With only two regular PGA Tour events remaining until the FedEx Cup playoffs, players continue to jostle for a place in the top 70 of the standings with the 3M Open.
Last year, Tony Finau took advantage of a Scott Piercy collapse to claim the title. Since then, Finau has won three more times on the PGA Tour, most recently holding off the challenge of Jon Rahm in April’s Mexico Open. He returns to TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota hoping to replicate his achievement of 2022.
He’ll fancy his chances too. As well as his win in last year’s tournament, Finau is currently ranked 19th in the world, the second-highest in this week’s field.
Nevertheless, he heads into the tournament on the back of some indifferent form that has seen him fail to finish in the top 10 since that win at Vidanta Vallarta, with a missed cut at The Open his most recent disappointment.
The highest-ranked player in this week’s tournament is Cameron Young. Unlike Finau, he fared far better during last week’s final Major of the year at Royal Liverpool. The World No.15 tied for eighth in the tournament. While the American is still awaiting his maiden PGA Tour victory, he will surely feel this week’s event gives him as good a chance as any.
Despite coming straight after The Open in the schedule, there is a scattering of other high-profile players in this week’s tournament.
One is Justin Thomas, who will be desperate to get back to his best after a barren run that has seen him miss the cut in four of his last six starts, most recently last week. The two-time Major winner last claimed victory in the 2022 PGA Championship. A T9 in June’s Travelers Championship is one of the few highlights in a disappointing season for the American.
Justin Thomas will be hoping to return to his best after another missed cut at The Open
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Another player desperately out of form is Billy Horschel. The American has been predictably honest about his recent on-course struggles, which included a missed cut at The Open, and he’ll be hoping this week marks a turning point after a long period of struggle.
Sepp Straka, who finished T2 last week, is another player who will surely feel…
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