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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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Every seat in the Michigan Senate is up for election this year, and eight of those districts are in Wayne County.
In the 4th, 5th and 8th Districts, only one Republican and one Democrat filed for election, meaning those candidates will automatically be nominated and move on to the November ballot. Here are The Detroit News endorsements in the five contested Senate primaries in Wayne County:
1st District (Southwest Detroit and parts of Downriver, including Taylor, Melvindale and Lincoln Park): Two Detroit Democrats are competing for this seat: Abraham Aiyash and Justin Onwenu.
Aiyash is a former state representative who is hoping to return to the Legislature after a two-year absence. He is a progressive whose policy positions align with Democratic socialists.
Onwenu is an attorney who served the Mike Duggan administration as Detroit’s first Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity, helping small businesses get a start in the city. Before attending Columbia Law School, where he was president of the student body from 2023 to 2024, Onwenu worked to combat air and water pollution in Detroit, Ecorse and River Rouge.
In the Senate, he promises to be a supporter of legislation to strengthen neighborhoods by lowering property taxes and investing in infrastructure.
He also supports stronger transparency and ethics rules for lawmakers. Justin Onwenu gets our endorsement in the 1st District Democratic primary.
Patrick O’Connell of Ecorse is unopposed in the Republican primary.
2nd District (Northwest Detroit, Dearborn Heights and part of Dearborn): The district is currently represented by Sylvia Santana, who made an unsuccessful bid to be nominated for the Michigan State University board.
The Democratic primary features two Dearborn residents who are hoping to replace Santana: Erin Byrnes and Abbas Alawieh.
Alawieh describes himself as a political strategist, community organizer and pro-peace advocate. He is supported by the Michigan Democratic Party’s Progressive Caucus and aligns with many of its anti-growth positions.
Byrnes is currently a state representative in her second term. Like her opponent, she is well to the left of center on the political spectrum. In the Legislature, she has pushed for utility rate controls.
The two Democrats are similarly positioned. Our choice in the 2nd District is Erin Byrnes, based on her legislative experience.
Harry Sawicki of Dearborn Heights is unopposed in the Republican primary.
3rd District (Detroit, Warren and Madison Heights): The contest to replace incumbent Stephanie Chang has drawn a long list of candidates. The 3rd District starts near Downtown Detroit and stretches north through the center of the city into southern Oakland and Macomb counties.
Eleven Democrats, all from Detroit, are competing in the primary. They are: Mohammad Alam, a Bangladeshi immigrant and Army veteran; LeJuan Council, a property manager and small business owner; John Conyers III, son of the late congressman; LaTanya Garrett, a former state representative; Korey Hall, a former director of community affairs in the Whitmer administration; Adam Hollier, a former state senator; Gary Hunter, a former candidate for Detroit City Council; Kimberly Hill-Knott, former head of the Detroit Climate Action Collaborative; Toinu Reeves, an economist, Abraham Shaw, who owns an auto repair shop, and Eboni Taylor, a community advocate.
There are several interesting and impressive candidates in this race, including Conyers, who just wrote about his father. Garrett has legislative experience, as does Hollier, whom we’ve endorsed in his previous runs for public office.
But we are most impressed with Reeves, a newcomer to politics who brings top-notch credentials to the race. Reeves grew up on Detroit’s east side and is an economist who attended Wayne State University and Dartmouth College.
He serves as chair of the Economic Development Workgroup for Detroit’s District 4 Community Advisory Committee and on the Jefferson-Chalmers Community District Council. He is a former school teacher and autoworker.
Toinu Reeves offers fresh ideas and much-needed skills, and gets our endorsement in the 3rd District Democratic Primary.
Mark Ashley Price is unopposed in the Republican primary.
6th District (Redford Township, Farmington and Farmington Hills): Incumbent Mary Cavanaugh is defending her seat from a challenge from fellow Democrat Stephen Jensen, who shows no signs of a campaign. Both are from Redford.
Mary Cavanaugh, granddaughter of the late Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh, has served her district well and should be renominated for a second term.
Joi Pokerwinski of Redford Township is unopposed in the Republican Party.
12th District (Parts of Wayne, Macomb and St. Clair counties, including Algonac, the Grosse Pointes, St. Clair Shores, Harper Woods, Mount Clemens and New Baltimore): Incumbent Sen. Kevin Hertel of St. Clair Shores is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Five Republicans are competing in their primary to face him in November.
They are: Joseph Backus of St. Clair Shores, a prolific community volunteer who has run unsuccessfully for other offices; Patrick Biange of St. Clair Shores; John Goldwater of New Baltimore, an oil and gas entrepreneur; Eileen Tesch, the former mayor of Algonac who faced recall efforts, and Shelley Wright, a former general contractor and owner of a process serving company who says Donald Trump inspired her to politics.
John Goldwater has experience growing a business and creating jobs. He would also prioritize improving skilled trades training. The father of six is a conservative who describes himself as pro-life and a defender of the Second Amendment.
Our endorsement in the 12th District Republican primary goes to John Goldwater.
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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 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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