The Rocket Classic heads to Friday's second round at the historic Detroit Golf Club. There's a surprise leader who made a run at 59. There's a near record-breaker who made eight straight birdies, one shy of the PGA Tour mark. And there's a fan favorite (and past champion of the event) sitting two shots off the lead.
The leader is Peter Malnati, who posted a personal-best 61. Michael Brennan had eight straight birdies (after a 2-over through 4 start). And 2023 Rocket champ Rickie Fowler is in the mix. His last win on Tour came at Detroit Golf Club.
For all the second-round updates, leaderboard changes, scores, highlights and more on Friday, keep it right here.
Rocket Classic 2026 live leaderboard
Keep tabs on the 2026 Rocket Classic leaderboard through Friday's second round. Here's
what it looked like at the top after 18 holes:
Rocket Classic 2026 Friday second-round tee times
See all the tee times and pairings for the second round. Some of the best groups to watch on Friday include:
- 12:43 p.m. – Jackson Koivun, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley (1)
- 12:54 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler (1)
- 7:55 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth (10)
- 8:06 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel (10)
- 12:32 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Austin Smotherman, Danny Walker (10)
Rocket Classic 2026 TV information, streaming for Friday
- Golf Channel: 3-6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
- Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m. ET
Watch Golf Channel for free on Fubo TV
Watch PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
Rocket Classic 2026 updated betting odds
With 18 holes in the books, the updated odds from BetMGM have:
- Patrick Cantlay +800
- Rickie Fowler +850
- Ryan Gerard +850
- Xander Schauffele +1600
- Keegan Bradley +2200
- Michael Brennan +2200
What's the weather forecast for Detroit for the Rocket Classic 2026?
According to the accuweather forecast, Friday's second round will be warm with a high of 90 and "hot with more clouds than sun" with just a 25 percent chance of rain (down from a previous prediction of 55 percent)
Rocket Classic past champions
The tournament was first played in 2019 and has seven past champions (* indicates playoff)
- 2025 Aldrich Potgieter*
- 2024 Cam Davis
- 2023 Rickie Fowler*
- 2022 Tony Finau
- 2021 Cam Davis*
- 2020 Bryson DeChambeau
- 2019 Nate Lashley
Of note: The Rocket is the lone PGA Tour win for Nate Lashley. Both of Cam Davis's PGA Tour wins are at the Rocket. The Rocket is the latest PGA Tour victory for Potgieter, Davis, Fowler and Lashley.
Stay with Golfweek all week for live updates from the 2026 Rocket Classic.
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