PGA Tour Brunch | 3M Open Preview
PGA Tour Brunch | 3M Open Preview
@PGATourBrunch and @DigSportsDesk First Look at the 3M Open
BLAINE - The 3M Open, which is being contested for the fourth time since its inception in 2019 and is the 42nd of 44 events during the FedEx Cup regular season. With only three weeks remaining until the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the 3M Open provides an opportunity for players looking to secure one of the 125 spots in the FedExCup Playoffs.
Three-time PGA Tour winner Cameron Champ returns to the 3M Open to defend his title. Champ is in his fourth season on the PGA Tour and has won in each of his first three seasons (2018 Sanderson Farms Championship, 2019 Fortinet Championship, 2021 3M Open). With a win, he would become the fourth player with a win in each of the last four seasons (including the current season), joining Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas. Four defending champions have won this season, the most in a season since 2016-17 (4).
Players to successfully defend a title this season:
Rory McIlroy RBC Canadian Open
K.H. Lee AT&T Byron Nelson
Sam Burns Valspar Championship
Viktor Hovland World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
2021 Masters Tournament champion Hideki Matsuyama is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 14 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Matsuyama has won twice on Tour this season (ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Sony Open in Hawaii) and with a victory, would become the fifth player to win three times this season.
The 3M Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
YARDS/PAR: 7,431 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECT: Arnold Palmer
PRIZE Money - Purse: $7,500,000/$1,350,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Cameron Champ
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @3MOpen #GolfThatMatters
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (July 21 and July 22) are scheduled for TV coverage from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: ESPN+ Live streaming coverage will run from 7:45am to 6:00pm (ET) both Thursday and Friday. Weekend streaming on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 8:00am to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the 3M Open beginning at 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage will air 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
3M Open | Basics
The Tee Times at The 3M run Thursday from 7:50am(ET)/6:50am (local) to 3:12pm (ET)/2:12pm (local)
Weather: Thursday will be sunny and 77-degrees with 45% humidity but Zero chance of rain. Winds at 14 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:00am (ET) Thursday
3M Open - Field, Updates and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Tee Times: (link)
3M Open | Tournament Odds
Source: CBS Sports
Tony Finau 12-1
Hideki Matsuyama 16-1
Sungjae Im 18-1
Adam Hadwin 20-1
Maverick McNealy 22-1
Cam Davis 25-1
Sahith Theegala 25-1
Davis Riley 25-1
Cameron Tringale 28-1
Mark Hubbard 30-1
Charles Howell 30-1
Brendan Steele 35-1
Chez Reavie 35-1
Adam Long 35-1
Martin Laird 35-1
J.T. Poston 35-1
Ryan Palmer 40-1
Brendon Todd 40-1
Nick Hardy 40-1
Adam Svensson 40-1
Jason Day 40-1
Rickie Fowler 45-1
Cameron Champ 45-1
Chris Gotterup 50-1
Dylan Frittelli 50-1
Emiliano Grillo 50-1
Wyndham Clark 50-1
C.T. Pan 50-1
Matthew NeSmith 55-1
Troy Merritt 65-1
Michael Thompson 65-1
Lucas Glover 65-1
Lanto Griffin 65-1
Doug Ghim 70-1
Austin Smotherman 70-1
Matthias Schwab 70-1
Stewart Cink 70-1
Patton Kizzire 80-1
Beau Hossler 80-1
Hayden Buckley 80-1
Greyson Sigg 80-1
Nick Taylor 80-1
Tyler Duncan 80-1
John Huh 80-1
Erik Van Rooyen 80-1
Danny Willett 80-1
Stephan Jaeger 90-1
Callum Tarren 90-1
Danny Lee 90-1
Brandon Matthews 100-1
Adam Schenk 100-1
Garrick Higgo 100-1
Chesson Hadley 100-1
Andrew Putnam 100-1
Nate Lashley 100-1
Sam Ryder 100-1
Michael Gligic 100-1
Lee Hodges 100-1
Tom Hoge 100-1
Kramer Hickok 100-1
Joseph Bramlett 125-1
Brice Garnett 125-1
James Hahn 125-1
Hank Lebioda 125-1
Scott Piercy 125-1
Matt Wallace 125-1
Justin Lower 125-1
Michael Kim 125-1
Bo Hoag 150-1
Dylan Wu 150-1
Andrew Novak 150-1
Peter Malnati 150-1
Kelly Kraft 150-1
Ryan Moore 150-1
Ryan Armour 150-1
Kevin Chappell 200-1
Ben Martin 200-1
Satoshi Kodaira 200-1
Richy Werenski 200-1
Bill Haas 200-1
Vaughn Taylor 200-1
Chase Seiffert 200-1
Roger Sloan 200-1
Robert Streb 200-1
Brandon Hagy 200-1
Austin Cook 200-1
Scott Gutschewski 200-1
Kevin Tway 200-1
Sean O'Hair 200-1
Henrik Norlander 200-1
Doc Redman 200-1
Harry Higgs 200-1
Chad Ramey 200-1
Ben Kohles 250-1
Bo Van Pelt 250-1
Brian Stuard 250-1
Jonathan Byrd 250-1
Scott Brown 250-1
Chris Stroud 250-1
David Lingmerth 250-1
Camilo Villegas 250-1
Seung-yul Noh 250-1
Cameron Percy 250-1
Joshua Creel 250-1
Nick Watney 300-1
David Hearn 300-1
Seth Reeves 300-1
Paul Barjon 300-1
Andrew Landry 300-1
Cole Hammer 300-1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 300-1
Aaron Baddeley 300-1
Grayson Murray 300-1
Jason Dufner 350-1
Max McGreevy 400-1
David Skinns 500-1
Greg Chalmers 500-1
Wesley Bryan 500-1
Martin Trainer 500-1
K.J. Choi 500-1
Curtis Thompson 500-1
Mardy Fish 500-1
Brian Gay 500-1
Jonas Blixt 500-1
Jared Wolfe 500-1
Jim Knous 500-1
Robert Garrigus 500-1
Sung Kang 500-1
Ben Crane 500-1
Brett Drewitt 500-1
D.J. Trahan 500-1
Ricky Barnes 500-1
Dylan Menante 500-1
Arjun Atwal 500-1
Ryan Brehm 500-1
Mark Hensby 500-1
Sangmoon Bae 500-1
Dawie Van Der Walt 500-1
Tommy Gainey 500-1
Matt Every 750-1
George McNeill 750-1
Kevin Stadler 1000-1
Mo Lim 1000-1
Ted Potter 1000-1
D.A. Points 1000-1
Brian Davis 1000-1
J.J. Henry 1000-1
Jeff Sorenson 1000-1
Derek Ernst 1000-1
John Merrick 1000-1
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: After time well spent in England, it’s time to hit the heartland of Blaine, Minnesota and the TPC Twin Cities. Once again, picks are limited as much of the big hitters are taking a break from the Tour. That said, we’ll be going with two favorites and two long shots: Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala, Cam Davis and the long shot with rookie Chris Gotterup (50-1) . Reserves: Hideki Matsuyama and Davis Riley. For the Tour One and Done game? Gotterup.
What They’re Saying
Power Rankings for The 3M (PGATourCom)
Horses for the Course at TPC Twin Cities (PGATourCom)
Monday Qualifiers (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News
Best Bets for the 3M Open - (Action Net)
Expert Picks for the 3m Open - (PGATourCom)
Henrik Stenson to Join LIV; Out as Euro-Ryder Cup Captain (ESPNCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 20, 1980 - Tom Watson claimed his third Open Championship title, winning by four strokes over Lee Trevino at the Muirfield Golf Links in Scotland. It was the first Open to start on Thursday and finish Sunday. Previously, the tournaments started Wednesday and ended on Saturday. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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