Contrary to what I would like to believe, you can’t win them all. This is especially the case when it comes to betting on golf. I was riding high after hitting three outrights in a stretch of six weeks but came crashing back down to earth last week with the 3M Open. The only positive was Tom Hoge, who finished in the top five and was one of the best value plays for DFS.
This week, we turn our attention to the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The Detroit Golf Club is a Donald Ross design that plays as a par-72 and measures 7,370 yards on the scorecard. Unlike last week, there are very few hazards in play at this course. In fact, water is only in play on just one hole. Over the last three years, this course has had the lowest double bogey or worse rate of any on the PGA TOUR.
Off the tee, golfers will see tree-lined fairways that are 36 yards wide on average. The fairways have been easy to hit over the years and golfers can hit driver on most of the holes. You don’t have to be a bomber to contend, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. Bryson DeChambeau won here in 2020 and laid out a perfect blueprint for how the longer hitters can attack this course.