The PGA TOUR heads to Detroit Golf Club this week to play the fourth edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The field is a bit better than last week, as the additions of Patrick Cantlay, Will Zalatoris, Max Homa and Adam Scott help make the odds a bit more palatable.
In the first three renewals of the event at Detroit Golf Club, there have been five first-round leaders or co-leaders. Of the five, four of the first-round leaders or co-leaders have teed off in the morning. This would suggest that there’s probably an edge for the earlier tee times.
When building a first-round leader card, it’s always important to keep an eye on the weather.' The wind can always change, but as of Tuesday evening, it appears there may be a slight draw bias in favor of the morning starters.
The wind will be mostly dormant in the morning, although the conditions look to be scoreable in the afternoon as well.''
Thus, I’ve decided to select five longshots as my first-round leader selections with three coming from the morning wave and two coming from the afternoon wave.