2024 Rocket Mortgage Challenge: Preview, Props, Best Bets

The race is on for the PGA Tour's rank-and-file with only six weeks of tournaments remaining to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

This week's Rocket Mortgage Classic presents a great opportunity for the field, with only one top-20 player making the trip to Detroit. The grind is on for those trying to earn - or keep - their spots in the playoffs and trying to get into the top 50 in the world for next year's signature events.

Our golf experts preview the event starting Thursday at Detroit Golf Club, and provide their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week.

ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC

Location: Detroit, June 27-30

Course: Detroit Golf Club, North Course (Par 72, 7,370 Yards)

Purse: $9.2M (Winner: $1.65M)

Defending Champion: Rickie Fowler

FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)

Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday, 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

X: @RocketClassic

PROP PICKS

-Stephan Jaeger to Beat Taylor Pendrith (-110 at DraftKings): Jaeger isn't a household name, but he is playing some really solid golf. In addition to tying for ninth in Detroit last year, the German won the Texas Children's Houston Open in March and has finished T21 or better in four of his past seven starts. Pendrith also claimed his maiden PGA Tour win in May and is coming off a T16 at the U.S. Open and a T23 at the Travelers.

-Tom Kim Top 20 (+100 at BetRivers): Kim is enjoying an excellent string of golf following an inconsistent start to the year. Including last week's playoff loss to Scheffler, the young South Korean has made 10 consecutive cuts. While posting only three top-20s during that span, two of them have come in