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Detroit Golf Club spent the weekend flirting with history. Three different players (Peter Malnati, Cameron Young, and Rasmus Højgaard) tied the course record with 61s on three consecutive days, and Malnati admitted he had Jim Furyk's famous 58 on his mind at the turn. Nobody got there, but Michael Thorbjornsen delivered the number that mattered: a bogey-free Sunday 63 to win the final Rocket Classic at 18-under 262, two clear of Xander Schauffele.
The 24-year-old drained a 26-footer on the 72nd hole to punctuate his first PGA Tour victory, worth $1.8 million. It marks the third straight week a first-time winner has lifted a trophy.
Thorbjornsen entered the week at No. 69 in the FedEx Cup, squarely on the playoff bubble. He leaves with a two-year exemption, spots in the 2027 Players, Masters, and PGA Championship, and a guaranteed playoff berth. Not bad for a Sunday's work.
The 2024 PGA Tour University valedictorian started the final round three back of Davis Riley, then poured in four birdies over a six-hole stretch on the back nine while Riley faded. It was also a fitting send-off for Detroit: Rocket Mortgage declined to renew, closing the book on the event after eight editions.
KUWAKI CONQUERS LYTHAM
At Royal Lytham & St Annes, 23-year-old Shiho Kuwaki captured the AIG Women's Open for her first LPGA title and first major, outlasting Esther Henseleit on the second playoff hole after Henseleit's tee shot ricocheted off a marshal and into a bush.
Kuwaki becomes the second straight Japanese champion of the event and takes home $1.5 million.
WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP UP NEXT
The regular season ends this week at the Wyndham Championship (Aug 5–9), where Sedgefield Country Club hosts the 87th edition of North Carolina's oldest Tour event. The math is simple: finish inside the top 70 in FedEx Cup points or go home.
Jackson Koivun clings to the final spot, while Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, and Brooks Koepka headline a field full of players fighting for their playoff lives. Defending champion Cameron Young torched this place at 22 under last year, matching the tournament scoring record.
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