3M Open

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

BLAINE (MINN) – This week’s 3M Open marks the third year for the tournament. Both Matthew Wolff (2019) and Michael Thompson (2020) will be on hand to attempt to repeat their prior 3M Open championships.

TPC Twin Cities is the 10th TPC venue to host a PGA Tour event this season.

World No. 2 Dustin Johnson is returning to the 3M Open after having to WD from the 2020 event after a first round (78).

The Par 3 17th at TPC Twin Cities had the distinction of having the most balls (118) in the water of any hole on Tour.

The Basics:

Tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 7:50am (EDT)/6:50am (local) through 3:12pm (EDT)/2:12pm (local).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast in the Twin Cities area is for partly cloudy skies, 82-degrees with 56% humidity and a 20% chance of rain. Winds blowing South at 13 mph.

The Home Stretch – 3M Open Preview

COURSE: TPC Twin Cities (Blaine, Minn)

ARCHITECT: Arnold Palmer

YARDS/PAR: 7,431 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $6,600,000/$1,188,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Michael Thompson (2020)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points Total/Winner: 2,989/500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @3MOpen

OFFICIAL SITE: (The 3M Open)

 

TV COVERAGE: Thursday, July 22 and Friday, July 23: From 2:30am to 6:30pm (EDT) on Golf Channel.

On Saturday, July 24, Round 3 coverage 1:00pm to 3:00am (EDT) on Golf Channel. Then, CBS takes over from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, July 18: Golf Channel opens final round coverage 1:00pm to 3:00am (EDT) and CBS wraps it up from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Streaming coverage on Thursday and Friday, from 7:45am (EDT) to 6:30pm (EDT) on PGA Tour Live. On Saturday and Sunday, PGA Tour Live will stream 7:45am (EDT) to 6:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERGAE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio calls of The Open with Thursday and Friday coverage 2:00am (EDT) to completion of play. Weekend coverage on Sirius XM Radio begins at 4:00am (EDT) until conclusion. The Open Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92)

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)