Michael Thorbjornsen emerges for first tour win at Rocket Classic

Field Level Media|published: Sun 2nd August, 18:17 2026 Aug 2, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Michael Thorbjornsen plays his shot from the ninth tee during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

Michael Thorbjornsen shot a flawless 7-under-par 63 to win the Rocket Classic and capture his first victory on the PGA Tour on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.

Thorbjornsen finished at 18-under 262 for the tournament by draining a 25 1/2-foot birdie putt on the final hole.

Thorbjornsen, 24, had the best round of the day for a two-stroke winning margin on Xander Schauffele (65 on Sunday).

Third-round leader Davis Riley (70) placed third at 15 under and Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard (68) was fourth at 14 under.

Thorbjornsen had to wait for the final two threesomes to finish before fully celebrating the accomplishment.

Thorbjornsen played the final nine holes at 5 under. He had two top-10 finishes this year prior to this weekend.

Schauffele remains without a victory this year, but this marked his sixth top-10 finish (and third in the top four).

Before the final groups were halfway through the final round, at least seven golfers had ascended to at least a share of the top spot.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (64) had the day’s second-best round and finished tied for fifth place at 13 under. He began on the back nine and was bogey-free.

Norway’s Kristoffer Ventura (68) and England’s Matt Wallace (67) joined Matsuyama at 13 under.

Because of weather-related concerns, the start of the round was pushed back and golfers were grouped in threesomes with the first and 10th tees used as starting spots.

–Field Level Media

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