After last week’s weather-affected Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour has now arrived in Michigan! The next event on its calendar, the Rocket Mortgage Classic, is set to commence on June 27 and end on June 30 at the Detroit Golf Club.

Before the actual battle of the pros begins, the tournament organized some special events, such as the First Tee and Area 313 Celebrity Scramble. And now, with the tee times and pairings for the tournament’s first two rounds out, the excitement is undoubtedly even higher.

The field of 156 players will be seen competing for a huge purse of $9.2 million. And here’s when they tee off of Friday and Saturday:

Round 1

Round 2

Although fans will be able to witness the likes of defending champ Rickie Fowler, last week’s runner up Tom Kim, and youngster Akshay Bhatia on the course this week, sadly, the top three golfers in the world won’t be a part of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Scottie Scheffler skips the Rocket Mortgage Classic for some family time

The 2024 season has been a huge success for Scheffler. The World No. 1 has not only achieved the feat of winning six times in a single season but also managed to make a whopping $27 million in just six months. Thus, after such a busy first half of the season, the 27-year-old decided to take a short hiatus—skipping the Rocket Mortgage Classic—to spend some time with his family. And considering that he became a dad just a few weeks ago, it is no doubt much needed.

Conversely, World No. 2, Rory McIlroy, has been going through a challenging time mentally. Amid his turbulant married life, at the 2024 US Open, he lost to Bryson DeChambeau by a single stroke. The loss was no doubt a hard one, considering that the Northern Irishman has not been able to win a single major since 2014. He even left the course in a hurry, not even congratulating the champ soon after his loss. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that, since his last major victory, McIlroy has finished inside the top 10 of a major event 21 times! Owing to all of this, after the US Open the PGA Tour star revealed that he was taking a break from the sport to calm his mind, and reset. He will likely only be back next month at the final major.

Finally, Xander Schauffele, who is currently World No. 3 as per OWGR, will not be attending the tournament either. This season has arguably been the American pro’s best so far. He not only achieved his best career world ranking (#2) during this season but also managed to qualify for the Olympics for the second time in a row. This year, he will be representing the United States as a defending champion in Paris. The reason for his break from golf and missing the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week is not definitively known, but most likely it’s just so he can take a breather and go on a winning spree once more.