Cameron Young fired a bogey-free round of 61 at the Rocket Classic on Friday, tying a Detroit Golf Club record and moving to 10 under for the tournament. Young, the world’s No. 3 ranked player with three wins this season, made seven birdies in his opening eight holes and briefly pursued the PGA Tour’s lowest 18-hole score, which stands at 58. He ultimately closed with two birdies on the back nine but expressed disappointment at not breaking that historic mark.
Young shared the lead with Patrick Cantlay, who posted a 66, and Patrick Fishburn, also with a 66. Matt Wallace followed at 8 under after shooting 64, while Rickie Fowler, the 2023 Rocket Classic champion, positioned himself two shots back at 8 under following a 68. Fowler briefly took the lead at 11 under before struggling on the back nine with three bogeys, including a three-putt from 24 feet at the 11th hole.
First-round leader Peter Malnati, who opened with a 61 on Thursday, carded a 71 to sit one shot back. Xander Schauffele, who shot 66, joined Malnati and others in that group. Hideki Matsuyama extended the PGA Tour’s longest active cuts streak to 30 after reaching 5 under, where several players congregated.
Notable names fell short of the cut line at 3 under. U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark missed the cut at 5 over after a 74, while Chris Gotterup, ranked No. 7 and a three-time winner this season, ended his 14-consecutive-cut streak at 1 over. FedEx Cup standings contender Akshay Bhatia also missed the cut at 1 under.
The event, in its eighth and final year, drew a stronger-than-usual field. Matt Kuchar recorded his seventh career ace with a 9-iron on the par-3 5th hole and invited a young spectator to retrieve the ball.
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