Detroit Golf Club course teams are already being hailed as «MVP of the Week» ahead of the Rocket Mortgage Classic as they went to work Monday clearing debris from downed trees after a massive storm left more than 70,000 area residents without power.
Videos posted on social media Monday showed large trees uprooted in the course by a storm that hit the area on Sunday.
A general view of the 18th hole at the Detroit Golf Club North Course on June 18, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Leon Halip/Getty Images)
«Our field team is already MVP of the week after a storm hit Sunday,» the tournament tweeted with drone footage of the aftermath.
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According to the Detroit News, the golfers were supposed to appear on the course Monday morning, but were delayed until noon. There was reportedly no significant damage to the field.
«The practice facility and clubhouse will open to PGA Tour players beginning at noon today,» tournament officials said in a statement, via the outlet.
A general view of the Detroit Golf Club. (fake images)
«Due to necessary cleanup, the golf course will be closed until further notice.»
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A car outside the golf course was crushed by a tree that was uprooted during the storm.
«I got off work, went home and then I saw my car and there was a tree on top of it,» Yuri Didoszak, 20, told FOX 2 Detroit. «It’s my first car.»
Rocket Mortgage signage is seen in the water along the 14th and 15th holes during the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club on July 29, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
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According to the outlet, more than 73,000 residents lost power on Monday morning.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic is scheduled to begin on Thursday.