The Arc · Rocket Classic
2026 Rocket Classic: The Arc
Thorbjornsen finished at 18-under, two strokes ahead of Xander Schauffele, after four official rounds at Detroit Golf Club — the champion started 15th on the board we published.
Final outcome as of August 3, 2026. Champion, margin, runner-up and winning score come from the verified tournament outcome record.
The setup
The Rocket Classic concluded at Detroit Golf Club after four rounds, with the tournament marked completed and the fourth round official.
The verified finish
Michael Thorbjornsen won by 2 strokes, finishing at 18-under.
Runner-up: Xander Schauffele.
Michael Thorbjornsen opened with 69, then posted 64 and 66 before a final-round 63. His 262-stroke total finished at 18-under.
- R1: 69 strokes · −1
- R2: 64 strokes · −7
- R3: 66 strokes · −11
- R4: 63 strokes · −18
official final result · round scores
The decisive moment
Thorbjornsen's closing 63 was two strokes lower than Schauffele's 65. That final-round difference matches the two-stroke gap between Thorbjornsen's 262 and Schauffele's 264 at completion.
The near misses
Schauffele finished alone in second at 16-under, two strokes back. Davis Riley finished third at 15-under, three strokes behind Thorbjornsen.
The Read vs. reality
Before the first tee, we published a board for the Rocket Classic — win estimates for the field, out in the open before a shot was struck. Here is how it held up. The champion, Michael Thorbjornsen, sat 15th on that board. The winner came from well down our own list, which is exactly why the board goes out before anyone tees off.
Our top row, Cameron Young, played into the top ten but not the trophy — a board can be right about who contends and wrong about who wins, and both were true of Young this week. Xander Schauffele, third on the board we published, came closest to his billing, finishing runner-up. The clearest miss was our No. 2, Chris Gotterup, who missed the cut entirely.
None of this is a pick or a prediction claimed after the fact. It is the same board we published before the event, laid against the final result — the calls it got right and the ones it missed, both kept in plain view.
The pre-tournament board gave this result a clear baseline. Michael Thorbjornsen entered at 2% to win.
Board vs reality · the board we publish · pre-event estimates
The gap · the board we publish · pre-event estimates
| Player | Pre-event win | Pre-event top 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Young | 7% | 23% |
| Chris Gotterup | 5% | 17% |
| Xander Schauffele | 5% | 18% |
| Si Woo Kim | 4% | 16% |
| Patrick Cantlay | 3% | 13% |
| Wyndham Clark | 3% | 12% |
| Jackson Koivun | 3% | 12% |
| Ben Griffin | 3% | 12% |
| Russell Henley | 2% | 11% |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 2% | 11% |
| Ryan Gerard | 2% | 10% |
| Jake Knapp | 2% | 10% |
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What comes next
The official tournament record closes the event with Thorbjornsen first, Schauffele second, Riley third and no playoff.
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