Riley in position to end PGA Tour win drought
Davis Riley has put himself in a position to win on the PGA Tour for the first time in more than two years and to earn a bid into the Playoffs.
Riley shot a 7-under 63 to reach 15 under on Saturday and took a one-shot lead at Detroit Golf Club, where the relatively easy course will give a lot of players on the tightly packed leaderboard a chance to win the Rocket Classic.
Davis Riley from WAY downtown!
The 54-foot birdie putt moves him into solo second @RocketClassic.
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He closed with consecutive birdies, making a 54-foot putt at No 17 and a 10-footer at 18 to pull into a first-place tie with Michael Brennan
Riley is aiming for his third career win and first since the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge – and to get into the Playoffs.
Davis Riley has had a season of ups and downs, with his only top-10 finish coming back in January at the Sony Open. This week @RocketClassic he's found something different.
Back-to-back bogey-free rounds of 64 and 63 have him at -15, alone atop the leaderboard heading into… pic.twitter.com/ArS3alY7j1 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 1, 2026
The Rocket Classic and next week’s Wyndham Championship are the last two tournaments left before the top 70 advance to the Playoffs.
Riley had an opportunity to win the season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii as the third-round leader before closing with a 71 and falling into a tie for sixth.
Brennan (64) had a strong round with seven birdies, but missed a 9-foot putt to bogey No 18 and lost a share of the lead. He sits just one back
Rasmus Højgaard (61), Chris Kirk (66), Rickie Fowler (67) and Cameron Young (68) were a further two back.
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