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3M Open: Round 1 tee times, featured groups, TV/streaming info

Here’s your viewer guide for the first round of the PGA Tour’s 3M Open.

The 3M Open begins Thursday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The field isn’t as stacked as last week’s event at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but there are still many top golfers to watch.

Matthew Wolff will attempt to defend his 2019 title against Brooks Kopeka and Tommy Fleetwood, the top-ranked golfer in attendance at No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Harris English (No. 19), Tony Finau (No. 21), Paul Casey (No. 25) and Dustin Johnson (No. 30) also headline the field.

Ben Hogan and Haskins Award winner Sahith Theegala is also in the field after completing his senior season at Pepperdine.

The featured groupings for Thursday and Friday at the 3M Open are Johnson, Tony Finau and Fleetwood; Wolff, Max Homa and Branden Grace; Koepka, Keith Mitchell and Charles Howell III; and Bubba Watson, Pat Perez and Casey.

View first-round tee times below.

Tee times

1st tee

All times are listed in Eastern.

Tee time (ET)	Players
7:50 a.m.	Scott Brown, Seamus Power, Henrik Norlander
8 a.m.	Brian Harman, Bill Haas, George McNeill
8:10 a.m.	Alex Cejka, Hunter Mahan, Matthew NeSmith
8:20 a.m.	Andrew Putnam, Aaron Wise, Luke Donald
8:30 a.m.	Martin Trainer, Adam Long, Si Woo Kim
8:40 a.m.	Scott Piercy, Jason Dufner, Ryan Moore
8:50 a.m.	Scott Stallings, Brendon de Jonge, Cameron Percy
9 a.m.	Chad Campbell, Josh Teater, Talor Gooch
9:10 a.m.	Sangmoon Bae, Jamie Lovemark, Sam Ryder
9:20 a.m.	John Senden, Nick Watney, Rafa Cabrera Bello
9:30 a.m.	Peter Uihlein, Rhein Gibson, Peter Kuest
9:40 a.m.	Rob Oppenheim, Vincent Whaley, Matthias Schwab
9:50 a.m.	Dylan Frittelli, Harris English, Denny McCarthy
1 p.m.	Peter Malnati, Cameron Tringale, Ryan Blaum
1:10 p.m.	K.J. Choi, Richy Werenski, Bernd Wiesberger
1:20 p.m.	Vaughn Taylor, Bo Van Pelt, Bronson Burgoon
1:30 p.m.	Matthew Wolff, Max Homa, Branden Grace
1:40 p.m.	Paul Casey, Bubba Watson, Pat Perez
1:50 p.m.	Brice Garnett, Russell Knox, Stewart Cink
2 p.m.	Robert Garrigus, Rich Beem, Roberto Castro
2:10 p.m.	Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Charl Schwartzel
2:20 p.m.	Aaron Baddeley, Chris Kirk, Parker McLachlin
2:30 p.m.	J.J. Spaun, Tim Wilkinson, Wyndham Clark
2:40 p.m.	Bo Hoag, Kristoffer Ventura, Michael Gligic
2:50 p.m.	Joseph Bramlett, Ben Taylor, Chase Koepka
3 p.m.	Tom Lewis, Nelson Ledesma, Angus Flanagan

10th tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
7:50 a.m.	Kyle Stanley, Emiliano Grillo, Roger Sloan
8 a.m.	Seung-Yul Noh, Brian Gay, Harry Higgs
8:10 a.m.	Chris Stroud, Cameron Davis, Chase Seiffert
8:20 a.m.	Brooks Koepka, Keith Mitchell, Charles Howell III
8:30 a.m.	Dustin Johnson, Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood
8:40 a.m.	Michael Kim, Ted Potter, Jr., Hudson Swafford
8:50 a.m.	Fabián Gómez, Shawn Stefani, Doc Redman
9 a.m.	Russell Henley, Chesson Hadley, Xinjun Zhang
9:10 a.m.	Tim Herron, Tom Lehman, Erik van Rooyen
9:20 a.m.	Arjun Atwal, Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren
9:30 a.m.	Ryan Brehm, Sebastian Cappelen, Will Gordon
9:40 a.m.	Brandon Hagy, Hank Lebioda, Kramer Hickok
9:50 a.m.	Ted Purdy, Chris Baker, Sahith Theegala
1 p.m.	Michael Thompson, Ricky Barnes, Tom Hoge
1:10 p.m.	Matt Every, Robert Streb, Derek Ernst
1:20 p.m.	Jonathan Byrd, Adam Schenk, Sepp Straka
1:30 p.m.	Patton Kizzire, Austin Cook, Greg Chalmers
1:40 p.m.	Troy Merritt, Ryan Armour, Lucas Glover
1:50 p.m.	Tommy Gainey, David Hearn, Beau Hossler
2 p.m.	David Lingmerth, D.J. Trahan, Luke List
2:10 p.m.	John Merrick, Daniel Chopra, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
2:20 p.m.	Ben Martin, Sam Burns, Scott Harrington
2:30 p.m.	Danny Lee, Johnson Wagner, Robby Shelton
2:40 p.m.	Mark Anderson, Zack Sucher, Doug Ghim
2:50 p.m.	Dominic Bozzelli, Tyler McCumber, Aaron Crawford
3 p.m.	Wes Roach, Michael Gellerman, Jake Kneen

TV/streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

Thursday, July 23

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 24

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups) and 3-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured holes): 3-6 p.m.

Sunday, July 26

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups) and 3-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured holes): 3-6 p.m.

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2020 3M Open Prop Bet Payday: Matchups, Placings and FRL Picks

Analyzing prop bets for the 2020 3M Open, with PGA Tour odds, picks and best bets for the top matchup, placing and FRL options.

TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., hosts the 2020 3M Open with the opening round Thursday. Matthew Wolff tries to defend his 2019 victory in the inaugural event against the weakest field we’ve seen since the PGA Tour returned to play. As a result, there’s plenty of betting value beyond the top names of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau and Tommy Fleetwood. Below, we look at the best prop bets for the 3M Open, including matchups, placings and first-round leader picks.

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2020 3M Open: Matchup bets

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. ET.

Dustin Johnson (-134) vs. Brooks Koepka

Johnson and Koepka are the first and fourth betting favorites at +1000 and +1600, respectively. They’re the class of a weaker field, but there’s no value in betting them outright in what’s likely their final preparations for the PGA Championship.

Johnson missed the cut last week at plus-16 after opening 80-80 in the tough conditions at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He’ll bounce back on a much easier course following his weekend off.

Tony Finau (-125) vs. Tommy Fleetwood

Finau collapsed last week at the Memorial Tournament as Jon Rahm went on to win by three strokes over Ryan Palmer and Finau finished eighth. Finau will recover in easier scoring conditions and against a weaker field as Fleetwood makes his first appearance since The Players Championship was canceled.

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2020 3M Open: Placing bets

Top 5: Ryan Armour (+1600)

Armour finished T-6 at the Travelers Championship and T-4 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic before a missed cut at the Workday Charity Open. He finished at minus-15 and minus-16 in his two top results and should have little trouble lighting up TPC Twin Cities.

Top 10: Bernd Wiesberger (+850)

The golf betting community missed on Wiesberger last week, as he missed the cut at plus-7. Typically playing only majors and World Golf Championship events while dominating the European Tour, the 3M Open will feature one of the easiest courses and weakest fields of any PGA Tour event he has played.

Top British/Irish: Tommy Fleetwood (+120)

Fleetwood doesn’t hold much value at +1500 to win the first tournament he has played in four months. He is +100 to be the top English player, but his odds rise with only Russell Knox (+900) and Seamus Power (+1600) being added as competition.

Top player from the rest of the world: Emiliano Grillo (+1400)

Grillo is priced sixth in this group led by South African Erik Van Rooyen at +600. Grillo missed the cut last week while losing 2.46 strokes per round putting, but he gained 0.88 strokes off-the-tee. The latter is the much more important statistic at TPC Twin Cities, and he’ll be able to contend without needing to worry as much about the flat stick.

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2020 3M Open: First-round leader bet

Derek Ernst (+17500)

Ernst, a former PGA Tour winner, returns to a PGA Tour event for the first time since a T-52 finish at the Puerto Rico Open in February. He has dominated the Korn Ferry Tour of late with three straight finishes of T-12 or better and looks to carry his top form to the next level.

Lucas Glover (+4500)

Glover finished T-7 last year at minus-16 after firing a Sunday round of 62. His T-38 finish last week was his worst result in five events since returning to play, as he has been one of the most consistent in the strong fields. He’s ready to break through against softer competition.

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3M Open field by the rankings

Here is the field at the 3M Open by the

The 3M Open begins Thursday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The field isn’t as stacked as last week’s event at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but there are still many top golfers to watch.

Ben Hogan and Haskins Award winner Sahith Theegala is also in the field after completing his senior season at Pepperdine.

The Memorial field is broken down below according to each player’s ranking in the Golfweek/Sagarin and in the Official World Golf Ranking.

For the 2019-20 season, the average ranking of the winner heading into the week in which they won PGA Tour event has been 68.32 in the Golfweek/Sagarins and 93.64 in the OWGR.

Betting odds | Fantasy golf | How to watch | Field by the rankings

Player	GW/Sagarin	OWGR
Tommy Fleetwood	17	12
Harris English	19	126
Tony Finau	21	17
Paul Casey	25	27
Brooks Koepka	27	6
Dustin Johnson	30	4
Carlos Ortiz	38	129
Brian Harman	42	134
Scott Stallings	44	220
Brendon Todd	46	51
Talor Gooch	52	144
Lucas Glover	54	78
Doc Redman	55	121
Matthias Schwab	59	92
Cameron Tringale	60	206
Jhonattan Vegas	63	143
Russell Henley	69	171
Stewart Cink	71	262
Sam Burns	74	169
Richy Werenski	77	248
Denny McCarthy	83	195
Matthew Wolff	86	55
Patrick Rodgers	87	182
Max Homa	88	74
Scott Piercy	93	108
Vaughn Taylor	96	109
Dylan Frittelli	97	104
Alex Noren	98	125
Troy Merritt	99	147
Harry Higgs	103	133
Henrik Norlander	106	141
Erik van Rooyen	108	43
Adam Long	109	110
Ryan Moore	112	116
Pat Perez	113	145
Charles Howell III	115	86
Chesson Hadley	117	215
Bubba Watson	118	59
Danny Lee	123	101
Charley Hoffman	127	135
Jason Dufner	129	288
Joseph Bramlett	130	249
Adam Schenk	134	205
Matthew NeSmith	135	191
Branden Grace	137	79
Si Woo Kim	138	127
Rafa Cabrera Bello	139	52
Brice Garnett	141	211
Chase Seiffert	142	180
Peter Uihlein	143	351
Luke List	147	118
Tom Hoge	148	130
Bronson Burgoon	153	256
Chris Kirk	162	259
Hudson Swafford	163	302
Ben Martin	164	441
Bo Hoag	165	308
Fabián Gómez	170	290
Scott Harrington	174	224
Sam Ryder	175	204
Kristoffer Ventura	183	161
Ryan Armour	186	172
Bernd Wiesberger	193	29
Wes Roach	195	295
Brandon Hagy	198	366
Wyndham Clark	201	162
Cameron Davis	206	233
Keith Mitchell	207	102
Tom Lewis	210	67
Russell Knox	212	176
Sepp Straka	213	146
Beau Hossler	222	241
Michael Thompson	225	218
Andrew Putnam	226	88
Mark Anderson	230	357
Austin Cook	231	324
Tim Wilkinson	235	370
Chris Stroud	237	264
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	242	209
Kyle Stanley	243	175
Chris Baker	246	433
George McNeill	249	612
Cameron Percy	254	350
Aaron Wise	255	193
Vincent Whaley	260	421
Rob Oppenheim	261	469
Luke Donald	262	382
Emiliano Grillo	268	156
J.J. Spaun	271	382
Brian Gay	273	335
Charl Schwartzel	277	224
Aaron Baddeley	284	301
D.J. Trahan	290	354
Nick Watney	293	268
Scott Brown	295	165
Robby Shelton	297	177
Ryan Brehm	298	372
Seung-Yul Noh	307	665
Bill Haas	310	520
David Hearn	319	482
Josh Teater	321	246
Robert Streb	323	330
Tyler McCumber	324	429
Patton Kizzire	326	276
Roger Sloan	335	293
Hank Lebioda	346	320
Shawn Stefani	347	396
Peter Malnati	353	284
Johnson Wagner	362	472
Rhein Gibson	369	380
Roberto Castro	371	552
Greg Chalmers	384	717
Kramer Hickok	388	296
Zack Sucher	390	200
Seamus Power	391	439
Derek Ernst	393	809
Kevin Tway	406	184
Alex Cejka	413	674
Ricky Barnes	417	1226
Doug Ghim	418	531
Ted Potter Jr.	450	326
K.J. Choi	451	447
Sebastian Cappelen	459	346
Matt Every	460	336
Tommy Gainey	464	428
Michael Gellerman	466	462
Jamie Lovemark	511	648
Michael Gligic	517	549
Chad Campbell	530	753
Nelson Ledesma	531	391
Jonathan Byrd	533	430
Sangmoon Bae	538	572
Ben Taylor	557	656
Dominic Bozzelli	562	546
Arjun Atwal	585	1181
David Lingmerth	601	1020
Ryan Blaum	695	620
Bo Van Pelt	704	2072
John Merrick	712	1213
Robert Garrigus	713	1258
Tim Herron	731	1849
John Senden	749	1346
Michael Kim	757	1035
J.J. Henry	788	1165
Chase Koepka	822	1562
Martin Trainer	841	423
Rich Beem	N/R	1650
Angus Flanagan	N/R	2072
Will Gordon	N/R	197
Peter Kuest	N/R	2072
Tom Lehman	N/R	2072
Sahith Theegala	N/R	2072

Dustin Johnson makes 3M Open debut after missed cut, Travelers win

Dustin Johnson flopped at the Memorial Tournament but is ready to bounce back at the 3M Open ahead of the FedExCup Playoffs.

Will Jekyll or Hyde show up at the 3M Open?

Dustin Johnson ended June tasting victory at the Travelers Championship, marking his first win on the PGA Tour in over a year and extending his streak to at least one victory on Tour for 13 consecutive years.

He took two weeks off to fish, rest and spend time with family and then returned at Muirfield Village for the Memorial Tournament last week. The result was the opposite of the Johnson on display at TPC River Highlands who carded rounds of 69-64-61-67 to win by one stroke. The former PGA Tour Player of the Year returned to action with back-to-back rounds of 80 to miss the cut at Jack Nicklaus’ signature tournament.

On Tuesday, ahead of his 3M Open debut at TPC Twin Cities, the 21-time PGA Tour winner brushed off his flop at Muirfield.

“Well, obviously last week was a bit of a struggle for a lot of different reasons, but yeah, I feel like I’ve had some good practice, you know, Sunday and Monday,” Johnson said. “So I feel like the game’s in good form. I actually felt like the game was in good form going into the Memorial last week, just, yeah, I just struggled.

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“It’s one of those weeks. Yeah, I mean, I’ve still got a lot of confidence in what I’m doing. I feel like the game’s there, so I’m definitely excited and looking forward to this week.”

The 36-year-old said the course he’ll attempt to conquer this week in Blaine, Minnesota, is “set up well” for his skill set and actually fits him better than Muirfield Village despite the fact that he’s only played the course once — earlier this week. Johnson played nine holes Sunday and the other nine Monday.

But a better fit doesn’t make the Arnold Palmer-designed course any easier, he clarified.

“I don’t feel like the course is too easy,” Johnson said. “I mean, if you play well, that’s any golf course, you can shoot a good number, but you’re going to have to drive it well. There’s a lot of water and there’s a lot of trouble off the tees. If you can drive it well, then I feel like you can shoot some good scores.”

The 2016 U.S. Open winner is seeking multiple victories on Tour for the first time since 2018 when he won three events, two coming over the summer at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and RBC Canadian Open.

In his four events after the PGA Tour season resumed following a 13-week hiatus, Johnson missed two cuts, won at TPC River Highlands and finished T-17 at the RBC Heritage.

One potential advantage for Johnson this week if his game returns to where it was at the Travelers is his standing in the field.

Johnson, ranks No. 30 in the Golfweek/Sagarin ranking and No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking, headlines the field at the 3M Open along with Tommy Fleetwood (No. 17 on the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings), Harris English (No. 19), Tony Finau (No. 21), Paul Casey (No. 25) and Brooks Kopeka (No. 27).

While many other top-ranked golfers are taking the week off to rest, Johnson chose to play. The 3M Open is the second of four straight events for the two-time Byron Nelson Award winner on the Tour’s revised schedule.

“It fit the schedule this year to play last week (at the Memorial) and then I’m going to play four in a row here, playing Memphis and then the PGA and then I’ll take a week off before the Playoffs,” he said. “So for me, it worked out in the schedule to play this week. … I’ve never played this tournament, so it was something that I wanted to come up and give it a shot.”

Johnson currently sits at No. 25 with 1,154 points in the FedExCup standings.

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Brooks Koepka on recurring left knee issue: ‘Walking downhill’s a pain’

Brooks Kopeka insisted on Tuesday, ahead of this week’s PGA Tour stop at TPC Twin Cities for the 3M Open, that his knee feels a bit better.

The knee simply isn’t progressing, Brooks Koepka is the first to admit, at least from a clinical standpoint. An MRI last week, before the start of play at the Memorial, revealed this unfortunate diagnosis on his left knee, and it’s something the Jupiter, Florida, resident has known for weeks.

But Koepka insisted on Tuesday, ahead of this week’s PGA Tour stop at TPC Twin Cities for the 3M Open, that it feels a bit better. And the four-time major winner also wants something else spelled out perfectly clear — he will not consider the knee an excuse for his recent string of poor finishes.

“I’ll be honest with you, Sunday was the best my knee’s felt in a really
long time. I worked with my physio, Marc Wahl, quite a bit over the week. I don’t know. It was the first course we played where it’s actually been hilly. Going downhill, it bugged me a little bit, uphill’s fine, and that was the hilliest golf course we played,” he said. “But it feels a lot better. Just walking downhill’s a pain. It’s where that patellar extends and just try to adjust going down hills.

“It’s not an excuse of why I’ve been playing bad, I can promise you that.”

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Koepka insisted he was feeling “a million times better” when the golf world restarted at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, but his recent results haven’t backed that up. Outside of a seventh-place finish at the RBC Heritage, Koepka hasn’t been a factor for months. In fact, Hilton Head Island marked his only top 25 showing of the season.

And that begs a bigger question —will that knee ever fully come around?

It started bothering him last year, requiring surgery Sept. 2 to repair a partially torn patella tendon, which he then re-aggravated in October when he slipped on wet concrete and was forced to withdraw from the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in South Korea.

And although he’s been working with a trainer for eight months, the results are mixed. Also, this isn’t a great time for Koepka to be less than 100 percent — he’s in the middle of a five-week run of tournaments with title defenses at WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis and then the PGA Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco in the near future.

Koepka admits he’s not where he’d like to be with those two events on the horizon.

“I just need to play good. I’ve played so bad lately. Yeah, just trying to find things. Every week I feel like the results aren’t there, but it’s getting better and better. My good shots are good, but I’ve just got to bring that bottom level up. I’ve hit some real costly shots,” he said. “I seem to miss it short-sided every time and that’s been kind of the downfall of why I haven’t played well. I missed it in very costly spots and just trying to figure out why that is. If I can bring the misses up, I’ll be fine.”

As of now, Koepka isn’t eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs, which are fast approaching. He’s 154th in the standings, and that might not allow him to ease up as the season continues. He said Tuesday he’s not certain how many events he’ll play down the stretch.

“By the end of the PGA, I was going to see how I feel. I probably have to go back to Challenge Tour days playing this many in a row, going five to seven weeks in a row and then trying to take a week off. But that was, what, six, seven years ago, so it’s been a while since I played this many in a row,” Koepka said. “But at the same time, I’ve had some weekends off, so it hasn’t been — it hasn’t been too bad yet.

“I mean, it’s one swing away. Everybody knows that golf’s that game where you make one good swing and everything clicks and it’s like all right, back to normal.”

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How to Watch: The 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities

Here’s how to watch, listen and livestream the PGA Tour’s 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The 3M Open begins Thursday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The field isn’t as stacked as last week’s event at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but there are still many top golfers to watch.

Ben Hogan and Haskins Award winner Sahith Theegala is also in the field after completing his senior season at Pepperdine.

Here’s how you can watch the 3M Open this week from the comfort of your home or office.

Thursday, July 23

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 24

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

Sunday, July 26

Fantasy Golf Power Rankings for the 2020 3M Open

Analyzing the best fantasy golf picks for the 2020 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.

The 2020 3M Open will see Matthew Wolff try to defend his 2019 victory at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., against Tommy Fleetwood, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and the rest of a rather lackluster field. Fleetwood makes his first appearance since the midseason pause and is the top-ranked player in attendance at No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Here are my top-30 fantasy golf rankings for the 2020 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities

Also see: 2020 3M Open odds, predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets

2020 3M Open: Fantasy Golf Top 30

Oct 26, 2017; Jackson, MS, USA; Derek Ernst chips the ball from a 18th hole bunker during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament at Country Club of Jackson. (Photo Credit: Spruce Derden – USA TODAY Sports)

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30. Kristoffer Ventura (+8000)

Ventura tied for 21st at the Rocket Mortgage Classic amid a strong stretch of play on the Korn Ferry Tour which included a T-8 finish at the TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons. He should be able to earn a quality finish in a soft field this week.

29. Charley Hoffman (+7000)

Hoffman picked up a T-7 at the Workday Charity Open but didn’t play in the Memorial Tournament. He missed the cut in this event last year but lost a woeful 1.71 strokes per round putting, according to Data Golf.

28. Chase Seiffert (+10000)

Seiffert was off last week following his breakout fourth-place finish at the Workday Charity Open. He relied heavily on his putter in that performance but also managed to gain 0.92 strokes per round on approach.

27. Derek Ernst (+30000)

Like Ventura, Ernst is on a heater on the KFT and looks to take the next step in a soft field on the PGA Tour. He tied for fifth at the TPC San Antonio Championship at the Oaks following a T-12 at the Canyons. He won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2013 but made the cut in just three PGA Tour events since the beginning of 2019.

26. Emiliano Grillo (+10000)

Grillo’s struggles with the flat stick won’t be as much of a concern at TPC Twin Cities with a much stronger emphasis on the driver and approach game. He tied for third on a similar course for the Puerto Rico Open in February.

Feb 27, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., USA; Roger Sloan lets go of his grip in the 16th tee box during the first round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)

25. Roger Sloan (+20000)

Sloan finished T-15 here last year while gaining 1.22 strokes per round tee-to-green. He tied for 27th at the Workday Charity Open for his best result since play resumed.

24. Wyndham Clark (+9000)

Clark tied for fifth last year while leading the field in Driving Distance at 327.9 yards and gaining 1.33 strokes tee-to-green. His missed cut at the Memorial last week doesn’t carry much weight with easier conditions and a weakened field on hand this week.

23. Charles Howell III (+9000)

Howell tied for 23rd in 2019 in a neutral putting performance. He has two missed cuts since play resumed with a T-49 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and a T-48 last week.

22. Matthias Schwab (+8000)

Schwab missed the cut last week in his first PGA Tour event since the WGC-Mexico Championship. He previously tied for 21st at the European Tour’s Qatar Masters and can certainly compete in fields like these.

21. Ryan Armour (+8000)

Armour is 47th on Tour this season in Birdie or Better Percentage. He finished T-6 at the Travelers Championship and T-4 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic before a missed cut at the Workday.

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20. Brian Harman (+5000)

Harman is tied for the 14th-best odds to win this event despite entering off of three straight missed cuts. He tied for seventh last year with just 0.85 SG: Putting per round.

19. Carlos Ortiz (+6600)

Ortiz finished T-5 in 2019 with 2.32 SG: Tee-to-Green and 1.29 SG: Approach per round. He has made the cut in three of five events since play returned.

18. Rafa Cabrera Bello (+7000)

Cabrera Bello has just two made cuts in five events since the midseason suspension was lifted. He has slipped all the way to 139th in the Golfweek rankings but will benefit from the weaker competition.

17. Dylan Frittelli (+6600)

Frittelli’s best result since play returned was a T-8 at the RBC Heritage. He missed his next two cuts but tied for 22nd last week. He’s tied for 34th on Tour this season in Par 5 Performance and will be able to take advantage of the easier holes here.

16. Harris English (+3300)

English is the second-best player in attendance by the Golfweek rankings at No. 19 in the world. He finished T-17 at the RBC Heritage and T-13 last week.

Jul 4, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Sepp Straka tees off on the 2nd during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Golf Club. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock – USA TODAY Sports)

15. Sepp Straka (+6600)

Straka finished 61st at plus-11 last week, but he had done no worse than 10-under in his previous three events in which he made the cut. He can go low over four rounds and should easily make the cut in this field.

14. Max Homa (+6600)

Homa missed the weekend in each of his last three events, but he gained 1.28 strokes around the greens and 1.63 strokes tee-to-green at the 2019 3M Open before withdrawing during the third round.

13. Sam Burns (+4500)

Burns’ T-7 here last year was one of his best results of 2019 and he returns with three straight made cuts in tougher fields.

12. Bubba Watson (+3300)

Watson has more than enough distance for this course and should take advantage of the weaker field in a tune-up for the 2020 PGA Championship.

11. Luke List (+4000)

List averaged 1.21 SG: Off-the-Tee and 1.75 SG: Tee-to-Green last week. Normally held back by his putter, he’ll benefit from the easier putting surfaces of TPC Twin Cities.

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10. Brooks Koepka (+1400)

Koepka is running out of time to correct the issues with his driver and short game ahead of the PGA Championship. The fact he’s still playing in a tournament like this just two weeks out is at least a sign he’s trying to fix the problems.

9. Will Gordon (+7000)

Gordon followed up his surprising T-3 result at the Travelers with a missed cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic but returns after two weeks off. His long game is well suited for this course.

8. Doc Redman (+5000)

Redman missed the cut last year with a horrendous performance from tee-to-green, but he returns while averaging 0.76 SG: T2G in 2020. He came out of the break with four straight weekend appearances before a missed cut last week.

7. Erik Van Rooyen (+3300)

Rooyen shares the eighth-best odds to win the tournament. He’s tied for 20th on Tour this season with 0.539 SG: Approach. He’ll face one of the weaker PGA Tour fields he has played against.

Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., USA; Tommy Fleetwood watches his tees shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. (Photo Credit: Adam Hagy – USA TODAY Sports)

6. Tommy Fleetwood (+1400)

Fleetwood is the top-ranked golfer in attendance by the Golfweek rankings but will play for the first time since The Players Championship was canceled after the opening round. He’s 10th on Tour while averaging 0.610 SG: Off-the-Tee through 10 measured rounds.

5. Matthew Wolff (+2500)

The defending champ has the sixth-best odds to win. He was the runner-up at the RMC in a similar-caliber field.

4. Paul Casey (+2200)

Casey has had a disappointing return to golf with a T-32 at the Travelers and a missed cut last week. He still enters the week 25th in the Golfweek rankings as the fourth-best golfer in the field.

3. Dustin Johnson (+900)

Johnson, the winner of the Travelers Championship, missed the cut at plus-16 last week while losing 3.12 SG: Putting per round. He enters as the betting favorite following his weekend of rest.

2. Lucas Glover (+3300)

Glover has been one of the best and most consistent golfers since play resumed. His T-38 finish last week was his worst result in five events. He’s 26th in SG: Approach and 36th in Birdie or Better Percentage on Tour this season.

1. Tony Finau (+1200)

Finau suffered a Sunday collapse with a final round of 78 last week to finish in eighth place. The weaker field and softer conditions will allow for a quality bounce-back performance.

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2020 3M Open odds, predictions, picks, PGA Tour best bets

Sportsbookwire takes a look at the BetMGM PGA Tour betting odds and makes picks to win the 2020 3M Tournament.

Matthew Wolff looks to defend his 2019 title at this week’s 3M Open – which begins Thursday – at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. He’ll face a much weaker field than what was in attendance for Jon Rahm’s victory at last week’s Memorial Tournament. Tommy Fleetwood is the top-ranked golfer in attendance at No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Below, we look at the BetMGM betting odds and make our picks and best bets for the 2020 3M Open.

2020 3M Open Betting Picks – Tier 1

Jul 3, 2020; Detroit; Erik van Rooyen at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock – USA TODAY Sports)

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Lucas Glover (+3300)

Glover shares the seventh-best odds to win the 3M Open following a T-38 finish last week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in more difficult conditions and against a much stronger field. He tied for seventh in this event last year and has made the cut in each of his five events since the PGA Tour returned to play following the midseason pause.

He’s 26th on Tour this season in Strokes Gained: Approach and 36th in both SG: Off-the-Tee and Birdies or Better Percentage.

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Erik Van Rooyen (+4500)

Van Rooyen finished T-22 last week. He tied for 21st at the RBC Heritage but missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge and Rocket Mortgage Classic.

He averaged 2.08 Strokes Gained: Approach and 2.19 SG: Tee-to-Green last week, according to Data Golf. The 30-year-old South African is still looking for his first win on the PGA Tour but will play against a weaker field than what’s usually at the tournaments in which he plays.

2020 3M Open Betting Picks – Tier 2

Jun 11, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas; Max Homa at the Charles Schwab Challenge. (Photo Credit: Raymond Carlin III – USA TODAY Sports)

Max Homa (+6600)

Homa has missed the cut in three straight events and four of his last five since play returned. He withdrew during the third round last year after making the cut at 5-under par. He’s 38th on Tour in SG: Off-the-Tee and 49th in SG: Approach this season.

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Charles Howell III (+9000)

Howell tied for 48th at plus-8 last week with a final round of 77. He was T-23 in this event last year at 13-under while averaging 1.50 SG: Tee-to-Green per round. He’ll be looking for his first top-10 result in his 10th event this year, but he had five top 10s in 30 events last year. His last win came at the 2018 RSM Classic in a more similar field than what we’ve seen lately.

2020 3M Open Betting Picks – Long shots

Jul 12, 2020; Dublin, Ohio; Chase Seiffert at the Workday Charity Open. (Photo Credit: Joseph Maiorana – USA TODAY Sports)

Chase Seiffert (+10000)

Seiffert took last week off following his breakout fourth-place finish in the Workday Charity Open. He gained 0.92 strokes on approach and 1.44 from tee-to-green per round at Muirfield Village and his odds remain high following the week away.

Sahith Theegala (+25000)

Theegala has his highest odds since turning pro after missing the cut at the Travelers Championship and Rocket Mortgage Classic. The former top amateur will play in his weakest field and has his best chance for success.

Wolff won here in 2019 as a +12500 long shot in his third start as a pro.

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2020 3M Open odds, predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets

Analyzing the golf betting odds to win the 2020 3M Open, with PGA Tour betting odds, picks, predictions and best bets.

2020 3M Open Betting Picks – Tier 1

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday, July 20 at 3:45 p.m. ET.

Lucas Glover (+3300)

He’s 26th on Tour this season in Strokes Gained: Approach and 36th in both SG: Off-the-Tee and Birdies or Better Percentage.

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Erik Van Rooyen (+4500)

Van Rooyen finished T-22 last week. He tied for 21st at the RBC Heritage but missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge and Rocket Mortgage Classic.

2020 3M Open Betting Picks – Tier 2

Max Homa (+6600)

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Charles Howell III (+9000)

2020 3M Open Betting Picks – Long shots

Chase Seiffert (+10000)

Sahith Theegala (+25000)

Wolff won here in 2019 as a +12500 long shot in his third start as a pro.

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Grayson Murray to miss 3M Open after positive COVID test

Grayson Murray announced that he’s been forced to pull out of this week’s PGA Tour event due to a positive test result for COVID-19.

Grayson Murray announced via social media that he’s been forced to pull out of this week’s PGA Tour event in Minnesota due to a positive test result for COVID-19.

On his Instagram account, Murray said he was scheduled to leave for the 3M Open, but didn’t feel well and got tested for the virus.

The Raleigh, North Carolina, native has one win on the PGA Tour — the 2017 Barbasol Championship — and has played in a trio of events since the return to golf, missing a pair of cuts and withdrawing from another event due to a back problem.

Two people – a caddie on the PGA Tour and a player on the Korn Ferry Tour – tested positive for the coronavirus last week, but the pro golf world has seen a low percentage of participants test positive. Murray’s positive test marks the seventh for a PGA Tour player.

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“You don’t want to have any, but I think as you look at where we are and the trends for our overall program, and again, the tightening that we’ve done, I think that the results are very good, and we’re certainly encouraged by that. We’re proud of that,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said last week. “I think our players deserve a ton of credit for not only what they’re doing here on-site in terms of social distancing and masking and being entirely aware of what we need to do when we’re on property, but also as I’ve gone market to market seeing players in hotels and other places, I think we’re executing a plan that we set out, and we’re confident that if we continue to do that we’re going to be in a really good place as we go forward.”

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