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Returns to site of Ryder Cup heroics
July 2: Patrick Reed returned to Minnesota for the first time since the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota for the inaugural 3M Open in July. After his explosive personality was on display in 2016 at Hazeltine, Reed headlined the July event at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota along with Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. When speaking of his decision to return to Minnesota for the first time in three years, Reed referenced the 2016 Ryder Cup experience as a “a special week” and said he wanted to “come to see the awesome fans again.”