Detroit’s Rocket Mortgage Classic PGA Tour Event Set for 2020

July 30, 2019

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Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, MI — July 29, 2019

The PGA Tour announced their 2020 Schedule with a change to the date of Detroit’s Rocket Mortgage Classic. The event at the Detroit Golf Club has been moved from late June to the week of Memorial Day, May 26-31.

Changing the timing of the Rocket Mortgage Classic to the advantageous date at the end of May reflects the success the tournament enjoyed in its first year. Nate Lashley, who got into the Rocket Mortgage Classic as an alternate, put on a show for the fans to win his first event on the PGA Tour. The tournament sold out spectator tickets Friday thru Sunday.

Nate Lashley gives his caddy a hug after sinking the winning putt Sunday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, MI – Photo: pgatour.com

Great News for the Detroit Golf Club

Jason Langwell, Executive Director of the Rocket Mortgage Classic commented on the date change. “We couldn’t be more excited about the dates the PGA TOUR has provided us, and we are looking forward to holding to another phenomenal tournament in 2020. Not only will the Rocket Mortgage Classic be a great way to kick off summer in Detroit immediately after the Memorial Day holiday, but we will once again have our tournament fall between two major championships – the PGA Championship and U.S. Open. We are confident that the Rocket Mortgage Classic will be an attractive option for many of the world’s top players, and allow us to recruit another exceptional field, just as we did for our inaugural tournament.”

PGA Tour Expands Schedule

The PGA Tour announced an expanded 2019-20 Season schedule of 49 FedExCup tournaments, featuring a dramatically changed opening segment and several
late-season adjustments to accommodate the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The schedule reflects a net increase of three tournaments over the current season. Eleven of the 46 Regular Season events will be conducted in the opening portion of the schedule between September and November. This segment includes two new tournaments in The ZOZO Championship in Japan and the Bermuda Championship. Plus the return of A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier and the Houston Open following one-year absences due to their transition from 2018 mid-season dates.

Later in the season, the Tour will have an open week during the men’s Olympic competition (week of July 27-August 2) before resuming with the Wyndham Championship and three FedExCup Playoffs events. Several changes also have been made leading up to the Olympics, most notably: the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit moving one month earlier to late May, and the World Golf Championships FedEx St. Jude Invitational and Barracuda Championship shifting from late July to the first week of the month, exchanging dates with the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota.

“After a very successful first year with our new schedule, we are thrilled to expand the number of events to 49 while maintaining a great flow from start-to-finish, allowing our fans to better engage and follow the Tour throughout the season,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan.

The FedExCup Playoffs wrap up the Season of Championships, which begins with The Players Championship (March 9-15), continues through the Masters Tournament (April 6-12), the PGA Championship (May 11-17), the U.S. Open (June 15-21), and The Open Championship (July 13-19).

Several new or familiar venues are included during this stretch, beginning with the PGA Championship visiting TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, the U.S. Open returning to Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, and The Open Championship going to Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England.

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2019-2020 PGA Tour SCHEDULE

DATES	TOURNAMENT	NETWORK	DEFENDING CHAMPION	FEDEX CUP POINTS
SEP 12 – 15	A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier The Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, WV	GOLF CHANNEL, PGA TOUR LIVE	Kevin Na $1,314,000	500
SEP 19 – 22	Sanderson Farms Championship CC of Jackson, Jackson, MS	GOLF CHANNEL	Cameron Champ $792,000	500
SEP 26 – 29	Safeway Open Silverado Resort and Spa North, Napa, CA	GOLF CHANNEL	Kevin Tway $1,152,000	500
OCT 3 – 6	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV	GOLF CHANNEL	Bryson DeChambeau $1,260,000	500
OCT 10 – 13	Houston Open GC of Houston, Humble, TX	GOLF CHANNEL	Ian Poulter $1,260,000	500
OCT 17 – 20	THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, KOR	GOLF CHANNEL	Brooks Koepka $1,710,000	500
OCT 24 – 27	The ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Accordia Golf Narashino CC, Chiba, JPN	GOLF CHANNEL		500

OCT 31 – NOV 3	Bermuda Championship Port Royal GC, Southampton, BER	GOLF CHANNEL		300
OCT 31 – NOV 3	World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, CHN	GOLF CHANNEL	Xander Schauffele $1,700,000	550
NOV 14 – 17	Mayakoba Golf Classic El Camaleon GC, Playa del Carmen, MEX	GOLF CHANNEL	Matt Kuchar $1,296,000	500
NOV 21 – 24	The RSM Classic Sea Island Resort (Seaside), Sea Island, GA	GOLF CHANNEL	Charles Howell III $1,152,000	500
DEC 4 – 7	Hero World Challenge Albany, New Providence, BAH	GOLF CHANNEL, NBC	Jon Rahm $1,000,000
DEC 12 – 15	Presidents Cup Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Victoria, AUS	GOLF CHANNEL	United States
DEC 13 – 15	QBE Shootout Tiburón GC, Naples, FL	GOLF CHANNEL	Brian Harman, Patton Kizzire
JAN 2 – 5	Sentry Tournament of Champions Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, HI		Xander Schauffele $1,300,000	500
JAN 9 – 12	Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae CC, Honolulu, HI		Matt Kuchar $1,152,000	500
JAN 16 – 19	Desert Classic Stadium Course, La Quinta, CA		Adam Long $1,062,000	500
JAN 23 – 26	Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines GC (South), San Diego, CA		Justin Rose $1,278,000	500
JAN 30 – FEB 2	Waste Management Phoenix Open TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ		Rickie Fowler $1,278,000	500
FEB 6 – 9	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Pebble Beach GL, Pebble Beach, CA		Phil Mickelson $1,368,000	500
FEB 13 – 16	The Genesis Invitational Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, CA		J.B. Holmes $1,332,000	500
FEB 20 – 23	Puerto Rico Open Coco Beach Golf & CC, Rio Grande, PUR		Martin Trainer $540,000	300
FEB 20 – 23	World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, MEX		Dustin Johnson $1,745,000	550
FEB 27 – MAR 1	The Honda Classic PGA National (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, FL		Keith Mitchell $1,224,000	500
MAR 5 – 8	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, FL		Francesco Molinari $1,638,000	500
MAR 12 – 15	THE PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL		Rory McIlroy $2,250,000	600
MAR 19 – 22	Valspar Championship Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, FL		Paul Casey $1,206,000	500
MAR 26 – 29	Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Corales Golf Club, Punta Cana, DOM		Graeme McDowell $540,000	300
MAR 26 – 29	World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play Austin Country Club, Austin, TX		Kevin Kisner $1,745,000	550
APR 2 – 5	Valero Texas Open TPC San Antonio – AT&T Oaks, San Antonio, TX		Corey Conners $1,350,000	500
APR 9 – 12	Masters Tournament Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA		Tiger Woods $2,070,000	600
APR 16 – 19	RBC Heritage Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head, SC		C.T. Pan $1,242,000	500
APR 23 – 26	Zurich Classic of New Orleans TPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA		R. Palmer / J. Rahm $1,051,200	400
APR 30 – MAY 3	Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC		Max Homa $1,422,000	500
MAY 7 – 10	AT&T Byron Nelson Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, TX		Sung Kang $1,422,000	500
MAY 14 – 17	PGA Championship TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, CA		Brooks Koepka $1,980,000	600
MAY 21 – 24	Charles Schwab Challenge Colonial CC, Fort Worth, TX		Kevin Na $1,314,000	500
MAY 28 – 31	Rocket Mortgage Classic Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, MI		Nate Lashley $1,314,000	500
JUN 4 – 7	the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, OH		Patrick Cantlay $1,638,000	500
JUN 11 – 14	RBC Canadian Open St. George’s G&CC, Toronto, ON, CAN		Rory McIlroy $1,368,000	500
JUN 18 – 21	U.S. Open Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY		Gary Woodland $2,250,000	600
JUN 25 – 28	Travelers Championship TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT		Chez Reavie $1,296,000	500
JUL 2 – 5	Barracuda Championship Montreux G&CC, Reno, NV		Collin Morikawa $630,000	300
JUL 2 – 5	World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN		Brooks Koepka $1,745,000	550
JUL 9 – 12	John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL		Dylan Frittelli $1,080,000	500
JUL 16 – 19	Barbasol Championship Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, KY		Jim Herman $630,000	300
JUL 16 – 19	The Open Championship Royal St. George’s GC, Sandwich, Kent, ENG		Shane Lowry $1,935,000	600
JUL 23 – 26	3M Open TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, MN		Matthew Wolff $1,152,000	500
JUL 30 – AUG 2	Olympic Men’s Golf Competition Kasumigaseki Country Club, Saitama, JPN		Justin Rose
AUG 6 – 9	Wyndham Championship Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC		Brandt Snedeker $1,080,000	500
AUG 13 – 16	THE NORTHERN TRUST TPC Boston, Norton, MA		Bryson DeChambeau $1,620,000	2,000
AUG 20 – 23	BMW Championship Olympia Fields CC (North), Olympia Fields, IL		Keegan Bradley $1,620,000	2,000
AUG 27 – 30	TOUR Championship East Lake GC, Atlanta, GA		Tiger Woods $1,620,000	2,000