Archives for July 23, 2021

BLAINE – (MINN) – The first round of the 3M Open was suspended at 11:28am (local), due to lightning in the area. Play resumed at 1:52pm (local), following a delay of 2 hours, 24 minutes. Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:54pm (local). The first round will resume at 8 am, with the second round beginning as previously scheduled.

Following missed cuts in his last two starts on Tour, Troy Merritt birdied his last two holes, and eight holes total on the round, to begin his 3M Open with a 7-under (64) and is T-1 with Rickie Fowler.

In his 3M Open debut, Rickie Fowler made seven birdies and had no bogeys to post (64), his first bogey-free round since Round-1 of the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic when he T-32.

3M Open Leaderboard After 18 Holes

Rickie Fowler – 64 (-7)

Troy Merritt – 64 (-7)

Jhonattan Vegas – 64 (-7)

Scott Stallings – 65 (-6)

Adam Schenck – 65 (-6)

Roger Sloan – (-6) through 16 holes