Qualifier Peter Kuest carded an 8–under par round of 64 on Thursday, June 29, to share the lead with Taylor Moore after the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
It appeared Kuest would hold the outright lead, but Moore poured in his fourth birdie in a five-hole stretch on No. 17 to pull even. Moore’s birdie attempt on No. 18, which would have tied the course record, slid just right of the cup.
Scoring was low at Detroit Golf Club, but nobody went lower than Moore and Kuest, who had to play his way into the field on Monday.
Kuest offset a lone bogey with nine birdies, including going out in 6–under 30 on the front nine. He attempts to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the PGA Tour since Corey Conners at the 2021 Valero Texas Open….