The PGA Tour returns from links golf to a very different problem in Minnesota. TPC Twin Cities can produce low scores, but water is in play on 15 holes and the FedExCup regular season has only three events left.
Key points
- The 3M Open runs from 23 to 26 July at TPC Twin Cities.
- The par-71 course measures 7,431 yards and the purse is US$8.8 million.
- The winner receives 500 FedExCup points.
Scoring opportunity comes with visible risk
PGA Tour information lists water in play on 15 holes at TPC Twin Cities. Winning scores have regularly moved beyond 20 under par, but the same layout can turn one loose drive into a double bogey.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines the field on his tournament debut, while defending champion Kurt Kitayama is attempting to become the event's first back-to-back winner.
The points race changes the target
Only three regular-season events remain before the FedExCup Playoffs. Players around the top-70 boundary therefore need more than a respectable finish; they need enough points to change their position.
That pressure can alter strategy on a course where conservative decisions may protect a score but aggressive lines create the birdies needed to move.
Boda8 Sport analysis
Analysis: The 3M Open asks players to switch immediately from Royal Birkdale's links questions to target golf with water on nearly every visual horizon.
Boda8 Sport's key metric is decision quality: the leaderboard should reward players who attack the correct holes and refuse unnecessary risk on the rest.
Sources reviewed
- 01PGA TourThe First Look: 3M Open20 Jul 2026
- 02PGA Tour3M Open facts and figures21 Jul 2026