Bryson DeChambeau posted a 23-under par to win last year’s edition, while Nate Lashley won with a score of 25-under par in the inaugural event two years ago.
Before locking in any Rocket Mortgage Classic 2021 picks, be sure to see the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model also projected him as the winner at that point.
Now that the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic field is taking shape, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising.
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic: DeChambeau, who won this tournament last year and is the favorite, doesn’t repeat as champion.
While he leads the PGA Tour in driving distance, DeChambeau struggles to find the fairway as he ranks just 186th in driving accuracy percentage .
The two-time Masters champion has played this course twice before, and while he hasn’t achieved the results he would have liked, the mere course experience gives him a leg up on much of the field.
Last year at this tournament, Watson hit 82.1 percent of his fairways and 75 percent of his greens in regulation, both statistics well above his season averages.
Bryson DeChambeau 15-2 Hideki Matsuyama 14-1 Patrick Reed 14-1 Webb Simpson 18-1 Will Zalatoris 22-1 Jason Kokrak 25-1 Joaquin Niemann 28-1 Jason Day 28-1 Matthew Wolff 28-1 Sungjae Im 33-1 Rickie Fowler 33-1 Kevin Kisner 35-1 Keegan Bradley 40-1 Bubba Watson 40-1 Cameron Tringale 40-1 Gary Woodland 40-1 Charley Hoffman 40-1 Emiliano Grillo 50-1 Garrick Higgo 50-1 Doc Redman 50-1 Brandt Snedeker 50-1 Brendon Todd 60-1 Adam Hadwin 66-1 Harold Varner 66-1 Lucas Glover 66-1 Kyle Stanley 66-1 Phil Mickelson 66-1 Max Homa 66-1 Alex Noren 66-1 Si-Woo Kim 66-1 Chez Reavie 66-1 Sepp Straka 80-1 Erik Van Rooyen 80-1 Maverick McNealy 80-1 Lanto Griffin 80-1 Charles Howell 100-1 Danny Lee 100-1 Ryan Armour 125-1 Pat Perez 125-1 MacKenzie Hughes 125-1 Hank Lebioda 125-1 Matt Jones 125-1 Luke List 125-1 Danny Willett 125-1 Chris Kirk 125-1 Kramer Hickok 125-1 Andrew Putnam 150-1 Patrick Rodgers 150-1 Adam Long 150-1 Chesson Hadley 150-1 Brice Garnett 150-1 Doug Ghim 150-1 Patton Kizzire 150-1 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 150-1 Beau Hossler 150-1 Russell Knox 150-1 Joel Dahmen 150-1 Scott Stallings 150-1 Cameron Davis 150-1 Troy Merritt 150-1 Mark Hubbard 150-1 Cameron Champ 150-1 Nate Lashley 150-1 Kevin Chappell 150-1 Joseph Bramlett 150-1 Matthew NeSmith 150-1 Will Gordon 150-1 Tom Lewis 150-1 Rory Sabbatini 150-1 Martin Laird 200-1 Vincent Whaley 200-1 Michael Thompson 200-1 Sebastian Munoz 200-1 Jimmy Walker 200-1 Scott Piercy 200-1 Nick Taylor 200-1 Dylan Frittelli 200-1 Richy Werenski 200-1 Austin Eckroat 200-1 Henrik Norlander 200-1 Byeong Hun An 200-1 Brian Stuard 200-1 Rafa Cabrera Bello 200-1 Chase Seiffert 250-1 Tom Hoge 250-1 Harry Higgs 250-1 Denny McCarthy 250-1 Satoshi Kodaira 250-1 J.B.