DETROIT (WXYZ) — The 156-player field is set for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, which kicked off Monday with practice rounds that will continue Tuesday and Wednesday.
It was set on Monday as four players made it into the field through Monday's open qualifier at Fieldstone Golf Club in Auburn Hills.
Those qualifiers are 39-year-old Kyle Reifers from Columbus, Ohio, 39-year-old Brett Stegmaier from Madison, Connecticut, 25-year-old Peter Kuest from Fresno, Cali., and 25-year-old Andy Spencer, who will be making is first PGA Tour start.
The field is headlined by last year's winner, Tony Finau, who's ranked 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking. 3 other golfers in the top 20 will be participating: Max Homa (9th), Justin Thomas (17th) and Collin Morikawa (20th).
This is one of the strongest fields the Rocket Mortgage Classic has ever seen. The final field includes 14 of the top 50 golfers in the world.
They are:
- No. 9 - Max Homa
- No. 14 - Tony Finau
- No. 17 - Justin Thomas
- No. 18 - Keegan Bradley
- No. 20 - Colin Morikawa
- No. 22 - Sungjae Im
- No. 24 - Tom Kim
- No. 26 - Hideki Matsuyama
- No. 27 - Brian Harman
- No. 35 - Rickie Fowler
- No. 36 - Harris English
- No. 37 - Sepp Straka
- No. 40 - Tom Hoge
- No. 43 - Chris Kirk
You can see the entire list of players below.
