Players will need to manage a green that looks deceptively simple from the tee, but which has a front bowl as well as several potential challenging hole locations." "The 11th is the longest par 3 at Detroit Golf Club and features a large tee complex that allows the hole to be played anywhere from 180 to 233 yards long. A solid tee shot on the dogleg left 10th leaves players with a short iron approach to the green.
"An opportunity to get off to a quick start on the back nine. With multiple tee complexes stretching the hole between 175 to 207 yards, players will be faced with a challenging tee shot into a difficult and undulating green closely guarded by out-of-bounds. "The ninth is a long, beautiful and slightly downhill par 3 that plays about half a club shorter than the yardage. A two-tiered green also features a significant drop-off on its left-side, posing an interesting challenge." "On the shortest par 4 on the course, club selection off the tee will be important as players look to avoid fairway bunkers and out-of-bounds. Players that don’t find the fairway will have to negotiate a challenging layup." Accuracy off the tee on the seventh is at a premium for players trying to reach this par 5 in two. Any player that makes a birdie here will likely be picking up a stroke on the field." To have a clear approach to a two-tiered green, players will need to hit their tee shots down the left-side of the fairway while avoiding the fairway bunker. "Accuracy off the tee on the sixth is at a premium. Any back pin location has the potential to produce difficult putting conditions with a spine running across the back area of the green." "The tee shot on the uphill par 3 fifth plays slightly longer than the yardage to a blind green. Players that opt to lay up will need to have an accurate approach shot to this contoured green should they wish to walk away with a birdie." "The longest hole on the course, the par 5 fourth will test big hitters should they attempt to reach this green in two. Any player finding themselves putting from above the hole will need to be careful should they wish to avoid the dreaded three-putt." Players will need to avoid having too much spin on their approach shots into the green, which slopes dramatically from back to front. "The third hole is the only one on the South Course that will be used for tournament play. Players will be left with a mid-to-short iron into the green depending on club selection off the tee, with many players opting to not hit driver." "Accuracy off the tee is critical on the second hole, with out-of-bounds, bunkers and trees lining the fairway. At the base of the oak sits a bronze tablet memorializing this part of Detroit Golf Club’s celebrated history." The oak located to the right side of the tee box was bent by Native Americans to mark the trail they used when traveling from Detroit-to-Saginaw. Players that manage to avoid the two bunkers that guard the left side of the fairway on their tee shots will be left with a wedge into the green. "Detroit Golf Club’s original starting hole, as designed by Donald Ross in 1916, provides players an opportunity to get off to a fast start. The rough is expected to be longer this year to make it tougher for players who don't hit the fairway, and it has been lengthened by a few yards.Ĭheck out the hole-by-hole tour in the video player above, and hole details below. DETROIT (WXYZ) - The 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic returns to the historic Detroit Golf Club this week, and the tournament kicks off on Thursday.įans won't be present, and the course will look similar to the set-up in 2019, when Nate Lashley won the tournament at -26.
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