3M’s “3” has never been more prominent as the 3M Open, the final of three regular season events before FedExCup Playoffs and top 125 are set. Power Rankings Those on the outside looking in will have the pressure squarely on their shoulders at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. To secure next year’s playing privileges, the first goal should be to either remain in the top 125 or enter it. Those who are hovering at the No. Those who are close to the No. 2. The Holy Grail is to be in the top 30 after The BMW Championship. The TOUR Championship participants who travel to East Lake are exempt from all taxes and eligible for the largest FedExCup bonuses. Every point counts to someone every week. Cameron Champ won the third edition. This continues a trend where the score of the winner has declined each season since the first edition. After the 2018 renovation, fairways were smaller and more stable. Balls were rolling into 4 inches of Bluegrass/Fescue. Combining gnarly lies with water in play on 15 holes created a new challenge. Blaine received just under an inch of rain in the month, so I expect similar conditions for this edition. Although the greens are 6,500 feet in size, it is not ideal for standing on top of 80-footers for long periods. Or, navigating the ball’s path through the rough to avoid water penalties. Better scoring opportunities are achieved by finding the fairways. Par-4 holes can also be improved. There has never been a winner in the top 10 for Par-5 scoring. Matthew Wolff (not in) holds the tournament record of 23-under 261 and is a first-time winner. In 2019, the inaugural event saw four players set the course record of 62. In 2020, 64 was the highest round and 63 was for the lowest round. The prize pool is $7.1 million and the winner will take home $1.278million plus 500 FedExCup points. Let’s look for horses to take on the course! Horses for Courses Odds were sourced Tuesday, July 19, at 2 p.m. ET. For live odds visit betmgm. Notes 2021 Cameron Champ WIN (WIN) is well-known for his power, but he also won the Putting contest. Ryan Armour (T6) was in the lead at 36 holes. Adam Hadwin (T6) shared the 36-hole lead with Armour in Round 2. He played alongside him in Saturday’s final group. … Brian Stuard’s (T6) debut included T2 GIR, T4 Fairways and a second round 64. This was the co-lowest round of the week. Chez Reavie (T11), was just two shots away from the 54-hole lead. Cameron Tringale (16) and Maverick Mcnealy (16) were the last two players in Sunday’s final group. They posted 74 and respectively 73, respectively. After posting 64, Roger Sloan (T16), Rickie Foller (T34), and Troy Merritt(T39) were tied for first round lead. … The top 15 players were all 10-under or higher. 29 rounds were bogey-free. … Average score 70.436 2020 Michael Thompson (WIN), who was either in the lead, co-led, or was in one shot every round, won by two shots and became the second winner on TOUR. Adam Long (2nd), who finished 63-64, was second to back up his T25 2019, and missed by two shots. Tony Finau (T3) was T23 in 2021, and T28 in 2019, and has a 68.00 average. … Emiliano Grillo (T3) closed 64-65 before MC in 2021. Cameron Tringale (T3) won the weekend’s final group 63-66. After opening the week with 63 points on Thursday, Richy Werenski (T3) was in Sunday’s final group. Cam Davis (T12), who finished with 64 last year in T28, was the winner. …… Top forty players were at least 10-under. 25 rounds of bogey-free play. … Average score of 69.948. 2019 Adam Hadwin (4th), has played in this event twice. His worst finish was T6 in 2021. Wyndham Clark (T5) was fourth in the field with just four bogeys, but he has been absent from the event since the beginning of two seasons. T7’s Lucas Glover (T7) was the last player to score 62 in this tournament. He closed Round 4 with that score. … Emiliano Grillo (T3) closed 64-65 before MC in 2021. Hideki Matsuyama (T7) was the winner of his sole event, which took place two weeks before The Open. … Troy Merritt (T7) was born in the area. He has never missed a round in his three visits. Scott Piercy (T15), set the course record with 62 in Round 1. … The top 52 players were at least 10-under. … 44 rounds of bogey-free play. … Average score of 69.455. Statistics of Recent Event Winners. These are the top stat leaders for each statistic on 2021-22 PGA TOUR. They are only listed if they compete this week.
By: Mike Glasscott
Title: Horses for Courses: 3M Open
Sourced From: www.pgatour.com/horses-for-courses/2022/07/19/horses-for-courses-3m-open-tpc-twin-cities.html
Published Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400
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