The PGA Tour heads to Detroit this week for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and even though many of the elite players are taking the week off, there's still money to be made on the first round starting on Thursday morning. Detroit Golf Club is one of the easiest venues on the PGA Tour schedule, so let's target some unders for Round 1 and root for some birdies. 

Round 1 score: Maverick McNealy under 68.5 (-105 FanDuel)

Because it's so easy to hit greens in regulation at Detroit Golf Club, players can go low if their putter gets hot. There aren't many golfers in this field we trust to make more putts than McNealy.

McNealy ranks seventh on the PGA Tour this season in putts per round and 22nd in birdie or better conversion percentage. The Californian also ranks fourth in scoring average and eighth in total strokes gained. McNealy's game is starting to trend in the right direction, as he finished T23 at the PGA Championship, T17 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and T7 at the RBC Canadian Open in his last three starts. He should get off to a strong start in Detroit. 

Round 1 score: Taylor Pendrith under 68.5 (-115 FD)

Pendrith may have been built in a lab specifically to fit this golf course. The Canadian bombs the ball off the tee and is one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, which are the two most important skills for success at Detroit Golf Club. It's no wonder Pendrith has finished T2 and T14 in two career starts at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

In eight competitive rounds at Detroit Golf Club, Pendrith has gone under this line six times. The only two rounds in which he didn't shoot 68 or better were in the final round when the pressure of contending is ramped up. He shot 67 in the first round last year and 64 in the first round the year before. 

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Today's Bark Bets is written by Jack Dougherty