While the second round of the 2026 Rocket Classic saw some familiar faces at the top heading into the weekend – among them, ex-champ Rickie Fowler (who had a wild day all around), World No. 2 Cameron Young and tourney mainstay Peter Malnati – it also handed some rough results for some of the bigger names in the tournament.
The cut line after second-round play ended on Friday, July 31, was set at 3 under par for 2026 – significantly tougher this year after renovations to the course at Detroit Golf Club. (Last year's cut line: 6 under par.)
Who missed cut at 2026 Rocket Classic?
The biggest name to miss the cut Friday is World No. 7 Chris Gotterup, who shot a 3-over 73 in the second round to finish
at 1-over for the tournament. World No. 9 Wyndham Clark had a rough first round (1 over) and an even rougher second round (4-over) to mark the second top-10 player who won't be playing in the third round in Detroit.
Several other notable names won’t be playing the rest of the weekend, either.
Those include ex-champions Aldrich Potgieter (2025's winner) and Davis (champ in 2021 and 2024), who both finished at 3-over. Local golfers Joe Hooks (Wayne State) and Patrick Wilkes-Krier (Ann Arbor) finished at 8-over and 7-over, respectively, while social media star Brad Dalke brought up the rear at 16-over – though he did shoot much better on Friday: just 5-over for the round.
Who made 2026 Rocket Classic cut?
Some notable golfers who made the cut:
- Michael Kim (8-under).
- Xander Schauffele (8-under).
- Russell Henley (6-under).
- Jordan Spieth (6-under).
- Hideki Matsuyama (5-under).
- Tony Finau, 2022 Rocket Classic champion (5-under).
2026 Rocket Classic Round 3 tee times
- 7:30 a.m.: Neal Shipley
- 7:35: William Mouw, Adam Svensson
- 7:45: Marcelo Rozo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- 7:55: Jackson Suber, Chandler Blanchet
- 8:05: Dylan Wu, Rasmus Højgaard
- 8:15: Jordan Smith, Mac Meissner
- 8:25: Keita Nakajima, Johnny Keefer
- 8:40: Karl Vilips, Gordon Sargent
- 8:50: Kevin Yu, Matt Kuchar
- 9:00: Zecheng Dou, Jackson Koivun
- 9:10: Harris English, Max Greyserman
- 9:20: Sungjae Im, Brian Campbell
- 9:30: Ryo Hisatsune, Matt McCarty
- 9:45: Ben James, Beau Hossler
- 9:55: Nick Taylor, Davis Thompson
- 10:05: Si Woo Kim, Adam Schenk
- 10:15: Zac Blair, Tony Finau
- 10:25: Hank Lebioda, Ben Kohles
- 10:35: Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Eckroat
- 10:50: Hideki Matsuyama, Joe Highsmith
- 11:00: Rico Hoey, Thorbjørn Olesen
- 11:10: Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Roy
- 11:20: Mark Hubbard, Ricky Castillo
- 11:30: Kristoffer Ventura, Adrien Saddier
- 11:40: Jordan Spieth, Marco Penge
- 11:55: Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun
- 12:05 p.m.: David Lipsky, Russell Henley
- 12:15: Keegan Bradley, Stephan Jaeger
- 12:25: Luke Clanton, Emiliano Grillo
- 12:35: Michael Thorbjornsen, Jacob Bridgeman
- 12:45: Doug Ghim, Justin Lower
- 1:00: Davis Riley, Ryan Gerard
- 1:10: Chris Kirk, Xander Schauffele
- 1:20: Michael Kim, Peter Malnati
- 1:30: Rickie Fowler, Michael Brennan
- 1:40: Patrick Fishburn, Matt Wallace
- 1:50: Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 2026 Rocket Classic missed cut: Two top-10 golfers miss weekend play
