Top 5 sleeper picks for the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024 ft. Maverick McNealy

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The Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024 tees off on June at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. It is scheduled to be played till June 30. Last year, Rickie Fowler won the tournament and will look to repeat the performance this year too. As per BetMGM Sportsbook, he has odds of +4000 to win in 2024.

World No. 16 Tom Kim has been tipped to be the heaviest favorite to win the Rocket Mortgage Challenge with odds of +1200 while World No. 23 Cameron Young, the world No. 23, has odds of +1400. He is followed by Akshay Bhatia (+2000), Min Woo Lee (+2000), and Aaron Rai (+2800).

Several others will be eager to make their mark at the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024. Let’s take a look at the top 5 sleeper picks for the PGA Tour’s event:


Top 5 sleeper picks for the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024

#1. Maverick McNealy

Maverick McNealy has had five top-20 finishes in the 2024 season so far. His best finish came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he tied for sixth position. The American's odds of +2800 confirm his underdog status at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

He failed to make the cut in 2022 and finished T21 in 2021. His best performance came in 2021 when he finished T8. The 28-year-old is ranked 88 in the Official World Golf Rankings


#2. Matt Wallace

Matt Wallace has had four top-20 finishes so far this season, with his best finish coming at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where he tied for fourth position.

Matt Wallace has odds of +750 to finish in the top 5 of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He has a record of T12 in 2020 and a T10 in 2022 at Rocket Mortgage Classic. Wallace is currently ranked 91st in the Official World of Rankings.


#3. Troy Merritt

Troy Meritt has +900 odds to finish in the top 10 at the Detroit Golf Club. He has a splendid record at the tournament with four top-20 finishes from his last four starts. In 2021, Merritt finished as P2 and in 2020, he finished at the eighth position.

This year, his best finish of T9 came at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Merritt has had only one top-10 and three top-25 finishes in the 2024 season. The American is currently ranked 240th in the Official World of Rankings.


#4. Chandler Phillips

The next sleeper pick in the list is Chandler Phillips with odds of +350 to finish in the top 20 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024. Phillips is currently ranked 95th in the OWGR rankings.

The Texas native has had two top-10 finishes so far in the 2024 season. His best finish came at the Valspar Championship, where he tied for the third position. The 27-year-old comes from a T10 and T12 finish at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open and Charles Schwab Challenge.


#5. Henrik Norlander

Henrik Norlander has odds of +220 to finish in the top 40 at the Detroit Golf Club. Norlander, the World No. 271, has had a decent 2024 season with five top-25 finishes from his 11 starts.

In the 2024 season, he has had a T13 and T15 finish in the Mexico Open and Puerto Rico Open, respectively.

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