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DETROIT, MI (SNN-TV) – The Detroit Golf Club played host to the opening round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic earlier today. Tony Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Finau, who rallied to win the 3M Open by 3 shots Sunday in Minnesota, opened with a birdie and had five birdies on his front nine today in Detroit.
Pendrith, a 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie, surged into a share of the lead with five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on his back nine.
Former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, Michael Thompson, Cameron Champ, Lee Hodges and Matt Wallace are 2 shots back of the lead heading into Round 2.
