21 Players in the Top 50 of the World Rankings are playing in the Final Rocket Classic
DETROIT (July 24, 2026) – The majority of the 145-player field for the 2026 Rocket Classic has been finalized. The eighth-annual PGA TOUR event returns to Detroit Golf Club from July 30 to August 2 and will be broadcast live on Golf Channel and CBS.
The 2026 Rocket Classic field includes 10 major championship winners and 21 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, including:
- No. 3 – Cameron Young – Three-time PGA TOUR winner, including two this season at THE PLAYERS Championship and Cadillac Championship
- No. 5 – Russell Henley – Six-time PGA TOUR winner, including the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- No. 7 – Chris Gotterup – Five-time PGA TOUR winner, including three wins this season
- No. 9 – Wyndham Clark – 2023 and 2026 U.S. Open champion
- No. 14 – J.J. Spaun – 2025 U.S. Open winner; Making seventh appearance at the Rocket Classic
- No. 15 – Xander Schauffele – 10 PGA TOUR wins, including two major championships in 2024 at The Open Championship and PGA Championship
- No. 18 – Si Woo Kim – Four-time PGA TOUR winner
- No. 19 – Ben Griffin – Three-time PGA TOUR winner
- No. 24 – Ryan Gerard – 2025 Barracuda Championship winner
- No. 30 – Hideki Matsuyama – 11 PGA TOUR wins, including the 2021 Masters champion
- No. 32 – Akshay Bhatia – Three-time PGA TOUR winner, including the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard; Finished T2 at the 2024 Rocket Classic.
- No. 39 – Patrick Cantlay – Eight-time PGA TOUR winner; Finished T2 at 2022 Rocket Classic
- No. 41 – Rickie Fowler – Six-time PGA TOUR winner, including the 2023 Rocket Classic
- No. 43 – Keegan Bradley – 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain; Eight PGA TOUR wins, including the 2011 PGA Championship
- No. 54 – Nico Echavarria – 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches winner
- No. 55 – Jordan Spieth – Making his Rocket Classic debut; Thirteen PGA TOUR wins, including three major championships – the 2015 Masters and U.S. Open, and the 2017 Open Championship.
- No. 56 – Jason Day – 2015 PGA Championship winner; 13-time PGA TOUR winner
- No. 77 – Sungjae Im – Two-time PGA TOUR winner; Three-time member of the International team at the Presidents Cup; 2020 Olympian; Three top-25 finishes at the Rocket Classic, including a T8 in 2021.
Other notable commitments include:
- Aldrich Potgieter – Defending Rocket Classic champion
- Cameron Davis – Two-time Rocket Classic winner (2021, 2024)
- Tony Finau – 2022 Rocket Classic champion
- Brooks Koepka – Five-time major championship winner; Nine-time PGA TOUR winner
- Ricky Castillo – 2026 Puerto Rico Open winner
- Brandt Snedeker – 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic winner
- Ryan Ruffels – Popular YouTube golfer (@RyanRuffelsGolf) will be granted the final sponsor exemption into the tournament; 28-year-old Australian has made 21 PGA TOUR starts
Four additional players will be added to the field through an open qualifier on Monday, July 27.
Tickets are available at www.RocketClassic.com. Grounds tickets for Thursday and Friday are $68 per day, and Saturday and Sunday tickets are $78 per day. Special rates for groups of 10 or more, plus student rates and military discounts, will be available. Kids 15 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a ticketed adult (up to four kids per adult).
The complete field as of July 24 is linked here: Rocket Classic Field
