Chris Kirk ‘Disappointed’ after Blowing PGA Tour Chance at Rocket Classic
“That’s the way it goes sometimes, unfortunately.” In every golf tournament, there is a winner and someone left wondering what could have been. Just last week at the Travelers Championship, it was Tommy Fleetwood who walked away gutted. This Sunday, at the Rocket Classic in Detroit, it was Chris Kirk’s turn to feel the sting. […]
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Rocket Classic: $9.6M Payout as Aldrich Potgieter Claims 1st PGA Tour Win
Three players were atop the Rocket Classic (formerly known as the Rocket Mortgage Classic) after regulation, as it took five extra holes to decide a winner. Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman and Aldrich Potgieter all finished at 22-under overall. Potgieter outlasted the others to claim his first PGA Tour win and become the youngest South African […]
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Collin Morikawa Gets Real on Aldrich Potgieter’s Insane Driving Ability at Rocket Classic
The PGA Tour is in Detroit this week for the Rocket Classic (formerly Rocket Mortgage Classic). While several top-ranked players decided to either skip this event, or withdraw in droves, there were still some amazing golfers in the field. One such player is World No. 5, Collin Morikawa, who has had a rough go with […]
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Pair of Surprising PGA Tour Pros Set Course Record at Rocket Classic
The PGA Tour shifted from the pressure-packed Travelers Championship last week to the Rocket Classic in Detroit this week. And in the opening round itself, the golf world witnessed not only low scores but some record-breaking performances. In just 18 minutes apart from each other, two PGA Tour professionals, Kevin Roy and Aldrich Potgieter, torched […]
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Cam Davis Looks for More Marital ‘Magic’ amid Rocket Classic $16M Upgrade
Course changes can rattle even the steadiest of pros. Just ask the field at Oakmont, where the removal of more than 15,000 trees over three decades sparked fierce debate. Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, took no chances ahead of the Masters. He flew to Augusta National weeks in advance to inspect 4 newly rebuilt greens after Hurricane […]
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Video of Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Exploding Next to Plane Goes Viral
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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