Why Is the Rocket Classic Delayed Sunday? When Are New Tee Times?

Sunday’s final round at the Rocket Classic is starting later than usual, and the leaders can thank the weather forecast. The PGA Tour pushed final-round tee times back to the late morning to steer around overnight storms in Detroit that are predicted to go on into Sunday, according to AccuWeather.

The shift comes after a Saturday that produced the round of the year at Detroit Golf Club, with the lead changing hands in dramatic fashion. Third-round action began at 7:30 a.m. Sunday’s leaders won’t tee off until hours later.

“Due to forecasted storms and rain overnight and into Sunday morning, tee times for the final round of the Rocket Classic will run from approximately 10:45 a.m. â 12:45 p.m. ET in groups of three from Nos. 1 and 10,” the PGA Tour wrote in a Saturday announcement, according to the Detroit Free Press. That’s a later start for the leaders and an earlier one for the back of the field compared with a standard Sunday broadcast window, splitting the field between the first and 10th tees to shorten the time needed to finish.

Play is expected to wrap around 5:45 p.m., unless there’s a playoff. Gates will open to fans at 9:30 a.m., according to The Detroit News, with hospitality service beginning at 11 a.m.

ROCKET CLASSIC â FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES
Detroit Golf Club • Detroit, MI • Sunday, August 2, 2026 • TEE #1
TEE TIME	PLAYER	HOMETOWN	TOT	R1	R2	R3
10:33 AM	Stephan Jaeger	Munich, Germany	-8	65	68	69
	Emiliano Grillo	Chaco, Argentina	-8	66	67	69
	Doug Ghim	Arlington Heights, IL	-8	65	67	70
10:44 AM	Ricky Castillo	Yorba Linda, CA	-8	66	68	68
	Marco Penge	Horsham, England	-8	70	64	68
	Keegan Bradley	Woodstock, VT	-8	65	68	69
10:55 AM	Thorbjørn Olesen	Fureso, Denmark	-8	67	68	67
	Brandt Snedeker	Franklin, TN	-8	66	68	68
	Kevin Roy	Lakewood Ranch, FL	-8	69	66	67
11:06 AM	Davis Thompson	Sea Island, GA	-8	67	68	67
	Austin Eckroat	Edmond, OK	-8	67	68	67
	Joe Highsmith	Lakewood, WA	-8	68	67	67
11:17 AM	Keita Nakajima	Japan	-8	69	67	66
	Zecheng Dou	Zhengzhou, China	-8	69	67	66
	Sungjae Im	Jeju-do, Republic of Korea	-8	67	69	66
11:28 AM	Ryan Gerard	Raleigh, NC	-9	63	69	69
	Jordan Smith	Bath, Wiltshire, England	-8	66	71	65
	Mac Meissner	Dallas, TX	-8	69	68	65
11:39 AM	Adrien Saddier	Esery, France	-9	67	67	67
	David Lipsky	Las Vegas, NV	-9	67	67	67
	Russell Henley	Columbus, GA	-9	67	67	67
11:50 AM	Patrick Cantlay	Jupiter, FL	-10	64	66	70
	Kevin Yu	Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei	-9	66	70	65
	Rico Hoey	Manila, Philippines	-9	66	69	66
12:01 PM	Luke Clanton	Hialeah, FL	-10	66	67	67
	Justin Lower	Akron, OH	-10	68	65	67
	Matt Wallace	London, England	-10	67	64	69
12:12 PM	Michael Kim	Dallas, TX	-11	65	67	67
	Ben James	Milford, CT	-10	67	68	65
	Si Woo Kim	Seoul, Republic of Korea	-10	69	66	65
12:23 PM	Kristoffer Ventura	Moss, Norway	-11	68	66	65
	Michael Thorbjornsen	Wellesley, MA	-11	69	64	66
	Xander Schauffele	San Diego, CA	-11	66	66	67
12:34 PM	Chris Kirk	Watkinsville, GA	-12	65	67	66
	Rickie Fowler	Murrieta, CA	-12	63	68	67
	Cameron Young	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	-12	69	61	68
12:45 PM	Davis Riley	Hattiesburg, MS	-15	68	64	63
	Michael Brennan	Leesburg, VA	-14	65	67	64
	Rasmus Højgaard	Denmark	-12	69	68	61
Tee #1 groupings. Final round scores reflect R1, R2, R3 totals entering Sunday. Source: PGA Tour.

ROCKET CLASSIC â FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES
Detroit Golf Club • Detroit, MI • Sunday, August 2, 2026 • TEE #10
TEE TIME	PLAYER	HOMETOWN	TOT	R1	R2	R3
10:33 AM	Chandler Blanchet	Atlantic Beach, FL	-7	72	65	66
	Johnny Keefer	San Antonio, TX	-7	66	70	67
	Gordon Sargent	Birmingham, AL	-7	67	69	67
10:44 AM	Jackson Koivun	Chapel Hill, NC	-7	69	67	67
	Ben Kohles	Cary, NC	-7	70	65	68
	Hideki Matsuyama	Sendai, Japan	-7	67	68	68
10:55 AM	Corey Conners	Listowel, Ontario, Canada	-7	67	67	69
	Jacob Bridgeman	Greenville, SC	-7	68	65	70
	Neal Shipley	Pittsburgh, PA	-6	67	70	67
11:06 AM	Karl Vilips	Perth, Australia	-6	69	67	68
	Max Greyserman	Short Hills, NJ	-6	68	68	68
	Adam Schenk	Vincennes, IN	-6	67	68	69
11:17 AM	Jordan Spieth	Dallas, TX	-6	68	66	70
	J.J. Spaun	Los Angeles, CA	-6	67	67	70
	Patrick Fishburn	Ogden, UT	-6	64	66	74
11:28 AM	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	Kempton Park, South Africa	-5	68	69	68
	Zac Blair	Orem, UT	-5	69	66	70
	Tony Finau	Lehi, UT	-5	68	67	70
11:39 AM	Hank Lebioda	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	-5	69	66	70
	Nicolai Højgaard	Billund, Denmark	-5	66	69	70
	Jackson Suber	Tampa, FL	-4	66	71	69
11:50 AM	Matt Kuchar	Jupiter, FL	-4	68	68	70
	Brian Campbell	Irvine, CA	-4	68	68	70
	Beau Hossler	Mission Viejo, CA	-4	69	67	70
12:01 PM	Nick Taylor	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada	-4	69	66	71
	Peter Malnati	Knoxville, TN	-4	61	71	74
	Mark Hubbard	Denver, CO	-3	66	68	73
12:12 PM	Dylan Wu	Medford, OR	-2	67	70	71
	Harris English	Sea Island, GA	-2	67	69	72
	Ryo Hisatsune	Okayama, Japan	-2	66	70	72
12:23 PM	Matt McCarty	Scottsdale, AZ	-2	70	66	72
12:23 PM	Adam Svensson	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	+1	69	68	74
12:34 PM	William Mouw	Chino Hills, CA	+2	71	66	75
12:34 PM	Marcelo Rozo	Bogotá, Colombia	+5	69	68	78
Tee #10 groupings. Final round scores reflect R1, R2, R3 totals entering Sunday. Source: PGA Tour.

PGA Tour Pushes Back Rocket Classic Final-Round Start

Rain and thunderstorms are expected to move through overnight Saturday into Sunday morning, with better chances for widespread coverage Saturday evening than by the time Sunday’s action wraps, according to Local 4‘s Bryan Schuerman. Sunday’s high is forecast in the upper 70s, with shower and thunderstorm chances easing as the day goes on.

ROCKET CLASSIC â ROUND 3 FINAL LEADERBOARD
Detroit Golf Club • Detroit, MI • Round 3 Complete • Cut: -3
POS	PLAYER	CTY	TOT	R1	R2	R3	ODDS
1	Davis Riley	USA	-15	68	64	63	+350
2	Michael Brennan	USA	-14	65	67	64	+300
T3	Rasmus Højgaard	DEN	-12	69	68	61	+1800
T3	Chris Kirk	USA	-12	65	67	66	+1300
T3	Rickie Fowler	USA	-12	63	68	67	+1000
T3	Cameron Young	USA	-12	69	61	68	+480
T7	Kristoffer Ventura	NOR	-11	68	66	65	+3300
T7	Michael Thorbjornsen	USA	-11	69	64	66	+2000
T7	Xander Schauffele	USA	-11	66	66	67	+1300
T7	Michael Kim	USA	-11	65	67	67	+3000
T11	Ben James	USA	-10	67	68	65	+6500
T11	Si Woo Kim	KOR	-10	69	66	65	+3500
T11	Luke Clanton	USA	-10	66	67	67	+10000
T11	Justin Lower	USA	-10	68	65	67	+15000
T11	Matt Wallace	ENG	-10	67	64	69	+6500
T11	Patrick Cantlay	USA	-10	64	66	70	+4000
T17	Kevin Yu	TPE	-9	66	70	65	+15000
T17	Rico Hoey	PHI	-9	66	69	66	+22500
T17	Adrien Saddier	FRA	-9	67	67	67	+35000
T17	David Lipsky	USA	-9	67	67	67	+35000
T17	Russell Henley	USA	-9	67	67	67	+10000
T17	Ryan Gerard	USA	-9	63	69	69	+10000
T23	Sungjae Im	KOR	-8	67	69	66	+50000
T23	Keegan Bradley	USA	-8	65	68	69	+25000
T23	Hideki Matsuyama	JPN	-7	67	68	68	+75000
T48	Jordan Spieth	USA	-6	68	66	70	+100000
T48	Patrick Fishburn	USA	-6	64	66	74	+100000
T55	Tony Finau	USA	-5	68	67	70	+100000
T60	Peter Malnati	USA	-4	61	71	74	+100000
Round 3 complete. T23+ condensed to notable names. Full field available at PGA Tour. Source: PGA Tour / FedExCup standings.

Rasmus HÃ¸jgaard’s Record 61 Reshapes the Leaderboard

Rasmus HÃ¸jgaard barely made the cut. The Dane opened with rounds of 69 and 68 before catching fire in the third round, firing a bogey-free 61 to match the Detroit Golf Club course record, according to The Detroit News. The mark, originally set by Jake Knapp in 2025, has now been matched three times this week alone. Peter Malnati did it Thursday, Cameron Young matched it Friday, and HÃ¸jgaard caught up Saturday.

The round vaulted HÃ¸jgaard from the back of the pack to a share of the lead at 12-under, alongside Davis Riley and Michael Brennan, who birdied four of his first five holes on his way up the board, according to Golfweek‘s tournament tracker. Chris Kirk and Young sit one shot back at 11-under.

Young entered the weekend chasing his third win of 2026 and fourth in his last 12 months on Tour, dating to last summer’s Wyndham Championship. Patrick Cantlay, who shared the 36-hole lead with Young and Patrick Fishburn, is still hunting his first victory in four years, while Rickie Fowler is chasing his first title since 2023, CBS Sports noted entering the weekend. Malnati, who opened with the tournament’s first 61, cooled with a Friday 71 and has not caught back up.

With 34 players within striking distance for much of Saturday, the final round was already shaping up as a battle before the forecast forced a new schedule.