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See the full story · 1 sourcesWhile the second round of the 2026 Rocket Classic saw some familiar faces at the top heading into the weekend – among them, ex-champ Rickie Fowler (who had a wild day all around ), World No. 2 Cameron Young and tourney mainstay Peter Malnati – it also handed some rough results for some of the bigger names in the tournament.
The cut line after second-round play ended on Friday, July 31, was set at 3 under par for 2026 – significantly tougher this year after renovations to the course at Detroit Golf Club. (Last year's cut line: 6 under par.)
FRIDAY'S ACTION: Ex-champ Rickie Fowler loses lead in wild 2nd round at Rocket Classic
Who missed cut at 2026 Rocket Classic?
The biggest name to miss the cut Friday is World No. 7 Chris Gotterup, who shot a 3-over 73 in the second round to finish at 1-over for the tournament. World No. 9 Wyndham Clark had a rough first round (1 over) and an even rougher second round (4-over) to mark the second top-10 player who won't be playing in the third round in Detroit.
Several other notable names won’t be playing the rest of the weekend, either.
Those include ex-champions Aldrich Potgieter (2025's winner) and Davis (champ in 2021 and 2024), who both finished at 3-over. Local golfers Joe Hooks (Wayne State) and Patrick Wilkes-Krier (Ann Arbor) finished at 8-over and 7-over, respectively, while social media star Brad Dalke brought up the rear at 16-over – though he did shoot much better on Friday: just 5-over for the round.
Who made 2026 Rocket Classic cut?
Some notable golfers who made the cut:
Michael Kim (8-under).
Xander Schauffele (8-under).
Russell Henley (6-under).
Jordan Spieth (6-under).
Hideki Matsuyama (5-under).
Tony Finau, 2022 Rocket Classic champion (5-under).
2026 Rocket Classic Round 3 tee times
7:30 a.m.: Neal Shipley
7:35: William Mouw, Adam Svensson
7:45: Marcelo Rozo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
7:55: Jackson Suber, Chandler Blanchet
8:05: Dylan Wu, Rasmus Højgaard
8:15: Jordan Smith, Mac Meissner
8:25: Keita Nakajima, Johnny Keefer
8:40: Karl Vilips, Gordon Sargent
8:50: Kevin Yu, Matt Kuchar
9:00: Zecheng Dou, Jackson Koivun
9:10: Harris English, Max Greyserman
9:20: Sungjae Im, Brian Campbell
9:30: Ryo Hisatsune, Matt McCarty
9:45: Ben James, Beau Hossler
9:55: Nick Taylor, Davis Thompson
10:05: Si Woo Kim, Adam Schenk
10:15: Zac Blair, Tony Finau
10:25: Hank Lebioda, Ben Kohles
10:35: Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Eckroat
10:50: Hideki Matsuyama, Joe Highsmith
11:00: Rico Hoey, Thorbjørn Olesen
11:10: Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Roy
11:20: Mark Hubbard, Ricky Castillo
11:30: Kristoffer Ventura, Adrien Saddier
11:40: Jordan Spieth, Marco Penge
11:55: Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun
12:05 p.m.: David Lipsky, Russell Henley
12:15: Keegan Bradley, Stephan Jaeger
12:25: Luke Clanton, Emiliano Grillo
12:35: Michael Thorbjornsen, Jacob Bridgeman
12:45: Doug Ghim, Justin Lower
1:00: Davis Riley, Ryan Gerard
1:10: Chris Kirk, Xander Schauffele
1:20: Michael Kim, Peter Malnati
1:30: Rickie Fowler, Michael Brennan
1:40: Patrick Fishburn, Matt Wallace
1:50: Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 2026 Rocket Classic missed cut: Two top-10 golfers miss weekend play
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