The Organization's primary fundraising activity is the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit's annual PGA TOUR event. 25 Patrick Reed.The Rocket Giving Fund's mission is to host a world-class PGA TOUR event while simultaneously benefiting the Detroit community. Open last week at Pebble Beach Golf Links, No. Players set to play at the event includes five of the top-25 players in the world, including No. The Rocket Mortgage Classic is the first ever PGA event in Detroit, and the first tournament in Michigan since the Buick Open left Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc in 2009. "It has a driving range capability, so you can go and practice all your clubs, your drivers, your wedges and then you can go to a course and play. "You can play all the famous courses around the world," Johnston said. "So we took GPS satellite data and software engineers used specific software programs to build the course." "It's all based on GPS data," he said bout the rendering of the DGC. The simulation game will also be available for guests at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Guests virtually play at the 15th hole inside the Detroit Golf Club, a course the PGA golfers will be playing themselves during the tournament. President and COO Kevin Johnston said the simulator uses its Ball Flight technology, a camera-based solution that measures club and ball data based on the impact of a person's swing. The company behind the simulator is Brighton-based company Optishot. He said he will attend all six days of the tournament, bringing Sam along with him. ![]() The father enjoys the sport as well, as he is the co-chair of the Rocket Mortgage Classic and a member of the Detroit Golf Cub. His father, Michael Frishman of Huntington Woods, said the young boy enjoys golf and he brought him to the after party to see Cink and Champ. Swinging a club at the golf simulator booth was 6-year-old Sam Frishman. I like running them, and it's a good way to get in shape." "I don't wanna run four straight hours in a marathon, but I'll run 20, 30 (minutes) for a 5K. "Sometimes, I get the whole family, or run with friends," he said. Others he has taken part in include the Grand Prix 5000, the Tigers Foundation's I Ran the D and the Super 5K Road Race, which is held on Super Bowl Sunday. Pontzer participated in the tournament's 5K run, marking his 11th race so far this year. More: Top 10 metro Detroit public golf courses for 2019 unveiled More: Tom Izzo, Kid Rock, Dylan Larkin in unique celebrity golf event Mortgage Classic More: Rocket Mortgage Classic: Here's the complete PGA Tour field in Detroit ![]() "Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson those are some of the best players in the world that will be in our backyard, so it's an exciting thing to be able to see." "It's exciting to have a PGA tour in the city," he said. ![]() Then he will go back to Detroit Golf Club on Saturday for a bachelor's party. The 25-year-old Auburn Hills resident will take clients to the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Thursday as part of his job at Troy-based Mission Point Planning and Retirement. ![]() Timothy Pontzer is one of those excited fans.
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