Season 2, Week 46: Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit GC
May 31, 2020 13:28:01 GMT
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Post by LKeet6 on May 31, 2020 13:28:01 GMT
For week 46 we go to Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The inaugural edition of the event, taking the spot on the Tour calendar of the former Quicken Loans National but not its tournament history, is the first-ever event actually staged in Detroit. And it brings with it a century-old question mark in Detroit Golf Club, an old-school Donald Ross layout that nearly every player in the field will see for the first time upon arrival.
Detroit Golf Club’s history is immersed in the tradition of the game and the fabric of Detroit. The clubhouse, designed by Albert Kahn in 1916, continues to welcome a wide cross-section of individuals, families, business leaders and more to a beautiful setting and a broad range of activities for all ages. DGC features two signature golf courses designed by architect Donald Ross, the legend behind many of North America’s premier courses.
The course at first glance seems like a scaled-down version of Firestone Country Club, with lush rough and tree-lined fairways the most prominent traits. An informal poll of players drew comparisons to Ridgewood and Plainfield in New Jersey, both former playoff event hosts and the latter another Ross design, as well as Canterbury and Inverness in northern Ohio.
The course is made up of one hole from the south course and then an out of numerical order combination of holes from the north course.
Here's a hole-by-hole look:
1. 397 yards, par 4: This is the eighth hole from the North Course.
2. 453 yards, par 4: This is the ninth hole from the North Course.
3. 387 yards par 4: This is the first hole from the South Course.
4. 625 yards, par 5: This is the second hole from the North Course, which has been lengthened by 75 yards.
5. 167 yards, par 3: This is the third hole from the North Course.
6. 469 yards, par 4: This is the fourth hole from the North Course.
7. 551 yards, par 5: This is the fifth hole from the North Course.
8. 372 yards, par 4: This is the sixth hole from the North Course.
9. 207 yards, par 3: This is the seventh hole from the North Course.
10. 425 yards, par 4.
11. 233 yards, par 3.
12. 459 yards, par 4.
13. 393 yards, par 4.
14. 543 yards, par 5; this has been lengthened by 50 yards.
15. 160 yards, par 3.
16. 450 yards, par 4; this has been lengthened by 40 yards.
17. 567 yards, par 5.
18. 460 yards, par 4; this has been lengthened by 40 yards.
Tournament organizers expect holes Nos. 14-16 to be especially popular among fans, providing optimal sightlines, with views of multiple tees, greens and fairways from a single spot — a sort of "Amen Corner," if you will.
The inaugural edition of the event, taking the spot on the Tour calendar of the former Quicken Loans National but not its tournament history, is the first-ever event actually staged in Detroit. And it brings with it a century-old question mark in Detroit Golf Club, an old-school Donald Ross layout that nearly every player in the field will see for the first time upon arrival.
Detroit Golf Club’s history is immersed in the tradition of the game and the fabric of Detroit. The clubhouse, designed by Albert Kahn in 1916, continues to welcome a wide cross-section of individuals, families, business leaders and more to a beautiful setting and a broad range of activities for all ages. DGC features two signature golf courses designed by architect Donald Ross, the legend behind many of North America’s premier courses.
The course at first glance seems like a scaled-down version of Firestone Country Club, with lush rough and tree-lined fairways the most prominent traits. An informal poll of players drew comparisons to Ridgewood and Plainfield in New Jersey, both former playoff event hosts and the latter another Ross design, as well as Canterbury and Inverness in northern Ohio.
The course is made up of one hole from the south course and then an out of numerical order combination of holes from the north course.
Here's a hole-by-hole look:
1. 397 yards, par 4: This is the eighth hole from the North Course.
2. 453 yards, par 4: This is the ninth hole from the North Course.
3. 387 yards par 4: This is the first hole from the South Course.
4. 625 yards, par 5: This is the second hole from the North Course, which has been lengthened by 75 yards.
5. 167 yards, par 3: This is the third hole from the North Course.
6. 469 yards, par 4: This is the fourth hole from the North Course.
7. 551 yards, par 5: This is the fifth hole from the North Course.
8. 372 yards, par 4: This is the sixth hole from the North Course.
9. 207 yards, par 3: This is the seventh hole from the North Course.
10. 425 yards, par 4.
11. 233 yards, par 3.
12. 459 yards, par 4.
13. 393 yards, par 4.
14. 543 yards, par 5; this has been lengthened by 50 yards.
15. 160 yards, par 3.
16. 450 yards, par 4; this has been lengthened by 40 yards.
17. 567 yards, par 5.
18. 460 yards, par 4; this has been lengthened by 40 yards.
Tournament organizers expect holes Nos. 14-16 to be especially popular among fans, providing optimal sightlines, with views of multiple tees, greens and fairways from a single spot — a sort of "Amen Corner," if you will.
They must have given me the wrong tee time. I was the only one out on the course and it was dark and rainy! I struggled through the rough weather and carded a -5 for the opening round. 
