With past stars Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson off to LIV Golf, the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic was banking on other big names to start fast and finish well.
So far, so good, during Thursday's first round at the Detroit Golf Club.
After winning the 3M Open last weekend, world No. 16 Tony Finau finished the morning wave in the lead with an 8-under-par 64, one stroke shy of the club record, thanks to eight birdies. He hit all 18 greens in regulation, meaning he had at least a birdie putt on each hole, and landed in 13 of 14 fairways.