Monday qualifiers: Rocket Mortgage Classic

A former U.S. Amateur champion is among the inaugural class of Monday qualifiers for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, a new event on the PGA TOUR.

Four players earned spots in the first PGA TOUR event in Michigan in a decade, and they had to go low to do it. A score of 66 at The Orchards Golf Club in Washington, Michigan, was needed just to get in a five-man playoff for the final two spots in the field.

Here’s a closer look at this week’s qualifiers:

DOC REDMAN (62)
Age: 21
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater: Clemson
PGA TOUR starts: 7
Cuts made: 4
Best finish: T18, 2019 Wells Fargo Championship
Notes: The 2017 U.S. Amateur champion. … Sixth on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada money list. … Has made the cut in all four PGA TOUR Canada starts this year, including a runner-up at the Bayview Place Open. … No. 711 in the world ranking. … Made two eagles on Monday.

AUSTEN TRUSLOW (64)
Age: 23
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida
Alma mater: Virginia
PGA TOUR starts: 3
Cuts made: 1
Best finish: T10, 2019 Puerto Rico Open
Notes: Used a final-round hole-in-one to finish T10 at this year’s Puerto Rico Open, which he played on a sponsor's exemption. … Won the Asian Tour’s 2018 Q-School. Also made an ace in that event. … Competed in the Korean Open (MC) last week before flying to Michigan for the Monday qualifier. … No. 850 in the world ranking.

WES HOMAN (66)
Age: 35
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Alma mater: SMU
PGA TOUR starts: 9
Cuts made: 3
Best finish: T36, 2015 Barbasol Championship
Notes: First PGA TOUR start since 2018 Greenbrier Classic. … Won the 2014 Staal Foundation Open on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada. … Has played just seven OWGR-ranked events since 2016. … Has made just 15 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, with one top-10.

MARTIN PILLER (66)
Age: 33
Hometown: Dallas
Alma mater: Texas A&M
PGA TOUR starts: 86
Cuts made: 32
Best finish: T3, 2018 Desert Classic
Notes: Has played three seasons on the PGA TOUR. … Finished a career-best 126th in last year’s FedExCup, missing the Playoffs by a mere six points. … Is 208th in this season’s FedExCup standings. … Has made four cuts in 10 starts, with one top-25 finish (T25, Puerto Rico Open). … Has four top-10s on the PGA TOUR. … A six-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, one short of that circuit’s career wins record. … No. 681 in the world ranking.