Davis gets it done in Detroit

 26-year-old Australian Cam Davis claimed his first PGA TOUR win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Davis gets it done in Detroit [View Online]( [Wire-to-Wire Logo] Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for his first PGA TOUR title. (Getty Images) Teeing Off [DAVIS DOMINANT IN DETROIT]( It was a firework finish on Sunday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Cam Davis and Troy Merritt battled it out into the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff after [Joaquin Niemann]( was eliminated on the first playoff hole. But it was [Davis, the 26-year-old Australian, that came away triumphant]( and earned his first career PGA TOUR title. Davis showed his mettle after a bogey at the 16th, sinking a huge [hole-out from the greenside bunker]( on the 17th for eagle and making a 6-footer for birdie on the next hole to get into a playoff. It was the second week in a row that 72 holes of golf just wasn’t enough. Merritt missed a 6-foot par putt on the fifth playoff hole to hand Davis the victory. Davis became the seventh first-time winner this season and fourth Australian to win on TOUR this year. He will now be fully exempt through the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season and earned his way into some of golf’s biggest events next year, including THE PLAYERS Championship, the Masters and the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Davis also moved up 47 spots to 34th in the [FedExCup standings](. [divider] [ROLLING OVER TO THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC]( The pros travel six hours west to Silvis, Illinois, for the [50th playing]( of the [John Deere Classic](. After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dylan Frittelli is back and looking to defend his 2019 title. Nine former champions will try to rekindle some old magic at TPC Deere Run. They include Steve Stricker, who won the event three years in a row and is skipping a PGA TOUR Champions major, and Iowa native and 2012 winner Zach Johnson. Products of the Midwest, Stricker and Johnson produced some of the most memorable moments in tournament history ([click here]( for the full list). Daniel Berger, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, Brian Harman, Kevin Na, Russell Henley (who finished runner-up in 2019), Hudson Swafford and Aaron Wise also will tee it up at the D.A. Weibring-designed course. Sponsor exemptions from local schools include Michael Feagles (University of Illinois), David Perkins (Illinois State), Alex Schaake (University of Iowa) and Tripp Kinney (Iowa State). On the line: 500 FedExCup points to the winner, and, potentially, a trip to The Open Championship. Video Of The Week Troy Merritt makes his first career hole-in-one at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The Turn MIC CHECK “I didn't have anything to lose so it wasn't like I was nervous on 17, I was just trying to hit a good bunker shot.” – [Cam Davis]( after making an eagle hole-out from the bunker on the 17th hole and changed the momentum of his finish. “I heard some of my friends. I wasn’t looking, but I know their voices, so I heard them. It’s exciting to just be able to play in your hometown amongst friends and family.” – [Willie Mack III]( who made his first PGA TOUR cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He finished T71. [divider] BY THE NUMBERS 4 – Superstars will compete in [Capital One’s The Match]( on July 6 at 5 p.m. ET. Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady will get the gang back together to face off against Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana. 6th – Career [hole-in-one for Scott Brown]( on Friday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He hit the perfect tee shot on the par-3 15th and found the bottom of the cup. -1 – Score for Bryson DeChambeau after his second round at Detroit Golf Club. The defending champion ([who parted ways with his caddie]() missed the cut for the first time since The Genesis Invitational. So did fellow big names Webb Simpson, Gary Woodland and Cameron Champ. 63 – Age of PGA pro and Michigan legend [Jeff Roth]( who competed at the Rocket Mortgage Classic after winning the 2019 Michigan PGA Professional Championship. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TERMS & PRIVACY]( To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE communications please click here: [Unsubscribe]( PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement ©2021 PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED