Rocket Mortgage Classic winners in Detroit on PGA Tour

The PGA Tour has had five different winners in the first six editions of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

There have been two playoffs, runaway winners and plenty of big-name golfers to come through the historic grounds, with two courses designed by legendary architect Donald Ross more than a century ago in Detroit.

In 2025, the tournament has rebranded to the Rocket Classic and the 156-player field is set with 12 of the top-50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, but the focus remains on raising funds to help Detroiters. (The tournament says it has invested $9.9 million into local charitable organizations.)

Here’s a look at the past six tournaments, highlighting the winners and score to par.

2024: Cam Davis, 18 under par

The buzz: Played June 27-30, Davis picked up his second win in four years at the Rocket after Akshay Bhatia missed a four-foot par putt on No. 18 for his first three-putt of the tournament. Davis shot a 2-under 70 in his final round, with a birdie on the par-5 17th. Joining Bhatia one shot back were Aaron Rai, Min Woo Lee and Davis Thompson.

2023: Rickie Fowler, 24 under par

The buzz: Played June 30-July 2. In perhaps the most dramatic fashion, Fowler, the fan favorite, birdied the par-4 18th to force a three-man playoff with Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa. He then sunk a 12-foot birdie on No. 18 on the first playoff hole for his first win on Tour in more than four years.

2022: Tony Finau, 26 under par

The buzz: Played July 28-31, Finau was nearly flawless on his way to a tournament-record 26-under 262. He became the first player on Tour to win in consecutive weeks since 2019, after winning the 3M Open the week prior in Minnesota. Playing partner Taylor Pendrith, World No. 4 Patrick Cantlay and British Open runner-up Cameron Young all tied for second at 21-under.

2021: Cam Davis, 18 under par

The buzz: Played July 1-4, Davis won an epic five-hole playoff, outlasting Troy Merritt and Joaquin Niemann for his first win on Tour. Davis’ hole-out eagle on the par-5 No. 17 from the greenside bunker catapulted him into contention, then he splashed his approach to 6 feet on No. 18 and drilled the birdie putt to shoot 5-under 67 to take the clubhouse lead. Niemann, who had birdied two of his final three holes in regulation, made bogey on No. 18, the first playoff hole, leaving Merritt and Davis to battle it out. After both made birdie on the No. 17, the fourth playoff hole, Merritt buckled when they returned to the par-3 15th, missing a six-foot par putt. Phil Mickelson made his only appearance — hello, controversy — six weeks after his stunning PGA Championship victory. (He finished at 3-under, tied for 74th of 77 golfers to make the cut.)

2020: Bryson DeChambeau, 23 under par

The buzz: Played July 2-5 without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DeChambeau bullied the course with a 7-under 65 in the final round to rally past Matthew Wolff (20-under) for a three-stroke win in the Tour’s fourth event since its restart after a three-month shutdown. A muscled-up DeChambeau, ranked No. 10 in the world, finished with three straight birdies to secure his sixth career win on Tour and foreshadowed his U.S. Open win at Winged Foot in September (with Wolff again finishing runner-up). Kevin Kisner (18-under) finished third, with Danny Willett, Tyrell Hatton, Adam Hadwin and Ryan Armour all tied for fourth (16-under).

2019: Nate Lashley, 25 under par

The buzz: Played June 27-30 in the Tour’s return to Michigan 10 years after the 2009 Buick Open, Lashley was the third alternate but went wire-to-wire to cap off an incredible journey. Fifteen years after enduring the unspeakable tragedy of losing his parents, Rod and Char, and his girlfriend, Leslie Hofmeister, in a fatal plane crash after watching him play in a college tournament, Lashley had finally become a PGA Tour winner. Doc Redman was the runner-up (19-under) with Rory Sabbatini and Wes Roach third (18-under). World No. 2 Dustin Johnson missed the cut.

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