out with a bang: Final Rocket Classic may have its best-ever field
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