Author: Nick Dimengo June 30, 2024
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The third round of the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic was a wild one. Due to unfortunate weather conditions, golf fans had to wait for players to tee off after a brief rain delay, but once the action got going it was hilarious.
Amateur Luke Clanton had the lowest score on Saturday, firing 65 to move into the top seven on the leaderboard. Other players had similarly low scores, with seven players shooting 66s and a staggering 13 players within four strokes of the leader as the fourth round begins on Sunday.
Heading into the final round on Sunday at the Detroit Golf Club, all eyes remain on Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai, who are tied at the top of the leaderboard after the second round.
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Bhatia is seeking his third PGA Tour victory while Rai is looking for his first, and Bhatia spoke briefly about what it will take to stand out from the crowd and take home the victory on Sunday.
“I love the adrenaline and feeling the support of the fans. [Sunday]”That's what I want. I want to win. Whether it happens or not, it's fun and awesome just to be in this position,” Bhatia said.
Rai, meanwhile, is soaking up the moment, enjoying good form over the past few rounds this week, and is excited to be paired with Bhatia again in Sunday's final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
“Yes, it’s always fun playing with Akshay, we know each other really well. [Saturday] “We both played well and kept the round going and pushed each other at times,” Rai said. “Akshay has also been playing some really good golf over the last few months so I think it's going to be a fun one tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it.”
While we'll all have to watch the tournament unfold on TV, one thing we do know is that this year's Rocket Mortgage Classic will feature competitors competing for a whopping $1.656 million (up from last year's $8.8 million) in a $9.2 million prize purse.
A breakdown of the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic prize pool can be found below.
2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic Wallet
Winner: $1,656,000
2: $1,002,000
3: $634,800
4: $450,800
5: $377,200
6: $333,500
7: $310,500
8: $287,500
9: $269,100
10: $250,700
11: $232,300
12: $213,900
13: $195,500
14: $177,100
15: $167,900
16: $158,700
17: $149,500
18: $140,300
19: $131,100
20: $121,900
21: $112,700
22: $103,500
23: $96,140
24: $88,780
25: $81,420
26: $74,060
27: $71,300
28: $68,540
29: $65,780
30: $63,020
31: $60,260
32: $57,500
33: $54,740
34: $52,440
35: $50,140
36: $47,840
37: $45,540
38: $43,700
39: $41,860
40: $40,020
41: $38,180
42: $36,340
43: $34,500
44: $32,660
45: $30,820
46: $28,980
47: $27,140
48: $25,668
49: $24,380
50: $23,644
51: $23,092
52: $22,540
53: $22,172
54: $21,804
55: $21,620
56: $21,436
57: $21,252
58: $21,068
59: $20,884
60: $20,700
61: $20,516
62: $20,332
63: $20,148
64: $19,964
65: $19,780
Nick DiMengo Editor, Golf.com
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