Overview

• Gordon entered the Rocket Classic needing about 0.644 FedEx Cup points to fulfill the final event of his medical extension and shot back-to-back 3-under 69s to sit at 6-under after two rounds.
• He birdied the final two holes of the second round to match the projected cut line, then endured an hours-long wait for Michael Kim’s bogey to move it from 7-under to 6-under.
• The cut-line shift allowed Gordon and more than 20 other players, including James Piot, Keegan Bradley, and Patrick Cantlay, to advance to the weekend.
• Had he failed to make the cut, Gordon would have lost his PGA Tour card for the second time in his career after returning from a five-month neck injury.
• Detroit Golf Club fans and volunteers rallied behind Gordon’s emotional effort, fueling debate over sponsor exemptions granted to marquee players.