Executive Director for the Rocket Mortgage
Classic Jason Langwell Joins the Show
Classic Jason Langwell Joins the Show
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00:00ladies and gentlemen yeah don't do that the executive director of the rocket mortgage
00:06classic it's jason langwell we clap in radio jason we're required to do that by radio law
00:12i like the golf clap there that's a good touch see he's got that there so you got anything going
00:18on the end of the month how's how's is your schedule wide open jason yeah yeah no got this
00:23little golf outing uh i love when people are like how's the golf outing going like yeah it's going
00:27really well um that's good no the rocket mortgage classic is is here the trade golf club is in the
00:33best shape it has ever been uh all of our structures have gone up the course is ready
00:37uh fans are ready and uh the field just continues to get better what's different this year what are
00:43we going to see when we come out rocket mortgage classic.com by the way for tickets and info but
00:47when i when we come out to dgc what are we going to see i see a lot of new fun fan experiences on
00:54the front nine we built a tree house behind hole five yeah so who would want to come to a tree house
01:00right so with views of five holes of uh of golf from it's called the tree house at five uh we've
01:06actually also got a new place the cdw youth golf zone the entire detroit golf club driving range has
01:12been turned into a learning instruction facility where you know whether you know the game or not
01:16as a youth you can go there and learn how to play the game or improve your game a little bit so when
01:21you get that itch when you're out watching the guys play parents can take their kids over and get
01:26instruction and learn about other great programs in town like midnight golf and first tee we've got
01:30on the front nine on the back nine we've got the high noon sun deck uh which is brand new everyone
01:35loves high noon we build a deck on the side of 17 these are public viewing areas wow so there's a
01:39grounds ticket you get all this elevated access uh and then we have new fan zone areas out within area
01:44313 along 14 15 and 16 area 313 grove area 313 village are two areas where there's fun fan
01:50interactives craft cocktails place to kick back and the shade and and enjoy views of uh of 156 of
01:58the best players in the world playing golf wow the best part about that 313 area too is you can watch
02:02the par 3 then turn around and see the guys come in on the par 4 it's cool you get a couple different
02:07angles but i was wondering jason i i got to play out there uh for the media day are you guys did you
02:13guys switch the holes around again for this year it seemed like we were playing uh a couple of
02:18different holes than we did the the past years yeah no it's it's the same format we've used we
02:23we do reroute the trade golf club to its original routing so member number eight is tournament number
02:28one right number nine it's tournament number two and then we do use one hole on the south we tee off
02:34from member one north and go diagonal to member one south that's tournament number three um but yeah so
02:41it's uh it's a great routing we've added uh you know a couple of small teeing areas but you know
02:46all in all just firmed up the golf course grew up the rough a little bit a lot of cabbage around
02:50these greens right now um it's uh and it's gonna be a great test the rocket mortgage classic has
02:56become a destination for a lot of people not just here in in southeast michigan but around the
03:00country jason and one of the things that i love is from the very beginning it's always been about
03:05giving back to the community and you guys changing the course for people aren't familiar tell them about
03:10it yeah no doubt so the whole vision the mission for dan gilbert and bringing the event to detroit
03:16and rocket mortgage was to have an impact in the community and impact the outcome and since 2019
03:21we've raised over five million dollars for non-profits over three million of which through
03:25our change in the course initiative you mentioned and that's the end of digital divide in detroit when
03:29we started the a year before we started that initiative uh only 40 percent of residents in detroit
03:35were digitally included and connected um and since that time we've added a number of neighborhood
03:39tech hubs and media day that you mentioned we announced 17 new neighborhood tech hubs being
03:44uh put in place to bring the number to 22 now and those those are basically there to provide internet
03:50connectivity technology digital digital literacy programming to detroiters and now as a result of
03:55these initiatives we're up to almost 70 percent of detroit residents now considered digitally inclusive
04:00uh but you know we're not at 100 yet so we've got a ways to go and it's important the fans know that
04:06anytime you're out here grabbing a soda a high noon a hot dog a shirt those proceeds are going to
04:11benefit our change in the course initiative to help get detroit connected rocket mortgage classic.com
04:17for tickets and information uh july 26th through the 31st obviously the detroit golf club going to be a
04:22lot of fun out there ron and i both been and we appreciate everything you guys do it's done the way you
04:27expect when you come to a golf tournament you're treated with respect as soon as you get on the bus to go
04:31over there everything's done right jason you guys have nailed this from the beginning
04:34uh we appreciate it excited to be able to offer free access on tuesday and wednesday thanks to our
04:41partners at dte so fans can come out park and attend for free our youth clinic a celebrity scramble
04:48on tuesday and our pro-am on wednesday and then and then tournament rounds starting at 70 so tickets
04:54are going fast uh we're excited i'm glad you guys have enjoyed excited to see out here again this year
04:58so who shoots a better round of golf there um uh shooter mcgavin or happy gilmore
05:04i'm gonna go shooter mcgavin yeah um i'm gonna go shooter mcgavin better on the greens right
05:11dad a little too long happy might be a little too long for that course
05:15happy would have a bigger gallery but yeah shooter would uh he'd end up firing lower
05:21you've thought about this haven't you jason yeah no i have yeah i was thinking about a little bit
05:27more but i think that's right have you ever tried to happy gilmore drive have you just run up and
05:31just try to just smack it i have i have tried to do it but they're one of the best in the in the
05:36kind of the team that we have you know casey herb is the cmo rocket mortgage is actually a
05:40professional at it he's got tons of video if you check out his social wow he's uh perfected yeah
05:44yeah he's perfected over time so he's uh it's actually probably a better move for him he might be
05:49a little better running up to it than he is stationary he's got the move down it's a great time man
05:56it's going to be a great week the rocket mortgage classic rocket mortgage classic.com
06:00for tickets and info jason langwell executive director of the rocket mortgage classic we
06:04appreciate the time keep doing what you're doing you're making a difference in the motor city and
06:08we appreciate that yeah thanks for all the support guys look forward to seeing you out here
06:12absolutely see you soon thanks jason
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