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PGA Tour Warns of Late Weather Concerns at Rocket Classic on Friday

The Rocket Classic is heating up literally whether it be the players or the weather. After a thrilling opening round at Detroit Golf Club, the leaderboard is tightly packed. Min Woo Lee’s early 9-under 63 looked like it might hold, but Kevin Roy and Aldrich Potgieter stole the show, on the first round of the Classic.

Chris Kirk and Philip Knowles are the joint players to hold the No.1 spot. Both are at 14-under "It’s a bit of a scrum," as one observer noted, with 129 of the 156-player field breaking par. That sets the stage for a wild Friday, if the weather allows.

The PGA Tour’s weather forecast for Friday, June 27, warns of potentially severe weather in the later stages of the day.

While the morning begins with just a slight chance of thunderstorms at 9 a.m. (30% rain, 20% lightning) and then clears up with partly cloudy skies through 3 p.m., trouble starts brewing in the evening. The weather is expected to turn with “strong” thunderstorms likely between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., peaking with a 70% chance of rain and 70% lightning probability by 7 p.m. Winds will also pick up, gusting to 24 mph by afternoon.

The heat won’t help either. Temperatures are forecasted to hit a high of 90°F, with a heat index of 96°F, making for sweltering conditions out on the course. “Severe weather is possible between 5–8pm today,” the PGA Tour cautioned, and that could mean disruptions or delays for late tee times.

With weather looming and players going low, Friday could turn chaotic. As fans and players eye the skies, the early movers on the leaderboard might just end up with the best deal of the day.

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