Cam Davis wins; Akshay Bhatia shows class; 3 other takeaways from Rocket Mortgage Classic

Cameron Davis hoists the trophy after winning the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic. | Photo by Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images

For the fourth straight week, a PGA Tour event came down to the wire. Here are five takeaways from the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Detroit Golf Club produced drama once again as Australian Cameron Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time in four years, which also marked his second career PGA Tour victory.

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JaMarcus Russell facing lawsuit over missing donation to high school football program 

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Former first-overall NFL Draft pick JaMarus Russell is facing a lawsuit over a donation to a high school where he was a volunteer coach

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Rocket Mortgage Classic prize money payout: How much each PGA Tour player made

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Cam Davis outlasted Akshay Bhatia and other PGA Tour players to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Here is how much each guy made.

Australian golfer, Cam Davis earned his second career PGA Tour victory on Sunday as he outlasted Akshay Bhatia and many others at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

In his 17th start to the season, Davis prevailed and came out on top. Previous to that, his best finish was no better than T12.

He shot a final-round 2-under 70 to...

Facebook and Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ ad model violates the DMA, says the EU

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The EU has formally charged Meta with violations of its Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking its second such charge in as many weeks. The European Commission writes in a preliminary ruling that the “pay or consent” advertising model that launched last year for Facebook and Instagram users runs afoul of Article 5(2) of the DMA by not giving users a third option that uses less data for ad targeting but is still free to use.

Regulators found in their investigation that...

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