PGA Tour Brunch | The 3M Open
First Round Coverage of the 2026 3M Open | TPC Twin Cities
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
BLAINE, (Minn) - The 3M Open has yet to experience a multiple winner or a playoff.
Tournament Notes:
Seven players in the field finished in the Top 10 at last week’s Corales Puntacana Championship: Stefano Mazzoli (Won), Gordon Sargent (T2), Will Gordon (T4), Ben James (T4), Joe Highsmith (T6), Thørbjorn Olesen (T6), Zach Bauchou (T9)
TPC Twin Cities conceded five rounds of 62 or better in the 2025 3M Open (Adam Svensson/60/R1, Kurt Kitayama/60/R3, Sam Stevens/62/R1, Thørbjorn Olesen/62/R1, Alex Noren/62/R2) while just one round in the 80s was posted (81/R2/Will Chandler).
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 7:45am(ET)/6:45am (local) to 3:01pm (ET)/2:01pm (local)
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures reaching 83-degrees. Slight 4% chance of rain. Winds at 9 mph.
Tournament Overview: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post by 7:00am (ET) Friday.
3M Open - Field, Updates and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Sunday, July 19
Eric Cole WD - Charley Hoffman IN
Fabian Gomez OUT - (after reorder processed)
Ryan Brehm OUT - (after reorder processed)
Harry Higgs IN - (moves in via reorder)
Stefano Mazzoli IN - (new member after Puntacana win)
Casey Jarvis IN - (via top 10 finish at The Open)
Will Gordon IN - (via top 10 at Puntacana)
Ryan Fox WD - Fabian Gomez IN
Monday, July 20
S.Y. Noh WD - Ryan Brehm IN
Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Power Rankings Heading into 3M (PGATourCom)
How to Watch the 3M (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy News
Expert Picks for the 3M Open - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for 3M - (PGATourCom)
The 3M Open | How to Watch
Thursday, July 23, 2026 (All Times Eastern)
7:45am - 7:00pm - 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 23, 2000 - Tiger Woods completed his career Slam when he won The Open Championship for the first time, eight shots ahead of runners-up Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn. Woods, then 24, became the youngest player to win all four of golf’s majors when he stood victorious at The Old Course at St. Andrews. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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