After the year’s final men’s major championship, the PGA Tour is back stateside for the 2023 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.
Tony Finau, who has missed the cut in two straight starts including last week’s Open, enters as the defending champion. He beat Emiliano Grillo and Sungjae Im by three shots last season.
Justin Thomas has fallen to 24th in the Official World Golf Ranking and 75th in the FedEx Cup Standings. In a last-second push to make the playoffs — and to make Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson’s job easier for Rome — Thomas is making his 3M Open debut. In his last six starts, Thomas has missed four cuts, tied for 60th at the Genesis Scottish Open and for ninth at the Travelers Championship. The top 70 players in the point standings make it to the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis (Aug. 10-13).
Golf course
TPC Twin Cities | Par 71 | 7,431 yards
The second hole at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports)
Course history
#3MOpen field history at TPC Twin Cities since 2019.
-Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained average per round. Players are sorted by SG: Total.
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Betting preview
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Cameron Young | (+1400) | Adam Hadwin | (+3500) |
| Tony Finau | (+1600) | Stephan Jaeger | (+4000) |
| Sungjae Im | (+1600) | Aaron Rai | (+4000) |
| Hideki Matsuyama | (+1600) | Sahith Theegala | (+4500) |
| Sepp Straka | (+2200) | Ryan Fox | (+4500) |
| Justin Thomas | (+2500) | Lucas Glover | (+4500) |
| Emiliano Grillo | (+2500) | Keith Mitchell | (+4500) |
| Ludvig Aberg | (+2800) | J.T. Poston | (+4500) |
| Cam Davis | (+3000) | J.J. Spaun | (+4500) |
| Gary Woodland | (+3500) | Eric Cole | (+4500) |
Odd as of 9:10 a.m. ET. Provided by DraftKings.
J.T. Poston stands on the 9th green during the third round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Since missing back-to-back cuts at the U.S. Open and Travelers Championship, Poston has found his game. He tied for sixth at the John Deere Classic and Scottish Open before a T-41 finish at the Open.
In 2021, Poston tied for 28th at the 3M Open. A year later, he grabbed a T-11 finish.
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