Blog#346: 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities, 7/23-7/26, 2026 Purse $8.3M, Par 71.

Blog#346: 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities, 7/23-7/26, 2026 Purse $8.3M, Par 71.

FAVORITES Another tournament that will be a part of the Challengers series. Finish

Only 9 of 144 players in top 50, Scottie the only 1 in top 30.

1 Scottie Scheffler 3/1 He desperately needs this win, reasons very clear. 2$959K

2 Kurt Kitayama 19/1 Last years winner, after #44 RD1, 60 RD 3 & 65 RD4. 2$70K

3 Maverick McNealy 21/1 Having a good year 2 top 10’s, only 1 missed cut but 0 wins. 3$46K

4 H. Matsuyama 25/1 Another player who could use a win. 3$430K

5 Ryan Fox 25/1 He withdraw and will be in New Zealand celebrating. XXXX

5 Keith Mitchell 25/1 Having a good year #4 US Open, but like McNealy 0 wins. 44$26K

22 Tony Finau 65/1 Won in 2022 but shoots 74 #128 RD1. Cut

25 Harry Higgs 250/1 I don’t think he can win, top 10 would be great (see featured). Cut

Other possible contenders T. Kim, J Suber, G Woodland. SJ Im, M Homa. XXXX

ROUND1

1 B Kohles-9 (65/1) Best RD on PGA tour, has 5 wins on Korn Ferry. 9$222K

2 E. Grillo-7 65( Birdies 8 of 1st 14 holes, bogies 16&17 but birdies 18 for lead. 7$286K

2 J Koivun-7(33/1) 65 Bogie free, only his 3rd tournament s a pro, #10 at ISCO. 1$1.6M

2 G. Woodland(60/1)-7 65 Bogie free, 1 win #7 US Open, what a comeback! 10$222

5 S. Scheffler-65 Bogie free RD with strong back9 (4 birdies). XXXX

5 L. Glover(100/1)-6 65 Four birdies 1 bogie on front and back9. 57$20K

26 K. Mitchell-3 68 Only 1 bogie 4 birdies. XXXX

26 K Kıtayama-3 68 Two bad holes bogie #3 DB# 9 or he is in it. XXXX

43 H. Higgs-2 Bogies 4 of 1st 7 holes, then 7 birdies until he bogies 18. XXXX

43 M Kim-2(80/1) Three birdies 1 bogie. 10$222

67 H Matsuyama-1 70 Two bogies & DB 18. He should have 1 good RD but won’t win.XXXX

86 M. McNealy E Two birdies, 2 bogies, good player but I didn’t think he had a chance. XXXX

ROUND 2

1 M Kim-14 Six birdies 29 front9, 6 more back, makes 24’ birdie putt on 18 for 59, up 42 spots.

2 B Kohles-11 65 Starts with 3 birdies front9-12, only bogie on #6. XXXX

2 C Phillips-11(100/1) 65 RD1 tied for 10th despite DB, FedX#103. 3$46K

5 J Koivan-11 68 Three bogies with 6 birdies, 13 total for tournament. XXXX

7 B Horschel-9 67(150/1) Rd1 tied for 14th with bogie free RD, 3 in RD2. 13$172

13 S Schefler-7 70 Three birdies front9 to tie for lead but DB on 14, bogie on 17. XXXX

13 G Woodland-7 71 Still in it but 2 BDs and is probably done. XXXX

24 Muzzy Donohue-6 63(1000/1) Birdies 8 of 1st 13 holes, only bogie on last. 34$46K

ROUND 3 Looks like this is Michael Kims tournament to win. If Scottie Scheffler falls short

again it will be a big blow to his stature as #1.

1 J Koivan-20 61 Second bogie free RD 2 eagles 6 birdies. XXXX

2 E Grillo-17 65 Bogie free with 4 birdies and eagles #18. XXXX

2 B Kohles-17 65 Another bogie free RD with 6 birdies. XXXX

4 C Phillips-16 66 Also bogie free, missed 7 of 17 cuts but tied for 15th 3 of last 4. XXXX

4 M Brennan-16 63 bogie free only 4 in tournament to move up 8 spots. 24$70K

4 D McCarthy-15 64 Bogie free, only 3 in tournament to move up 6 spots. 3$430K

6 M Kim-15 drops from 3 stroke lead 5 behind with 1 bogie 2 birdies. XXXX

6 B Horschel-15 65 Bogie free moves up 3rd RD in a row, best start this year 9 missed cuts.X

9 S Scheffler-14 64 Even par front9, eagles16 off the green, 5 birdies 28 Record back9. XXXX

9 S Power-14 63 Bogie free, his best RD of 2026 when he missed 4 cuts of 16 events. 10$222

9 D Thompson-14 63 Starts with 6 birdies 1st 7 holes, then, bogie, eagle & birdie, 7$286

FINAL RD

1 Jackson Koivun-25 66 First PGA win with his 3rd bogie free RD and holds off S. Schaffler.

2 Scottie Scheffler-22 63 After winning his 1st tournament “The Farmers” this is 5th second place. He made his final run with a bogie free 63, but Koivan held him off.

3 Hideki Matsuyama-20 64 Two birdies on 15&17 eagle on 18 with only 1 bogie on 9.

His good RD in an outstanding tournament and a sign that he will win again soon.

3 Brian Harman-20 65 By far his best tournament of the year with 5 RDs in mid 60’s after missing 4 cuts including the OPEN.

5 D also his best tournament top 10’s & 0 wins and 4 missed cuts in 2026.

10 Michael Kim After taking the lead in RD2 with a bogie free 59, he has 4 bogies and 1 DB

In final 2 RDs and drops out of contention early in 3rd RD.

26 Kurt Kitayama Last years winner was picked 2nd (19/1) to win and played well, alI 4RDs

in the 60’s, but he was never a threat.

34 Muzzy Donohue Rd2 63 & RD4 64 to get his 1st PGA paycheck $45,848.

57 Lucus Glover At#92 he is trying to maintain his FedX top 100 and played well enough to win in his last 2 tournaments. At the 3M he was #5 after RD1 with 2 bogies & 8 birdies,

but 3 bogies RD3 & 2 DB’s RD4 drop him way down..

FEATURED GOLFERS These next 3 tournaments will have a sub par field leading up to Tour

Championship 3 tournament finale. I will be featuring lesser known golfers, this week;

Harry Higgs. CUT Born Dec 4 1991 in Camden NJ, was raised in Overland Park KS, now lives in Dallas and is still a huge Eagles fan. Best known for his charismatic on-course personality.

He was a teammate of Bryson DeChambeau at SMU when they won the American Conference Championship in 2014 when he graduated and turned pro.

He has been playing on the Korn Ferry and PGA tours and has career earnings of $5.9M with a net worth of $2M. So far in 2026 he has made $170K on the PGA tour, OGWR#322 FEDX#179.

Muzzy Donohue Minnesota amateur golfer who played 4 years at Boston College. His name is Morgan but got the nickname from a cartoon character. He is a aspiring pro but not yet a member pf the PGA. 0 wins, 0 Top 10’s, OWGR Not ranked.

3M OPEN Very entertaining and watchable tournament. Good play from current top players Scottie Scheffler, Hidekia Matsuyama, Brian Harman, Seaamus Power, Billy Horschel, Tom Kim

Michael Kim, Gary Woodland, Chris Kirk, Kurt Kitayama, Keith Mitchell, Emiliano Grillo, and a few others. Also the emergence of som future stars especially Jackson Koivan along with

Ben Kohles Michael Brennan, Chandler Phillips.

This type of performance will make the Challengers Tour interesting and watchable.