Author: Nick Dimengo June 29, 2024
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The first two rounds of the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic were phenomenal, showcasing players' ability to post low scores at the Detroit Golf Club. Unfortunately, golf fans hoping to watch the third round will have to be a little more patient before they can enjoy their fill of golf.
As of press time (12:15 p.m. ET), play remains suspended at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, with PGA Tour Communications making the following announcement on their official X (formerly Twitter) account earlier this morning:
The start of Round 3 of the Rocket Mortgage Classic will be delayed by one hour due to inclement weather. https://t.co/YqNETvtZ7B
— PGA Tour Communications (@PGATOURComms) June 29, 2024
Since this was first reported, the start of Round 3 has been postponed two more times and is now expected to begin at 12:48pm ET.
The start of the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic has been delayed an additional 30 minutes. The first tee time is scheduled for 12:48 pm ET.
— PGA Tour Communications (@PGATOURComms) June 29, 2024
The PGA Tour Communications X account also shared the weather forecast for today's third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but it doesn't look like the weather will get much better until around 4pm ET, so it's anyone's guess if or when play will actually begin on Saturday.
In preparation for inclement weather, the PGA Tour announced that the groupings for the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic will include threesomes in order to speed up the pace of play and allow the third round to be completed on Saturday, but with fans also being allowed in at a delayed time, it will be interesting to see when, or if, the tournament will start today.
According to The Detroit News, if the game is postponed during Saturday's game, fans with tickets for Saturday's game will be able to use those tickets for Sunday's game.
Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates and the skies clear on time so today's Rocket Mortgage Classic can go on as scheduled, but for those interested in watching, the details are below (including the brackets for the third round).
How to watch the Rocket Mortgage Classic on TV this Saturday
Golf Channel will broadcast an early slot starting at 1pm ET, followed by CBS at 3pm ET. Peacock will simulcast the Golf Channel broadcast, while Paramount+ will stream the CBS broadcast.
2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic Third Round Groupings
Tee No.1
Ben Silverman, Vince Whaley
David Skins, Jacob Bridgman, Luke Clanton (a)
Bud Corley, Davis Thompson, Ben Coles
Chris Kirk, Nick Hardy, Andrew Novak
Nick Dunlap, Dylan Wu, Will Zalatoris
Michael Kim, Robbie Shelton, Hayden Springer
Zach Johnson, Patrick Rogers, Nikolaj Hoygard
Roger Sloan, Ming Woo Lee, JJ Spaun
Neil Shipley, Joe Highsmith, Jonathan Vegas
Jake Knapp, Wesley Bryan, Sam Stevens
Eric Cole, Cam Davis, Joel Dahmen
Troy Merritt, Eric Van Rooyen, Cameron Young
Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai, Taylor Montgomery
Tee No.10
Ryan Fox, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler
Matty Schmidt, Patton Kiziel, Ben Griffin
Rico Hoey, Aaron Baddeley, Nate Lashley
Hayden Buckley, Kevin Streelman, Ryan McCormick
Maverick McNeely, Blaine Hale Jr., Karl Yuan
Max Glaserman, Peter Malnati, Taylor Moore
Callum Tullen, Patrick Fishburne, Harry Hole
Chris Gotterlup, Taylor Pendris, Nico Echavarria
Mark Hubbard, Pierson Coody, Ryan Moore
Brandon Wu, Kevin Yu, Davis Riley
Luke List, Bo Hosler, Akira Hisatsunaga
Chandler Phillips, Nicholas Lindheim, Ben James (a)
Nick DiMengo Editor, Golf.com