Golf: What you need to know about the PGA tour's 3M Open
A look at the 26-year long history of the PGA tour's 3M Open.
The 3M Open is a relatively new tournament on the PGA Tour, established in 2018, and first played on July 4-7, 2019.
It is held annually at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, and is sponsored by the Minnesota-based company 3M. It is the PGA Tour’s first regular stop in Minnesota in five decades.
It succeeds the 3M Championship, previously called the Burnet Senior Classic, a PGA Tour event that ran for 26 years.
The course features four challenging holes, including a 502-yard par-4 hole which forces competitors to navigate a large mounding to the left of a sloping green, which is shaped around the lake’s edge.
The tournament will also see $1.5 million donated to local organizations supporting those impacted by COVID-19 and groups fighting for social justice initiatives.
Participants include defending champ Matthew Wolff, Tony Finau, Lucas Glover, and Dustin Johnson.
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Here are other things to know about the tournament.
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WHERE: TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota
WHEN: July 23-26
PURSE: $6.6 million
TV: GOLF Channel, CBS
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LAST FIVE WINNERS
2019: MATTHEW WOLFF
Matthew Wolff of the United States plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of The Memorial Tournament on July 16, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Wolff claimed his first career PGA TOUR victory at just 20 years old after he holed a 26-foot, 1-inch eagle putt from off the green on the 72nd hole to win by one over Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa. He became the first player since Jordan Spieth at the 2013 John Deere Classic to win on Tour before his 21st birthday.
2018: KENNY PERRY (3M Championship)
Kenny Perry plays a tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the PGA TOUR Champions Invesco QQQ Championship at Sherwood Country Club on November 3, 2019 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
In its final year on PGA Tour Champions, Perry won the event for the third time with a three-shot win over Wes Short Jr. He finished on 21-under 195 in the 54-hole event and took home $262,500.
2017: PAUL GOYDOS (3M Championship)
Paul Goydos watches his shot on the fourth tee during the second round of the PGA TOUR Champions Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship at Firestone Country Club on July 12, 2019 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Goydos was the favorite going into the event in 2018 after he shot 20 under the previous year to take home his fifth career victory on PGA Tour Champions. He set a new tournament 18-hole record in the second round with his 12-under-par 60.
2016: JOE DURANT (3M Championship)
Joe Durant tees off on the second hole during the first round of the PGA TOUR Champions Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Golf Club on January 16, 2020 in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Durant surprised many with his win at TPC Twin Cities after being cut in all four of his career Masters appearances and briefly losing his PGA Tour card in 2010. He eagled on the Par-5 18th to beat Miguel Angel Jimenez on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to end the day on the 18th green with a win.
2015: KENNY PERRY (3M Championship)
Perry took home back-to-back titles at the 3M Championship, marking his eighth win on the Champions Tour. He also became the first player to defend a title in the tournament’s history since the first event in 1993.
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