By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
BLAINE, Minn - Adam Svensson (1st/-11) shot a bogey-free 11-under (60) and set the 3M Open scoring record by two strokes (62/most recently: Beau Hossler/R4/2023). Svensson’s card equalled his personal low 18-hole score on the PGA TOUR (2024 Bank of Utah Championship/R1/finished T25).
Svensson is the second Canadian on TOUR to shoot (60) or better multiple times in the last 42 years (Mackenzie Hughes).
It was the second-lowest round on TOUR this season (59/Jake Knapp/R1/Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches).
Notes:
Sam Stevens (T2/-9) posted his career-low 9-under 62 (previous: 63/2024 Sony Open in Hawaii/R3); two top-10s this season, highlighted by a runner-up at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Eight-time DP World Tour winner Thorbjørn Olesen (T2/-9) records his second round of 62 or better on TOUR this season (61/RBC Canadian Open/R1); 10 birdies ties his most in a round on TOUR (2024 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic/61/R4)
Chris Gotterup (T4/-8) opened with a bogey-free 8-under 63, his fourth bogey-free round on TOUR this season. Gotterup finished inside the Top 25 in 11 of his 23 events played this season, highlighted by his second PGA TOUR victory at the Genesis Scottish Open and solo-third finish at last week’s Open Championship.
The 3M Open | Leaderboard After 18 Holes
1 Adam Svensson 60 (-11)
T2 Sam Stevens 62 (-9)
T2 Thorbjørn Olesen 62 (-9)
T4 Chad Ramey 63 (-8)
T4 Matti Schmid 63 (-8)
T4 Chris Gotterup 63 (-8)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
The 3M Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota
YARDS/PAR: 7,431 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECT: Arnold Palmer
PRIZE Money - Purse: $8,400,000/$1,512,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Johnattan Vegas
TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW: (link)
OFFICIAL SITE: (3M)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @3MOpen #GolfThatMatters
3M Open | Basics
The Tee Times at The 3M run today from 7:45am(ET)/6:45am (local) to 3:22pm (ET)/2:22pm (local)
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, especially in midday and afternoon with temps reaching 83-degrees. Winds blowing 4-6 mph. Little chance of rain.
Tournament Overview: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post about 8:00am (ET) Saturday.
3M Open - Field, Updates and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Friday
Tim Widing WD / Will Gordon IN (own number)
Saturday
Ryan Gerard WD / Joseph Bramlett IN
Brian Campbell WD / Dylan Wu IN
Thomas Detry WD / Pierceson Coody IN
Sunday
Haotong Li IN (commit)
Pierceson Coody IN
Chez Reavie IN
Chesson Hadley IN
Carson Herron IN
Preston Stout IN
Monday
Rikuya Hoshino WD / Taylor Montgomery IN
Stephan Jaeger WD
Max Herendeen IN
Tuesday
Alejandro Tosti WD / Ben Martin IN
Tee Times: (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Svensson Shoots Tourney Record (60) (PGATourCom)
Fowler Finds Momentum (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
The 3M Open | How to Watch
Friday, July 25, 2025 (All Times Eastern)
7:45am - 4:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
4:00pm - 7:00pm - Golf Channel
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 25, 2009 - Mark Calcavecchia birdied nine straight holes in the second round of the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey and shot a seven-under (65). The nine straight birdies broke a record (8) held by Bob Goalby, set at the 1961 St. Petersburg Open and later matched by many others. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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