The Detroit Golf Club was hit hard by storms that swept through the area on Sunday, leaving the PGA Tour with little time to clean up the course before the scheduled start of Thursday’s Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The PGA Tour tweeted two photos of the trees that fell on the track on Monday. At least one tree fell, destroying a car, in an off-track parking lot.
“The course team has been working hard on cleaning up to get it ready for @RocketClassic,” the PGA Tour wrote on Twitter.
Storms swept through the Detroit area on Sunday, leaving their mark on the Detroit Golf Club.
The stadium team works hard on cleaning to get it ready for operation @tweet 💯 pic.twitter.com/PbSIwUiiDM
– PGA Tour (PGATOUR) June 26, 2023
The championship account on Twitter also shared a video clip showing the crew members working floor to remove the remains of several uprooted trees.
Our core squad is already the MVP of the week after Sunday’s storm. 🙌 #RocketMortgageClassic pic.twitter.com/aTHuJuRcWI
– Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rocket Classic) June 26, 2023
Tournament officials opened the clubhouse to players at noon, and according to The Detroit News, all but the No. 10 hole in the back was open for players to practice.
The Detroit Golf Club has hosted the Rocket Mortgage Classic every year since its introduction in 2019. Tony Finau is the defending champion.
Information from Reuters is used in this report.