He shot 3 under par in the first round, below the projected cut line early in Round 2. Also right around that mark were Rasmus Højgaard, Keegan Bradley, Byeong Hun An and Akshay Bhatia. Defending Rocket Classic winner Cam Davis has a lot of work to do to avoid missing the cut,

The Rocket Classic has a total purse of $9.6 million and a first-place prize of $1.728 million but before anyone gets paid, a cut had to be made.

On Thursday, the Rocket Classic commenced for it seventh edition at the Detroit Golf Club, bringing the PGA Tour back to Detroit. A late addition to the field, former Spartan and United States Amateur champion James Piot was added thanks to a sponsors exemption. He took advantage of his opportunity.