Michigan Golf Journal November 2021

Rickie Fowler Michigan Golf Journal PGA Tour in Detroit Rocket Mortgage Classic Extended Through 2027 By Tom Lang When media were called to a press event at the Detroit Golf Club in late September to meet with PGA and LPGA Tour pros Bryson DeChambeau, Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler, of course there had to be something brewing in southeast Michigan related to Rocket Mortgage, as those three players are all golf ambassadors of the home mortgage brand. The main message of the day: Rocket Mortgage had extended its contact with the PGA Tour to the year 2027. The date for 2022, however, has been changed on the calendar from July 4 th weekend, to July 28-31. The extension is not a huge surprise. Dan Gilbert, the founder of Rocket Mortgage, has been instrumental in supporting the city of Detroit on many levels, and through this golf tournament the focus is inclusion, diversity and financial support for closing the digital divide Detroiters are caught in compared to the suburbs that have easier Internet access. Charitable proceeds raised from the 2020 Rocket Mortgage