PGA Tour Brunch | 3M Open
PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of Moving Day at TPC Twin Cities
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
BLAINE, (Minn) - Michael Kim (1st/-14) shot a 12-under (59) in the second round marks the 16th sub-60 score in PGA TOUR history 15th different player (16th time) to shoot a sub-60 round on TOUR.
Jim Furyk is the only player with two sub-60 rounds, including a (58) at the 2016 Travelers Championship in Connecticut.
First sub-60 score on TOUR since Jake Knapp (59/R1) at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (512 days ago) Kim’s previous career low on TOUR was 62 (three times, most recent: 2026 RBC Heritage/R4)
Lowest 18-hole score in 3M Open history (previous best: 60, Adam Svensson/2025/R1, Kurt Kitayama/2025/R3)
Lowest 18-hole score on TOUR this season (previous best: 60, five times: Scottie Scheffler/Travelers Championship, Wyndham Clark/THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Si Woo Kim/ THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Andrew Putnam/The American Express, Blades Brown/The American Express).
3M Open | Notes
In the seven years of the 3M Open, only two players who held the 36-hole lead/co-lead have gone on to win (Lee Hodges/2023, Michael Thompson/2020)
On TOUR this season, 10 of the 30 individual-stroke play events were won by players with the 36-hole lead/co-lead (most recent: Tom Kim/Genesis Scottish Open)
Eighteen-hole leader Ben Kohles (T2/-11) follows his career-low 62 with a second-round 69 and sits inside the top five after 36 holes for the second time in his last three starts (T4 after two rounds at 2026 John Deere Classic, finished T3); five-time Korn Ferry Tour winner seeks his first PGA TOUR title in his 122nd career start
With rounds of 64 and 67, Emiliano Grillo (T2/-11) records his best 36-hole score of the season (131); in his seventh appearance at the 3M Open, owns three top-10 finishes at TPC Twin Cities (T3/2020, T2/2022, T10/2023); in his 288th career start, seeks his third PGA TOUR title (2015 Procore Championship, 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge)
3M Open Leaderboard | After 36 Holes
1 Michael Kim 69 59 128 (-14)
T2 Ben Kohles 62 69 131 (-11)
T2 Emiliano Grillo 64 67 131 (-11)
T2 Chandler Phillips 66 65 131 (-11)
T5 Jackson Koivun 64 68 132 (-10)
T5 Troy Merritt 66 66 132 (-10)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
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: $8,800,000/$1,584,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kurt Kitayama
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 8:005am(ET)/7:00am (local) to 1:35pm (ET)/12:35pm (local)
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for morning clouds clearing to be a mostly sunny/partly cloudy day. Temperatures from 70-to-79 degrees. Winds at 7 mph.
Tournament Overview: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post by 8:00am (ET) Sunday.
3M Open - Tee Times, Leaderboard
Saturday Tee Times (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
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The 3M Open | How to Watch
Saturday, July 25, 2026 (All Times Eastern)
8:00am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Golf Channel
3:00pm - 6:00pm - CBS
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
Parting Putt
59, yes, 59:
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