He missed the cut in his PGA Tour debut — but, in many ways, still won the week

Joe Hooks hititng shot during the second round of the Rocket Classic 2025 at Detroit Golf Club

Joe Hooks earned a Rocket Classic tee time by winning the John Shippen event.

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One spot, out of 156. Good stuff can come out of it. He earned that spot. J.B. Brown on Joe Hooks’s exemption