PGA Tour Brunch | The 3M Open
First Round Coverage of the 2025 3M Open | Twin Cities
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
BLAINE, Minn - Maverick McNealy is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 18 in the Official World Golf Ranking; has six top-10s this season, highlighted by a runner-up at The Genesis Invitational.
Following next week’s Wyndham Championship (July 31–Aug. 3), the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings will earn a spot in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
There are 18 players in the 3M Open field who rank between Nos. 60-80 in the FedExCup standings entering the week: Davis Riley (No. 60), Kevin Yu (No. 61), Erik van Rooyen (No. 62), Rickie Fowler (No. 63), Cam Davis (No. 65), Patrick Rodgers (No. 66), Byeong Hun An (No. 67), Matti Schmid (No. 68), Keith Mitchell (No. 70), Emiliano Grillo (No. 71), Davis Thompson (No. 72), Eric Cole (No. 73), Alex Smalley (No. 74), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (No. 75), Kevin Roy (No. 76), Chris Kirk (No. 77), Gary Woodland (No. 78), Ryo Hisatsune (No. 79).
At No. 85 in the FedExCup, Adam Scott will make his tournament debut at the 3M Open; Scott’s best finish in 15 starts this season is a T12 at the U.S. Open.
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 temperatures reaching 83-degrees as a heat wave engulfs the entire USA. There’s a 55% chance of rain during the day with the forecast calling for midday (12 noon) and evening (6pm) showers.
Tournament Overview: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post about 7:00am (ET) Friday.
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
Gotterup is No Longer a Name to Ignore (PGATourCom)
Horses for the Course at The 3M (PGATourCom)
$125,000 Loss - (Golf Week)
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 24, 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 24, 1967 - Don January won his only major when he took the PGA Championship at Columbine Country Club in Colorado. January won an 18-hole playoff against Don Massengale, shooting a (68) to Massengale’s (71). The next PGA Championship playoff came 10 years later and it was a sudden-death format. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
Un-frickin-believable: (MUST WATCH)
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