Major season over, the final sprint for FedEx Cup points begins with the PGA Tour’s 3M Open

With major season concluded, attention turns to the 3M Open as the PGA Tour season nears its end.

After Xander Schauffele’s victory at Royal Troon, PGA Tour action recommences with the PGA Tour’s 3M Open.

The men’s major season is officially over. Following trips to Augusta, Valhalla, Pinehurst No.2, and Royal Troon, there is now an agonizing nine-month wait until the 2025 Masters. Xander Schauffele became the first man to win two major titles in the same year since Brooks Koepka in 2018 after a stunning final round of 65 to win the Open Championship. The moment the final putt sank on the Ayrshire coast, thoughts turned to the very next event on the PGA Tour – the 3M Open.

Although finding itself in an unfortunate spot in the schedule, the tournament has thrived since becoming part of the calendar in 2019.

Prior to this, 3M sponsored a PGA Tour Champions event (the 3M Championship) for 26 years between 1993 and 2018, held at TPC Twin Cities, the venue for this week’s tournament.

While Minnesota had previously held a Ryder Cup (2016) and nine Major Championships since 1916 (five US PGA Championships and four US Opens), the state had never hosted a regular stop on the PGA Tour before 2019, making this a unique destination in the schedule.

Last year, Lee Hodges claimed victory on tour for the first time, prevailing over Martin Laird, Kevin Streelman, and J.T. Poston by seven strokes, setting the record for score to par (-24) and a 260 four-day total.

This stop in Minnesota is the penultimate one before the FedExCup playoffs take place in August, a week after the Wyndham Championship.

With plenty to play for at TPC Twin Cities, we could see some battling performances by those who find themselves fighting to make the lucrative first playoff event at the FedEx St Jude Invitational next month.

Where is the 3M Open played?

Designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer, with assistance from 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman, TPC Twin Cities opened in 2000.

The par-71, 7,431-yard course has been altered slightly since then, most notably in 2018, just prior to the inaugural edition of the 3M Open.

This was due to the winners of the 3M Championship taking the course to pieces, with Kenny Perry winning the final edition with a score of -21, made even more remarkable by the fact this was over just three rounds.

The course was eventually lengthened by 364 yards, while fairways were slightly narrowed, yet it hasn’t made a difference to the scoring across five editions of the 3M Open.

Cameron Champ’s -15 to win the 2021 event is the worst score to win the event since 2019, showing just how gettable the course will be this week.

What is the format of the 3M Open?

The format of the 3M Open is a standard strokeplay event played over 72 holes with a cut after 36 holes (two rounds). The player with the lowest score over four rounds will win the tournament.

Who is in the field at the 3M Open?

Five of the world’s top 30 players are in the field this week for the 3M Open, with Sahith Theegala one of the star attractions.

The 11th-best player in the world missed the cut at the Open last week, but heads to Minnesota having finished tied fourth at the Genesis Scottish Open. With two second-place finishes this season, could he win his second PGA Tour event this week?

Akshay Bhatia, Sam Burns, and Tony Finau are in the field, while reigning champion Hodges will be aiming to successfully defend the title he won so impressively last year.

Luke Clanton, currently the best amateur player in the world, will tee it up at TPC Twin Cities after securing a sponsors exemption, while low amateur at both the Masters and US Open this year, Neal Shipley, is ready to make just his fifth professional start at the 3M Open.

The full field can be found here.

Who will win the 3M Open?

Tony Finau 11/1

Akshay Bhatia 20/1

Sam Burns 20/1

Billy Horschel 22/1

Luke Clanton 25/1

Cam Davis 25/1

Sahith Theegala 25/1

J.T. Poston 33/1

Tom Hoge 33/1

Erik Van Rooyen 35/1

Kurt Kitayama 35/1

Keith Mitchell 40/1

Keegan Bradley 40/1

Adam Hadwin 40/1

Taylor Pendrith 45/1

How much will the winner of the 3M Open receive?

Last year, the prize fund at the 3M Open was $7.8m, which has risen every year since its inception back in 2019.

The 2024 edition will see yet another rise, this time to $8.3m, with the winner taking home more than $1.5m, along with 500 FedExCup points. These points could be crucial as the playoffs start next month.

Who has won the 3M Open?

How to watch the 3M Open

Viewers in the UK can watch all the action on Sky Sports Golf.

Thursday 25^th July: Sky Sports, 6pm

Friday 26^th July: Sky Sports, 6pm

Saturday 27^th July: Sky Sports, 6pm

Sunday 28^th July: Sky Sports,6pm

Viewers in the US can watch all of the action on the Golf Channel.

3M Open: Tee times and groupings

Round 1 – All times ET

The 3M Open Round 1 Tee Times (E.T.)

*signals a 10th tee start

7:45 a.m. — Michael Kim, Ryan Moore, Scott Gutschewski

7:45 a.m.* — Joel Dahemn, Martin Laird, Justin Lower

7:56 a.m. — Tyler Duncan, Nate Lashley, Josh Teater

7:56 a.m.* — Garrick Higgo, Sean O’Hair, Hayden Buckley

8:07 a.m. — James Hahn, Kevin Streelman, Sam Ryder

8:07 a.m.* — Keith Mitchell, Ben Griffin, Roger Sloan

8:18 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Nick Hardy, Brandt Snedeker

8:18 a.m.* — Akshay Bhatia, Lee Hodges, Tony Finau

8:29 a.m. — Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun, Ryan Brehm

8:29 a.m.* — Nick Dunlap, Sahith Theegala, Keegan Bradley

8:40 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, K.H. Lee, Gary Woodland

8:40 a.m.* — Taylor Pendrith, Luke List, Tom Hoge

8:51 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Stewart Cink, Daniel Berger

8:51 a.m.* — Cam Davis, Taylor Moore, Cameron Champ

9:02 a.m. — Scott Piercy, Patton Kizzire, S.Y. Noh

9:02 a.m.* — Patrick Rodgers, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles

9:13 a.m. — Martin Trainer, Kevin Yu, Chandler Phillips

9:13 a.m.* — Alex Smalley, Joseph Bramlett, Will Gordon

9:24 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Nick Watney, Zac Blair

9:24 a.m.* — Robert Streb, Russell Knox, Beau Hossler

9:35 a.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Luke Clanton(a)

9:35 a.m.* — Parker Coody, Wilson Furr, Braden Shattuck

9:46 a.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Trace Crowe, Neal Shipley

9:46 a.m.* — Rafael Campos, Pierceson Coody, Santiago de la Fuente

9:57 a.m. — David Skinns, Erik Barnes, Jeff Sorenson

9:57 a.m.* — MJ Daffue, Anders Albertson, Ben Warian (a)

1:10 p.m. — Callum Tarren, Matti Schmid, Mac Meissner

1:10 p.m.* — Henrik Norlander, Dylan Wu, Max Greyserman

1:21 p.m. — Wesley Bryan, Charley Hoffman, Ryo Hisatsune

1:21 p.m.* — Aaron Baddeley, William McGirt, Doug Ghim

1:32 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Brandon Wu, Andrew Novak

1:32 p.m.* — Austin Cook, Matt NeSmith, S.H. Kim

1:43 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Sam Burns, J.T. Poston

1:43 p.m.* — Vincent Norrman, Kurt Kitayama, Zach Johnson

1:54 p.m. — Harry Hall, Erik van Rooyen, Emiliano Grillo

1:54 p.m.* — Adam Svensson, Matt Kuchar, Adam Schenk

2:05 p.m. — Davis Riley, Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp

2:05 p.m.* — Chez Reavie, Chad Ramey, Andrew Putnam

2:16 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Matt Wallace, Kevin Kisner

2:16 p.m.* — Lanto Griffin, Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh

2:27 p.m. — Kevin Tway, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft

2:27 p.m.* — Cody Gribble, David Lipsky, Greyson Sigg

2:38 p.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor

2:38 p.m.* — Bud Cauley, Carson Young, Tyson Alexander

2:49 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Kevin Chappell, Bill Haas

2:49 p.m.* — Austin Smotherman, Hayden Springer, Ben James (a)

3:00 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Rico Hoey, Tobias Jonsson (a)

3:00 p.m.* — Patrick Fishburn, Tom Whitney, Kevin Dougherty

3:11 p.m. — Chan Kim, Thriston Lawrence, Cooper Musselman

3:11 p.m.* — Ben Silverman, Nicholas Lindheim, Raul Pereda

3:22 p.m. — Paul Barjon, Blaine Hale, Jr., Anthony Maccaglia

3:22 p.m.* — Joe Highsmith, Ryan McCormick, Jackson Markham

The 3M Open Round 2 Tee Times (E.T.)

*signals a 10th tee start

7:45 a.m. — Henrik Norlander, Dylan Wu, Max Greyserman

7:45 a.m.* — Callum Tarren, Matti Schmid, Mac Meissner

7:56 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, William McGirt, Doug Ghim

7:56 a.m.* — Wesley Bryan, Charley Hoffman, Ryo Hisatsune

8:07 a.m. — Austin Cook, Matt NeSmith, S.H. Kim

8:07 a.m.* — Maverick McNealy, Brandon Wu, Andrew Novak

8:18 a.m. — Vincent Norrman, Kurt Kitayama, Zach Johnson

8:18 a.m.* — Billy Horschel, Sam Burns, J.T. Poston

8:29 a.m. — Adam Svensson, Matt Kuchar, Adam Schenk

8:29 a.m.* — Harry Hall, Erik van Rooyen, Emiliano Grillo

8:40 a.m. — Chez Reavie, Chad Ramey, Andrew Putnam

8:40 a.m.* — Davis Riley, Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp

8:51 a.m. — Lanto Griffin, Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh

8:51 a.m.* — Chris Gotterup, Matt Wallace, Kevin Kisner

9:02 a.m. — Cody Gribble, David Lipsky, Greyson Sigg

9:02 a.m.* — Kevin Tway, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft

9:13 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Carson Young, Tyson Alexander

9:13 a.m.* — Dylan Frittelli, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor

9:24 a.m. — Austin Smotherman, Hayden Springer, Ben James (a)

9:24 a.m.* — Jhonattan Vegas, Kevin Chappell, Bill Haas

9:35 a.m. — Patrick Fishburn, Tom Whitney, Kevin Dougherty

9:35 a.m.* — Alejandro Tosti, Rico hoey, Tobias Jonsson (a)

9:46 a.m. — Ben Silverman, Nicholas Lindheim, Raul Pereda

9:46 a.m.* — Chan Kim, Thriston Lawrence, Cooper Musselman

9:57 a.m. — Joe Highsmith, Ryan McCormick, Jackson Markham

9:57 a.m.* — Paul Barjon, Blaine Hale, Jr., Anthony Maccaglia

1:10 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Martin Laird, Justin Lower

1:10 p.m.* — Michael Kim, Ryan Moore, Scott Gutschewski

1:21 p.m. — Garrick Higgo, Sean O’Hair, Hayden Buckley

1:21 p.m.* — Tyler Duncan, Nate Lashley, Josh Teater

1:32 p.m. — Keith Mitchell, Ben Griffin, Roger Sloan

1:32 p.m.* — James Hahn, Kevin Streelman, Sam Ryder

1:43 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Lee Hodges, Tony Finau

1:43 p.m.* — Peter Malnati, Nick Hardy, Brandt Snedeker

1:54 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Sahith Theegala, Keegan Bradley

1:54 p.m.* — Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun, Ryan Brehm

2:05 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Luke List, Tom Hoge

2:05 p.m.* — Mackenzie Hughes, K.H. Lee, Gary Woodland

2:16 p.m. — Cam Davis, Taylor Moore, Cameron Champ

2:16 p.m.* — Brice Garnett, Stewart Cink, Daniel Berger

2:27 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles

2:27 p.m.* — Scott Piercy, Patton Kizzire, S.Y. Noh

2:38 p.m. — Alex Smalley, Joseph Bramlett, Will Gordon

2:38 p.m.* — Martin Trainer, Kevin Yu, Chandler Phillips

2:49 p.m. — Robert Streb, Russell Knox, Beau Hossler

2:49 p.m.* — Adam Hadwin, Nick Watney, Zac Blair

3:00 p.m. — Parker Coody, Wilson Furr, Braden Shattuck

3:00 p.m.* — Michael Thorbjornsen, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Luke Clanton (a)

3:11 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Pierceson Coody, Santiago de la Fuente

3:11 p.m.* — Jacob Bridgeman, Trace Crowe, Neal Shipley

3:22 p.m. — MJ Daffue, Anders Albertson, Ben Warian (a)

3:22 p.m.* — David Skinns, Erik Barns, Jeff Sorenson

About the Author

Ross Kilvington – Contributing Golf News Writer

Ross Kilvington is a freelance writer from Scotland who currently writes previews for Today’s Golfer, covering events on the DP World, PGA and LPGA tours along with the LIV Golf Series.

Ross holds a passionate interest in golf and tries to play as often as possible, although having two daughters under the age of 6 means his quest to break 80 will have to wait a little longer.

Despite first picking up a club aged 11, highlights are few and far between on the golf course.

An Eagle on the par-4 16th at Kinghorn is one that stands out (it doesn’t matter that it was only 290 yards).