That was the culmination of an impressive resurgence following a period of struggling for his best form. This year, he has again found it tough going at times, and he is yet to record a top 10 in 2024, but he'll be hopeful a return to Detroit Golf Club will help rectify that.
He's grouped with former World No.7 Will Zalatoris and 2021 winner Cam Davis. The three begin at 1.05pm EST (6.05pm BST) in the first round, with a start time of 7.40am EST (12.40pm BST) in the second round.
Akshay Bhatia heads to the tournament on the back of a T5 at the Travelers Championship, and he's grouped with Stephen Jaeger and Min Woo Lee, with a start time of 12.43pm EST (5.43pm BST) on Thursday and 7.18am EST (12.18pm BST) on Friday.
The highest-ranked player in the field in World No.16 Tom Kim. He fared even better than Bhatia at TPC River Highlands, losing to Scottie Scheffler in a dramatic playoff . Can he go one better this week? He'll play alongside Robert MacIntyre and Cameron Young in the first two rounds. The three get underway at 7.40am EST (12.40pm BST) on Thursday and 1.05pm EST (6.05pm BST) on Friday.
Tom Kim is the highest-ranked player in the field, and he's grouped with Robert MacIntyre and Cameron Young (Image credit: Getty Images)
It's a big week for 15-year-old Miles Russell, who makes his PGA Tour debut this week. He's in a group with Pierceson Coody and Rico Hoey, with the trio teeing it up at 2.11pm EST (7.11pm BST) in the first round and 8.46pm EST (1.46pm BST) in the second round.
Below are the tee times for the opening two rounds of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Rocket Mortgage Classic - Notable Groups
EST (BST)
Round One
7.40am (12.40pm): Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young
12.43pm (5.43pm): Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee
1.05pm (6.05pm): Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis
2.11pm (7.11pm): Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)
Round Two
7.18am (12.18pm): Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee
7.40am (12.40pm): Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis
8.46pm (1.46pm): Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)
1.05pm (6.05pm): Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young
Miles Russell makes his PGA Tour debut (Image credit: Getty Images)
Rocket Mortgage Classic Tee Times - Round One
EST (BST) 1ST TEE/10TH TEE
6.45am (11.45am): Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Doug Ghim/Garrick Higgo, Kelly Kraft, Carl Yuan
6.56am (11.56am): Aaron Baddeley, Sam Ryder, Max Greyserman/Tyler Duncan, Ryan Moore, Brandon Wu
7.07am (12.07pm): Matt NeSmith, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu/Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner
7.18am (12.18pm): Taylor Moore, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker/Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Brendon Todd
7.29am (12.29pm): Luke List, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk/Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Erik van Rooyen
7.40am (12.40pm): Brice Garnett, Vincent Norrman, Ryan Brehm/Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young
7.51pm (12.51pm): Martin Trainer, Tim Wilkinson, Andrew Novak/Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, K.H. Lee
8.02am (1.02pm): Beau Hossler, Josh Teater, Greyson Sigg/Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai
8.13am (1.13pm): Kevin Streelman, Bud Cauley, Scott Gutschewski/Chesson Hadley, Tyson Alexander, Sami Valimaki
8.24am (1.24pm): Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns/Davis Thompson, Callum Tarren, Ryo Hisatsune
8.35am (1.35pm): Alejandro Tosti, Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Koivun (a)/Jacob Bridgeman, Jorge Campillo, Danny Guise
8.46pm (1.46pm): Chan Kim, Trace Crowe, Luke Clanton (a)/Nicholas Lindheim, Erik Barnes, Brandon Berry
8.57pm (1.57pm): Ben Silverman, Wilson Furr, Ben James (a)/Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Angelo Giantsopoulos
12.10pm (5.10pm): Henrik Norlander, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu/Jhonattan Vegas, David Lipsky, Vince Whaley
12.21pm (5.21pm): Jimmy Walker, Roger Sloan, Carson Young/C.T. Pan, Maverick McNealy, Joseph Bramlett
12.32pm (5.32pm): Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Harry Hall/Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Justin Lower
12.43pm (5.43pm): Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee/Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Keith Mitchell
12.54pm (5.54pm): Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp/Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun
1.05pm (6.05pm): Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis/Nico Echavarria, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar
1.16pm (6.16pm): Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ, Gary Woodland/Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson
1.27pm (6.27pm): Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Nicolai Højgaard/Wesley Bryan, Taylor Montgomery, Matti Schmid
1.38pm (6.38pm): Troy Merritt, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin/Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, S.H. Kim
1.49pm (6.49pm): Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor/Mac Meissner, Parker Coody, Willie Mack III
2.00pm (7.00pm): Thorbjørn Olesen, Joe Highsmith, Tom Whitney/Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Thorbjornsen, Neal Shipley
2.11pm (7.11pm): Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer, Blaine Hale, Jr./Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)
2.22pm (7.22pm): Harrison Endycott, Raul Pereda, Kyle Martin/Rafael Campos, Anders Albertson, Nick Bienz
Rocket Mortgage Classic Tee Times - Round Two
ET (BST) 10TH TEE/1ST TEE
6.45am (11.45am): Henrik Norlander, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu/Jhonattan Vegas, David Lipsky, Vince Whaley
6.56am (11.56am): Jimmy Walker, Roger Sloan, Carson Young/C.T. Pan, Maverick McNealy, Joseph Bramlett
7.07am (12.07pm): Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Harry Hall/Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Justin Lower
7.18am (12.18pm): Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee/Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Keith Mitchell
7.29am (12.29pm): Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp/Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun
7.40am (12.40pm): Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis/Nico Echavarria, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar
7.51pm (12.51pm): Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ, Gary Woodland/Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson
8.02am (1.02pm): Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Nicolai Højgaard/Wesley Bryan, Taylor Montgomery, Matti Schmid
8.13am (1.13pm): Troy Merritt, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin/Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, S.H. Kim
8.24am (1.24pm): Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor/Mac Meissner, Parker Coody, Willie Mack III
8.35am (1.35pm): Thorbjørn Olesen, Joe Highsmith, Tom Whitney/Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Thorbjornsen, Neal Shipley
8.46pm (1.46pm): Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer, Blaine Hale, Jr./Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)
8.57pm (1.57pm): Harrison Endycott, Raul Pereda, Kyle Martin/Rafael Campos, Anders Albertson, Nick Bienz
12.10pm (5.10pm): Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Doug Ghim/Garrick Higgo, Kelly Kraft, Carl Yuan
12.21pm (5.21pm): Aaron Baddeley, Sam Ryder, Max Greyserman/Tyler Duncan, Ryan Moore, Brandon Wu
12.32pm (5.32pm): Matt NeSmith, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu/Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner
12.43pm (5.43pm): Taylor Moore, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker/Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Brendon Todd
12.54pm (5.54pm): Luke List, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk/Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Erik van Rooyen
1.05pm (6.05pm): Brice Garnett, Vincent Norrman, Ryan Brehm/Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young
1.16pm (6.16pm): Martin Trainer, Tim Wilkinson, Andrew Novak/Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, K.H. Lee
1.27pm (6.27pm): Beau Hossler, Josh Teater, Greyson Sigg/Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai
1.38pm (6.38pm): Kevin Streelman, Bud Cauley, Scott Gutschewski/Chesson Hadley, Tyson Alexander, Sami Valimaki
1.49pm (6.49pm): Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns/Davis Thompson, Callum Tarren, Ryo Hisatsune
2.00pm (7.00pm): Alejandro Tosti, Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Koivun (a)/Jacob Bridgeman, Jorge Campillo, Danny Guise
2.11pm (7.11pm): Chan Kim, Trace Crowe, Luke Clanton (a)/Nicholas Lindheim, Erik Barnes, Brandon Berry
2.22pm (7.22pm): Ben Silverman, Wilson Furr, Ben James (a)/Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Angelo Giantsopoulos
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