We have only seen above-average putters rise to the top on these undulated Donald Ross greens over the first three iterations of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and we’ve seen elite putters thrive especially. HOW I BUILT MY GOLF BETTING CARDĪs a baseline pre-requisite this week, I’ve taken a stance again weak putters. Below we’ll go through my final betting card for the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic.Ĭlick the odds anywhere in this article to bet the best available prices in your state now. With weather appearing to be fairly tame for this week, and some talented names in the field, I’m expecting some very low scoring ahead, and will go with a winning score prediction of -22. Not expecting much of a premium needed from tee-to-green at Detroit Golf Club, we should have another bona fide birdie fest putting contest in store. It may lack historical significance of the other tournaments on the schedule, but there’s enough talent in the field to have me excited to watch my Rocket Mortgage Classic bets in action. Channeling a similar formula, the best putters in the field – particular on Poa-blended greens – have seen the best correlation with success in these easy scoring conditions. 7 and 8 while Pendrith missed a 1-foot putt and make bogey on the ninth hole.We are cruising into the Motor City with good vibes after cashing in on Cam Davis at 160-1 outright odds at the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic. He he hit a shot 104 yards to the hole, an approach within 16 feet and made the putt to restore his one-stroke lead.įinau equaled Pendrith at 18 under at the turn after making birdies at Nos. 6 greenside rough, leaving him behind several towering tees in his path. Pendrith followed that up with an errant tee shot to the left on the par-5 631-yard fourth hole that put him in the No. “Maybe a little nerves,” he acknowledged. 3, then Pendrith pulled his 3-foot putt to miss an opportunity to stay ahead. “It was nice to have that type of energy.”įinau pulled into the lead with a 15-foot putt at No. “It had a nice feel to it, a lot of energy from the crowd and both played some solid golf and kind of feeding off each other,” Finau said. Pendrith, who had his share of fans make the 4-hour drive from in Ontario, looked cool as calm as he bumped fists with two young boys as he walked to the third tee. “Stay hot, Tony!” a fan shouted at a player without a bogey this week.
Finau pulled within a stroke on the next hole, making a 20-foot chip from the greenside rough for birdie.
Pendrith opened with 6-foot birdie putt to take a two-shot lead. “We both have done a great job up to this point through 54 holes of maintaining our composure.” “It’s almost like a match play situation where we kind of flipped the script there on each other in the beginning,” Finau said. The 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie from Canada missed nearly four months this year with a broken rib.Īll afternoon, Pendrith and Finau took turns pulling and falling into ties and taking leads. Pendrith was the second-round leader after setting the tournament 36-hole record at 15-under 129. “Obviously, this golf course has no defense and there’s going to be a ton of birdies out there.”
“I’ve got to get off to a hot start and keep the pedal down,” Cantlay said. He matched the Detroit Golf Club record with a 63 on Friday.Ĭolumn: PGA Tour stars unified, pushing ideas similar to LIV Rookie of the year front-runner Cameron Young (65) was four strokes back. In March, he was 13th at the Players Championship and came away with a career-best $327,222 payday - and a broken rib. Pendrith had third-round lead by three shots last October at the Bermuda Championship before closing with a 76 and finishing a career-high fifth.
“I probably have more pressure just because I’ve never won before and Tony’s a multiple winner and he won last week,” said Pendrith, who was a stroke a ahead entering the round and birdied four of the last five holes for a 66. The 3M Open winner last week in Minnesota, Finau is trying to become the first to win consecutive regular-season tournaments in three years. “If we put together a good round, might be a two-man race,” Finau said. DETROIT (AP) - Tony Finau and Taylor Pendrith are in a Detroit duel.įinau shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to match Pendrith at 21-under 195 with a round left in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.