3M Open: What to know for the Minnesota event
Following an exciting weekend at St. Andrews that saw Australian Cameron Smith capture his first major title at the 150th Open Championship, the PGA TOUR heads back to the U.S. for the 3M Open.
Despite following the year's final major, the tournament still features top-ranked golfers such as Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, and Tony Finau. Players will compete for 500 FedEx Cup points and a portion of the $7.5-million purse as the season closes in on the upcoming playoffs.
When: July 21-24
Where: Blaine, Minnesota
How to watch
| DAY | TIME (ET) | CHANNEL |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 2-6 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| Friday | 2-6 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| Saturday | 1-3 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| 3-6 p.m. | CBS | |
| Sunday | 1-3 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| 3-6 p.m. | CBS |
Last year's result
Cameron Champ shot a final-round 5-under 66 to claim the 3M Open over Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, and Jhonattan Vegas by two strokes. Champ recorded a 69 and a pair of 67s heading into the final round, ultimately finishing the tournament at 15-under.
The win marked Champ's third victory after he'd previously won the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2018 and the Safeway Open in 2019.
Keith Mitchell rounded out the top five on the leaderboard, finishing the event three strokes back at 12-under.
Recent winners
2021: Cameron Champ (-15) over Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Jhonattan Vegas
2020: Michael Thompson (-19) over Adam Long
2019: Matthew Wolff (-21) over Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa
The field
2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, the No. 14-ranked player in the world, headlines the field this week in Minnesota. Tony Finau (No. 17) and Sungjae Im (No. 24) round out the participants in the top 25.
Mardy Fish, who achieved six singles titles on the ATP Tour before retiring in 2015, will make his PGA TOUR debut on an exemption.
Recent Barracuda Championship winner Chez Reavie will tee it up Thursday, as will recent John Deere Classic winner J.T. Poston. Champ will also return to defend his title.
Featured/marquee groups (all times ET)
Group: Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Hoge, Sungjae Im
Thursday - 8:23 a.m. (No. 10 tee)
Friday - 1:33 p.m.
Group: Rickie Fowler, Ryan Palmer, Martin Laird
Thursday - 8:34 a.m. (No. 10 tee)
Friday - 1:44 p.m.
Group: Stewart Cink, Brendon Todd, Lucas Glover
Thursday - 8:45 a.m. (No. 10 tee)
Friday - 1:55 p.m.
Group: Tony Finau, Jason Day, Davis Riley
Thursday - 1:33 p.m. (No. 1 tee)
Friday - 8:23 a.m.
Group: Cameron Champ, Michael Thompson, Chez Reavie
Thursday - 1:44 p.m. (No. 1 tee)
Friday - 8:34 a.m.
Group: J.T. Poston, Cam Davis, Adam Long
Thursday - 1:55 p.m. (No. 1 tee)
Friday - 8:45 a.m.
The course
TPC Twin Cities is a 7,431-yard par-71 course located in Blaine, Minnesota. The course has hosted all three 3M Opens since the tournament began in 2019.
TPC Twin Cities was designed by Arnold Palmer with the help of Tom Lehman, who's from Minnesota, as a player consultant. The course features Bentgrass greens and fairways.
Betting corner
Tony Finau +1200
Hideki Matsuyama +1600
Sungjae Im +1800
Adam Hadwin +2000
Cameron Davis +2200
Davis Riley +2200
Maverick McNealy +2200
Sahith Theegala +2200
Cameron Tringale +2800
Brendan Steele +3300
J.T. Poston +3300
Martin Laird +3300
Adam Long +3500
Adam Svensson +3500
Chez Reavie +3500
Joohyung Kim +3500
Nick Hardy +3500