Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai extended their lead at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic after Saturday's round. They were at the top of the leaderboard following the second round and maintained it even after the third round. They both shot 68 on Saturday.
Akshay Bhatia started off with a birdie on the second hole, followed by another birdie on the fourth. He shot a bogey-free round with four birdies, scoring 4-under 68. Meanwhile, Aaron Rai carded five birdies along with a bogey to also score 4-under 68. They will enter the final round with a one-stroke lead over Cam Davis and Cameron Young.
It was a moving day for amateur golfer Luke Clanton, as he shot 65 on Saturday and leaped 19 positions on the leaderboard to tie for seventh place with Min Woo Lee and Joel Dahmen. Davis Thompson finished in a four-way tie for tenth place at the Rocket Mortgage Classic with Nick Dunlap, Patrick Rodgers, and Troy Merritt.
2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic Round 3 leaderboard
Here is the leaderboard of the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic after Saturday's round:
- T1 Akshay Bhatia: -17
- T1 Aaron Rai: -17
- T3 Cam Davis: -16
- T3 Cameron Young: -16
- T5 Sam Stevens: -15
- T5 Erik van Rooyen: -15
- T7 Luke Clanton (a): -14
- T7 Min Woo Lee: -14
- T7 Joel Dahmen: -14
- T10 Davis Thompson: -13
- T10 Nick Dunlap: -13
- T10 Patrick Rodgers: -13
- T10 Troy Merritt: -13
- T14 Ben Silverman: -12
- T14 David Skinns: -12
- T14 Hayden Buckley: -12
- T14 Hayden Springer: -12
- T14 Eric Cole: -12
- T19 Rickie Fowler: -11
- T19 Dylan Wu: -11
- T19 Taylor Moore: -11
- T19 J.J. Spaun: -11
- T19 Neal Shipley: -11
- T19 Jhonattan Vegas: -11
- T19 Jake Knapp: -11
- T26 Justin Lower: -10
- T26 Rico Hoey: -10
- T26 Chris Kirk: -10
- T26 Michael Kim: -10
- T26 Beau Hossler: -10
- T31 Patton Kizzire: -9
- T31 Ben Kohles: -9
- T31 Andrew Novak: -9
- T31 Max Greyserman: -9
- T31 Harry Hall: -9
- T31 Roger Sloan: -9
- T31 Ryo Hisatsune: -9
- T38 Jacob Bridgeman: -8
- T38 Bud Cauley: -8
- T38 Nick Hardy: -8
- T38 Ryan McCormick: -8
- T38 Carl Yuan: -8
- T38 Patrick Fishburn: -8
- T38 Chris Gotterup: -8
- T38 Joe Highsmith: -8
- T38 Wesley Bryan: -8
- T38 Kevin Yu: -8
- T38 Ben James (a): -8
- T49 Vince Whaley: -7
- T49 Matt Kuchar: -7
- T49 Ben Griffin: -7
- T49 Nate Lashley: -7
- T49 Robby Shelton: -7
- T49 Nicolai Højgaard: -7
- T49 Nico Echavarria: -7
- T49 Mark Hubbard: -7
- T49 Pierceson Coody: -7
- T49 Ryan Moore: -7
- T49 Brandon Wu: -7
- T60 Matti Schmid: -6
- T60 Aaron Baddeley: -6
- T60 Kevin Streelman: -6
- T60 Maverick McNealy: -6
- T60 Blaine Hale, Jr.: -6
- T60 Peter Malnati: -6
- T60 Zach Johnson: -6
- T60 Callum Tarren: -6
- T60 Nicholas Lindheim: -6
- T60 Taylor Montgomery: -6
- 70 Davis Riley: -5
- T71 Luke List: -3
- T71 Chandler Phillips: -3
- T73 Ryan Fox: -2
- T73 Taylor Pendrith: -2
The 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic will have its final round on Sunday, June 30, at the Detroit Golf Club.