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Riley Hamel
July 23, 2024 10:30 am ET
Just days after Xander Schauffele hoisted the Claret Jug, the PGA Tour is back in action stateside for the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities. Many of the circuit’s best players are taking the week off, but there are still a few names to keep an eye on in Blaine, Minnesota.
Tony Finau, the 2022 3M Open champion, headlines the field after missing the cut at Royal Troon and is joined by Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley and amateur sensation Luke Clanton.
With just one regular season event left on the schedule after this week — Wyndham Championship, Aug 8-11 — the pressure is on to gain as many FedEx Cup points as possible. Several players in the field are on the playoff bubble, including Keith Mitchell, Lee Hodges and Joel Dahmen.
The 3M winner will earn 500 FedEx Cup points and $1.458 million of the $8.1 million purse.
Golf course
TPC Twin Cities | Par 71 | 7,431 yards
Course history
— Ron Klos (@PGASplits101) July 22, 2024Course history at TPC Twin Cities for the 3M Open.
-Includes average finish position and "Strokes Gained" per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total.
-16th least predictive annual course on Tour. pic.twitter.com/ZhB4XVigJp
Betting odds
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Tony Finau | +1100 | J.T. Poston | +3500 |
| Sam Burns | +1800 | Cam Davis | +3500 |
| Sahith Theegala | +2000 | Maverick McNealy | +4000 |
| Akshay Bhatia | +2200 | Erik van Rooyen | +4000 |
| Luke Clanton | +2500 | Austin Eckroat | +4000 |
| Billy Horschel | +2800 | Adam Hadwin | +4000 |
| Tom Hoge | +3000 | Patrick Rodgers | +4500 |
| Keith Mitchell | +3000 | Nick Dunlap | +4500 |
| Keegan Bradley | +3000 | Kurt Kitayama | +4500 |
| Taylor Pendrith | +3500 | Sam Stevens | +5000 |
Picks to win
Akshay Bhatia (22/1)
Akshay Bhatia waves at fans after putting the 9th during Round 3 of Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Before a missed cut at The Open, Bhatia had a great four-event stretch: T-2 (Rocket Mortgage), T-4 (Travelers), T-16 (U.S. Open) and T-22 (Memorial).
This will be Bhatia’s 3M Open debut, but his game should play nicely at TPC Twin Cities.
Luke Clanton (25/1)
Luke Clanton reacts after making a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Cress-USA TODAY Sports
The amateur is 4/4 in made cuts this season and has posted a few high finishes: T-10 (Rocket Mortgage Classic) and T-2 (John Deere Classic). His ball-striking and driving distance are a perfect fit for this golf course, and he’s already shown the bright lights of the PGA Tour aren’t too much for him. Plus, an amateur already won on Tour this season (Nick Dunlap, American Express) so why not make it two?
Maverick McNealy (40/1)
Maverick McNealy of the United States hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 05, 2024 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
McNealy has been sniffing around his first PGA Tour win with three top-10 finishes so far this season. An 81 in blustery conditions pushed him to the wrong side of the cut line at The Open, but he’s been playing solid golf. He finished T-23 at the PGA Championship, T-17 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and T-7 at the RBC Canadian Open.
In 2021, McNealy grabbed a top-20 finish at this event (T-16).
Adam Hadwin (40/1)
Adam Hadwin plays his shot from the second tee box during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Hadwin has seen some success at this golf course in the past, with a fourth-place finish in 2019 and a tie for sixth in 2021.
Data Golf’s No. 1 course comparison is the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, the host of the Valspar Championship. Hadwin’s lone Tour victory came at that event in 2017 and he’s placed inside the top 10 on a few occasions since then.
If the Canadian’s putter cooperates, he could make a run.
Max Greyserman (65/1)
Max Greyserman hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Cress-USA TODAY Sports
Greyserman is making his 3M Open debut this week, but has played great golf over the last month and a half: T-21 (U.S. Open), T-31 (Rocket Mortgage), T-26 (John Deere Classic), T-21 (Genesis Scottish Open) and T-13 (Barracuda Championship).
He ranks 14th in driving distance this season and he can take advantage of that around TPC Twin Cities.
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