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Winner’s Bag: Jhonattan Vegas, 2024 3M Open

A complete list of the golf equipment Jhonattan Vegas used to win the PGA Tour’s 2024 3M Open.

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A complete list of the golf equipment Jhonattan Vegas used to win the PGA Tour’s 2024 3M Open:

DRIVER: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees), with Fujikura Speeder NX 70 TX shaft

FAIRWAY WOOD: TaylorMade M6 (14 degrees), with Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 9 TX shaft

IRONS: Titleist T200 (3), with Project X 125 6.5 shaft, Mizuno MP4 (4-PW), Project X 130 7.0 shafts

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WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50, 54 degrees bent to 55) TaylorMade MG Hi-Toe (60 degrees) with Project X 6.5 shafts

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PUTTER: L.A.B. Golf Link.1

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BALL: Titleist Pro V1x

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GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

2024 3M Open prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at TPC Twin Cities

Seven years was a long wait, but it paid off in multiple ways for Jhonattan Vegas.

Seven years was a long wait, but it paid off in multiple ways for Jhonattan Vegas.

He captured the 2024 3M Open on Sunday, making birdie on the final hole to top Max Greyserman by a shot at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. It’s Vegas’ first win since the 2017 RBC Canadian Open and he’ll pocket the $1,458,000 winner’s check that goes with the 3M trophy.

All is not lost for Greyserman, however, as the runner-up finish is the best of his Tour career (23 starts) and he will take home $882,900.

Here’s a closer look at how much each player made at the 2024 3M Open from a purse of $8.1 million.

Prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Jhonattan Vegas -17 $1,458,000
2 Max Greyserman -16 $882,900
T3 Maverick McNealy -15 $477,900
T3 Matt Kuchar -15 $477,900
5 Taylor Pendrith -14 $332,100
T6 Kurt Kitayama -13 $273,375
T6 Patrick Fishburn -13 $273,375
T6 Sahith Theegala -13 $273,375
T9 K.H. Lee -12 $228,825
T9 J.J. Spaun -12 $228,825
T9 Matt NeSmith -12 $228,825
T12 Cameron Champ -11 $151,297
T12 Henrik Norlander -11 $151,297
T12 Tony Finau -11 $151,297
T12 Taylor Moore -11 $151,297
T12 Matti Schmid -11 $151,297
T12 Sam Burns -11 $151,297
T12 Alex Smalley -11 $151,297
T19 Andrew Putnam -10 $99,549
T19 Mackenzie Hughes -10 $99,549
T19 Justin Suh -10 $99,549
T19 Jacob Bridgeman -10 $99,549
T19 Cam Davis -10 $99,549
T24 David Skinns -9 $61,695
T24 Trace Crowe -9 $61,695
T24 Harry Hall -9 $61,695
T24 Doug Ghim -9 $61,695
T24 Emiliano Grillo -9 $61,695
T24 Andrew Novak -9 $61,695
T24 Ben Kohles -9 $61,695
T24 Chad Ramey -9 $61,695
T24 Matt Wallace -9 $61,695
T33 Kevin Kisner -8 $45,178
T33 Justin Lower -8 $45,178
T33 Brice Garnett -8 $45,178
T33 Kelly Kraft -8 $45,178
T37 Joseph Bramlett -7 $35,325
T37 Scott Piercy -7 $35,325
T37 Gary Woodland -7 $35,325
T37 Neal Shipley -7 $35,325
T37 Patrick Rodgers -7 $35,325
T37 Seamus Power -7 $35,325
T37 Adam Svensson -7 $35,325
T44 Joe Highsmith -6 $27,945
T44 Lanto Griffin -6 $27,945
T46 Davis Riley -5 $22,067
T46 Keith Mitchell -5 $22,067
T46 MJ Daffue -5 $22,067
T46 Nick Hardy -5 $22,067
T46 Keegan Bradley -5 $22,067
T46 Robert Streb -5 $22,067
T46 Stewart Cink -5 $22,067
T53 Dylan Wu -4 $18,981
T53 Austin Smotherman -4 $18,981
T53 Zach Johnson -4 $18,981
T53 Tyler Duncan -4 $18,981
T53 Ben Silverman -4 $18,981
T53 Aaron Baddeley -4 $18,981
T59 Charley Hoffman -3 $18,063
T59 Hayden Springer -3 $18,063
T59 Adam Schenk -3 $18,063
T59 Chris Gotterup -3 $18,063
T59 Mac Meissner -3 $18,063
T64 Sam Stevens -2 $17,415
T64 Kevin Streelman -2 $17,415
T64 Akshay Bhatia -2 $17,415
T67 Wesley Bryan -1 $16,848
T67 Robby Shelton -1 $16,848
T67 Rico Hoey -1 $16,848
T67 Kevin Chappell -1 $16,848
71 Carson Young 1 $16,443
72 Pierceson Coody 2 $16,281
T73 Kevin Yu 4 $16,038
T73 Cody Gribble 4 $16,038

 

Vegas, baby! Jhonattan Vegas wins 2024 3M Open for first PGA Tour win in seven years

The last time Vegas won on the PGA Tour, the 3M Open didn’t exist.

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The last time Jhonattan Vegas won on the PGA Tour, the 3M Open didn’t exist.

Also in the span between then and now were myriad injuries and wondering whether he would return to the pinnacle. Those questions were answered Sunday.

Vegas captured his fourth Tour victory Sunday, claiming the 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, after a 72nd-hole birdie helped him beat Max Greyserman by a shot. Greyserman shot a back-nine 6-under 30 to get to 16 under, but Vegas birdied No. 16 and 18 to add another trophy to his case.

“These are the moments that you get up every day and you work hard, you do all the right things because nothing feels better than this,” Vegas said.

The last time Vegas won was in 2017, claiming the RBC Canadian Open for the second straight year. His 3M win came in his 299th Tour start, and it happened in the midst of a so-so year that saw him make as many cuts (seven) as he missed coming into the week in Minnesota.

Jhonattan Vegas celebrates after winning the 3M Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports

After an iffy approach into 18 on the front of the green, Vegas faced a lengthy 96-foot eagle look, but, needing a birdie to secure the win, he nestled the lag putt close and then knocked in the birdie putt.

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The win meant even more for Vegas for getting to celebrate with his family on the 18th green.

“I mean, that was the cherry on top of the cake,” Vegas said. “In my house we’ve had a lot of talks, my boy’s 5, hadn’t had a win since he was born. Lots of pictures of my daughter with trophies around the house, so my boy was asking me when am I going to have a picture with a trophy.

“Like I said earlier, there was a big cloud on top of my head because I need to have a win for him. It’s even more special that they were here because a lot of times they’re not. It just means the world.”

Jhonattan Vegas celebrates with his kids after winning the 2024 3M Open. (Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports)

The win vaults Vegas 83 spots in the FedEx Cup Playoffs points race, from 149 to 66, and most importantly, inside the top 70. Only the top 70 make the post-season. 

For Greyserman, a Tour rookie, it was the best finish of his career. He shot 8-under 63 on Sunday to zoom up the leaderboard, and the finish will move him into the top 70 to 63rd.

“I think I just locked up my spot in the first playoff event, so that’s big because that’s another huge point opportunity and hopefully continue to play my way up,” Greyserman said.

The PGA Tour takes a brief hiatus next week for the Olympics before returning for the regular-season finale at the Wyndham Championship.

Could Maverick McNealy win for the first time on PGA Tour taking ‘one final lap’ with his longtime caddie?

“Wouldn’t it be a great story if I can take my shoes off on the 18th green after a win and walk off?”

BLAINE, Minn. — Maverick McNealy and his longtime caddie Travis McAlister are working one final round together on Sunday at the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities. Could it also be their first victory together?

McNealy and McAlister have teamed up for seven years – the first two on the Korn Ferry Tour and the last five on the PGA Tour. McNealy informed McAlister that his brother, Scout, who played college golf at Baylor before battling a shoulder injury, is going to be on the bag in two weeks at the Wyndham Championship, during the FedEx Cup playoffs, and the fall portion of the Tour schedule.

“I’ve had an incredible seven-year run with Travis,” McNealy said. “If you told me when I turned pro that I would spend two years on the Korn Ferry Tour and get my card and keep it every single year I’d say that’s a big success for someone wanting to do this for a living. Travis and I are incredibly close but I’m going to have my brother on the bag for the fall. The timing is perfect for him as he’s between jobs.”

McAlister, who is nicknamed The Warden – think “Shawshank Redemption” – understands and plans to take some time away to be with his 84-year-old father. He said he already knew what his next tournament would be and the player he’d be caddying for but didn’t discount the chance this break with McNealy, who has handled the difficult decision like a real pro, could be as short-lived as Jim Furyk and Fluff Cowan.

“I’ll still be part of the team,” McAlister said. “I’ll be in the group texts; I just won’t be carrying the bag.”

Maverick McNealy (R) hands his putter to caddie Travis McAlister (L) during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links. (Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

It would be a wild twist to their story if after all this time and 132 starts together if McNealy, who has two career runner-up finishes, were to breakthrough in their swan song. McNealy, who entered the week at No. 68 in the FedEx Cup, started the third round six strokes back but carded nine birdies and shot 63 to vault into third place, just two strokes back.

Could winning change McNealy’s mind to shake things up?

“I’m not looking more than a day ahead,” McNealy said. “Travis is on board, my team is on board and this is a decision I made a couple of weeks ago before the Open Championship. I want to end this on a high note and do our relationship justice by finishing these last two tournaments great – with a major championship (that included a practice round with Tiger Woods) and now we’ve got a chance to go and win. I think that’s special, and I have so much gratitude for what Travis has done for the last seven years. I have no idea what the future has in store but I’m excited to go one last lap with Travis and see what happens.”

So is McAlister, who didn’t want to get ahead of himself but knows the Golf Gods are known to have a sense of humor.

“Wouldn’t it be a great story if I can take my shoes off on the 18th green after a win and walk off,” he said. “Something cool might happen, you never know. But he’s playing great, he’s confident and he’s thinking good.”

That sounds like the makings of a winning combination.

3M Open 2024 Sunday final round tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The purse at the 2024 3M Opem is $8.1 million with $1.458 million going to the winner.

With 18 holes remaining at the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, Jhonattan Vegas holds a one-shot lead at 16 under over Matt Kuchar. Maverick McNealy is still chasing his first PGA Tour win and will enter the final round two shots back of Vegas.

Sahith Theegala and Patrick Fishburn round out the top five at 12 under, four shots back of the lead.

The purse at the 2024 3M Open is $8.1 million with $1.458 million going to the winner.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2024 3M Open. All times listed are ET.

Sunday tee times

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the 3M Open on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Sunday, July 28

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m

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3M Open 2024 Saturday third round tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The purse at the 2024 3M Opem is $8.1 million with $1.458 million going to the winner.

Canadian Taylor Pendrith holds a two-shot lead at 12 under over Matthew NeSmith after the first two days of the 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

Pendrith won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson earlier this season and is making a push for the International Presidents Cup team, an event being held in his homeland north of the border.

The purse at the 2024 3M Open is $8.1 million with $1.458 million going to the winner.

3M Open: Leaderboard | Photos | Merchandise

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the third round of the 2024 3M Open. All times listed are ET.

Saturday tee times

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the 3M Open on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Saturday, July 27

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m.

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday, July 28

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m

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3M Open 2024 Friday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The purse at the 2024 3M Opem is $8.1 million with $1.48 million going to the winner.

Eighteen down, 54 to go in the second-to-last chance for those scrambling for the postseason.

Jacob Bridgeman is among those scrambling. The PGA Tour rookie, who entered the week at No. 135 in the FedEx Cup standings, made nine birdies Thursday and shot 63 to lead the 3M Open. A win this week would vault him into the top 70, where he needs to be in three weeks to qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of three playoff events.

Mackenzie Hughes is a shot back in solo second. Andrew Novak, Patrick Rodgers and Martin Trainer are tied for third at 6 under, two shots back. Defending champion Lee Hodges shot a 2-over 73.

The purse at the 2024 3M Opem is $8.1 million with $1.48 million going to the winner.

3M Open: Leaderboard | Photos | Merchandise

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 3M Open. All times listed are ET.

Friday tee times

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the 3M Open on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Friday, July 26

Golf Channel/Peacock: 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6:30 p.m.

ESPN+: 7:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 27

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

NBC/Peacock:: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m.

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday, July 28

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

NBC/Peacock: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m

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A week after British Open close call, Billy Horschel withdraws from 2024 3M Open

“Tried to go out to the golf course and hit some balls, body’s just not wanting to cooperate.”

BLAINE, Minn. – Billy Horschel has withdrawn from the 3M Open on Thursday ahead of his tee time. Horschel, who finished tied for second last week at the British Open, cited illness.

“It was unfortunate,” he said in a statement on Thursday morning. “I wasn’t feeling great late last night and took some medicine. Woke up, had decent sleep but woke up and just have a fever, body is just not wanting to respond, every muscle feels like it’s locked up. Tried to do a little warmup in the gym, just didn’t respond. Tried to go out to the golf course and hit some balls, body’s just not wanting to cooperate.”

Horschel was one of the first players to arrive on the driving range on Tuesday and he talked about how he wanted to “get back on the horse,” this week and chase winning for the ninth time on the PGA Tour.

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Asked on Wednesday during his pre-tournament press conference if he had considered bailing on the 3M after his strong finish at the British locked up his top-50 status, he said, “Withdrawing? No. When I commit to something I try to hold to that commitment unless crazy circumstances arise. When you’re playing well, you want to continue to play well. Yes, I’m coming halfway around the world, six different time zones, different grasses and everything, but confidence-wise I want to continue to build on that confidence, I want to continue to put myself back in that chance of winning. That’s why I’m here.”

On Wednesday, Horschel, 37, conceded that the jet lag had hit him and he wasn’t feeling great.

“This morning I woke up and I was a little tired, body was moving a little bit slower, but that’s expected,” he said. “You travel halfway around the world, played the last couple weeks over in Scotland. Any of the guys coming over from there are going to feel the same thing.”

Horschel was expected to tee off at 1:53 p.m. ET on Thursday. He was replaced in the field by alternate Adam Long.

“Disappointing,” Horschel reiterated. “I was looking forward to playing here at 3M. Played here last year, had a good finish. The event is well run by 3M and Tracy and Hollis, so very disappointed not to be able to play here after coming off a really great finish last week.”

Photos: 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities

The PGA Tour is back stateside.

After a few weeks across the pond, the PGA Tour is back stateside this week for the 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. Many of the world’s best players are taking the week off, but there are several notable players in the field.

Tony Finau, the 2022 3M Open winner, headlines the group and is joined by Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia, Billy Horschel and United States Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley.

TPC Twin Cities is a par-71 layout measuring 7,431 yards.

The 3M winner will earn 500 FedEx Cup points and $1.458 million of the $8.1 million purse.

Check out some of the best photos from the 3M Open below.

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Keegan Bradley wants Tiger Woods ‘as involved as he wants to be’ with 2025 United States Ryder Cup team

Bradley hopes to have Woods’ input as much as possible.

It’s been a surreal couple of weeks for Keegan Bradley.

Earlier this month, Bradley was named the United States captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black from Sept. 26-28. However, he knew well before the official announcement and kept it tightly under wraps.

“I sat on the being the Ryder Cup captain for almost three weeks without anybody knowing and that was tough,” he told the media at this week’s 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

“I wasn’t telling a soul. I was sort of dealing with the news myself as well. I was very — I didn’t know I was going to be the Ryder Cup captain, so I was dealing with that with my family, getting a plan together on how we’re going to do this. I really wanted to be the one to call Luke Donald and tell him, so I wanted to keep that quiet.

“It was nice to not have anybody know so I could sort of move under the radar making all these plans. But now, having it be out in the open has been helpful, too.”

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Many around the game believed it was Tiger Woods’ turn to head Team USA, but due to several prior commitments, Big Cat withdrew his name from consideration, leading the PGA of America to Bradley.

However, Bradley hopes to have Woods’ input as much as possible.

“Yeah, I’ve told Tiger that I want him to be as involved as he wants to be,” he said. “We didn’t — with the British Open going on, we’re not really chatting too much about that. We both have a job to do, and I don’t want to bother Tiger with that. I think in the coming months — we’re still 14 months out here, so we’ve got a long time.”

The 38-year-old’s team is starting to come together, as he named Webb Simpson as his first vice captain on Tuesday.

Bradley’s made two previous starts at the 3M Open, finishing T-46 (2019) and T-39 (2021). Since a T-2 performance at the Charles Schwab Challenge, he’s failed to finish inside the top 30 over his last four starts, including a missed cut at the British Open.

Sahith Theegala of the United States plays his second shot on the 13th hole during day three of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 13, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)

He’ll get an up-close look at two rising U.S. stars at TPC Twin Cities, as he’s paired with Nick Dunlap and Sahith Theegala for the first two rounds. Theegala currently holds the No. 11 spot in the Ryder Cup point standings. Dunlap, on the other hand, just collected his first pro win and second win of the season at the Barracuda Championship (he won the American Express as an amateur).

Both players may end up with a chance of making Bradley’s squad.