We head to Detroit Golf Club for the fifth straight year of the venue hosting the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
In all honesty, there hasn't been much change to the venue since Donald Ross designed the track in 1914. We do get this tree-lined setup that will create blockage if a player goes wayward, four-inch rough and methodically placed bunkers that should produce a more difficult path to success than they do.
Still, none of that registers on the yearly scorecard output, as the wide-open nature of the land has steadily produced winning scores in the -20s since the event's inception four years ago.
I do think some prerequisite in total driving acumen and short-game ability will help marginally. How ever, I essentially took 75% of my weighted strokes gained total and attached it to recalculated proximity data and weighted putting. That will go further than anything else this weekend in Detroit, and it helps to generate a unique ask from a property that's there for the taking.