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6 big names who missed the cut in 2025 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club
Detroit Golf Club saw a new course record for the second straight day Friday at the 2025 Rocket Classic, but not all golfers had loads of birdies.
With so many low scores, the cut line hiked up to 5 under par, meaning golfers had to shoot 6-under or better through two rounds to make the weekend.
Eighty-six players did just that. Plenty of big names did not.
Of the 70 players going home early, here are six big names that did not make the cut this year, and an update on how a handful of golfers with local ties fared:
Kevin Kisner, 5 under par (68, 71)
Kisner went back to golfing this week after his stint in the booth as NBC Sports’ lead golf commentator. He shot 4-under 68 in Round 1, but a slow 1-under 71 in Round 2 left him one shot off the cut line. He struggled on the back nine, shooting 1-over 37 by carding three bogeys (Nos. 11, 12, 15) with just two birdies, both coming on the par-5s.
Wyndham Clark, 4 under par (66, 74)
After a mistake-free first round with six birdies, Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open winner, folded on Day 2, making a triple-bogey snowman on the par-5 fourth after blocking his drive way right into the driving range. Bogeys on Nos. 9 and 11 further derailed him, and his three birdies were not enough to overcome the one big miss.
Max Homa, 3 under par (71, 70)
Homa’s rough stretch on Tour continues, as he shot 71-70 to miss the cut by a few shots. He birdied his first two holes of the tournament Thursday on Nos. 1 and 2, both par-4s, bogeyed No. 3, birdied No. 4 but bogeyed No. 6. He parred the final 12 holes. He had three birdies in his second round, not nearly enough to make up the ground lost on Day 1. Homa has tumbled to No. 96 in the world after being in the top 10 in 2023.
Rickie Fowler, 2 under par (71, 71)
Fowler, the tournament’s 2023 winner in a playoff, could not deliver this year, carding 1-under rounds each day. His five birdies in the first round, including four in a row from Nos. 17 to 2, were nullified by four bogeys, including two on par-5s. He had four birdies to three bogeys Friday to never threaten the cut line. He has yet to win since his Rocket victory nearly two years ago.
Tom Kim, 1 under par (67, 76)
Kim had a preposterous three double-bogeys in his second round, negating a bogey-free 5-under 67 he shot Thursday. That included doubles on two of his final three holes, making a seven on the gettable par-5 seventh and a five on long par-3 ninth by three-putting from 11 feet. He also made six on his third hole, the par-4 No. 12, after hooking his tee shot way left out of play.
Cam Davis, even par (74, 70)
The defending Rocket champion and only two-time winner in Detroit did not bring his best in his title defense. He had just one birdie on Thursday, then bogeyed his final three holes, Nos. 7-9, to essentially put himself out of the tournament after Day 1.
How did locals play?
*Made cut
- *Brett White, East Kentwood/Eastern Michigan: 8-under (67, 69)
- *James Piot, Detroit Catholic Central/Michigan State: 6-under (70, 68)
- Ryan Brehm, Mount Pleasant/Michigan State: 2-under (71, 71)
- Otto Black, Pinckney: 1-under (72, 71)
- Ben Cook, Grand Rapids South Christian/Ferris State: 2-over (71, 75)
- Joe Hooks, U-D Jesuit/Wayne State: 4-over (72, 76)
- Ashton McCulloch, Michigan State (amateur): 8-over (78, 74)
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Detroit, MI
Teen on moped hit by car after cruising through stop sign in Detroit
Photos by FOX 2 Photog Scott Federspiel
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 16-year-old moped driver was hospitalized after a crash on Detroit’s west side on Wednesday night.
The backstory:
Detroit police say the teen disregarded a stop sign while going east on Vassar when he collided with a vehicle turning south on Outer Drive at about 9:30 p.m.
Photos by FOX 2 Photog Scott Federspiel
The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition. The driver of the car, a woman in her 30s, was not injured.
The Source: Information for this report is from Detroit police.
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Chickens, geese found at vacant home after nonprofit reports them stolen
Chickens and geese that went missing from a local nonprofit’s Detroit site were found in the backyard of a nearby home, the director of operations said Wednesday.
The Full Circle Foundation, a Grosse Point Park-based nonprofit, said more than a dozen chickens and geese were believed stolen from a chicken coop on Detroit’s east side that also features the Full Circle Edible Garden.
The nonprofit provides training and job opportunities for young people with special needs.
Neighbors who learned from news reports about the missing flock found the “chickens were being held in the backyard of a vacant home not far from the Full Circle Edible Garden,” said Stephanie DiVirgil, director of operations. She said Ribbon Farm 4-H owns the flock.
“The homeowner was contacted, and she reached out to Full Circle to confirm,” said DiVirgil. “We were able to retrieve all of the chickens and geese that were found on the property, 19 in total.”
The foundation and Ribbon Farms 4-H are working to secure the site, including cameras, fencing and lights.
“We will likely start a fundraising campaign to have these items installed,” DiVirgil said. “We’ve gotten amazing support from the community, including offers to help pay for these additional security measures.”
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DPD investigating after human remains found in home on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Human remains were found in a furnace of an home on Detroit’s west side, the Detroit Police Department tells us.
The remains was found by an individual working on the home in the 5200 block of S Clarendon just after 11 a.m.
Anyone with information can call 313-596-2260 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp.
Stay with WXYZ.com for updates on this developing story.
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