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3M Open: Round 3 tee times, TV and streaming info

From tee times to TV info, here’s everything you need to know for the third round of play at the 3M Open.

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It’s Moving Day at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota.

A rising star on the PGA Tour, Matthew Wolff is in position to defend his title at the 3M Open, entering Saturday’s third round T-6 at 9 under with Cameron Davis, just three shots off the leaders Michael Thompson and Richy Werenski (12 under). Tony Finau and Talor Gooch are T-3 at 11 under, with Xinjun Zhang in fifth at 10 under.

Don’t expect to see Brooks Koepka, Bubba Watson or Tommy Fleeetwood as all three missed the cut.

Check out the third round tee times and TV info for Saturday below.

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Tee times

All Times Eastern.

1st tee

Tee time Players
9:59 a.m. K.J. Choi, Doug Ghim, Bo Hoag
10:10 a.m. Chris Kirk, Kramer Hickok, Matthias Schwab
10:21 a.m. Brice Garnett, Stewart Cink, Robert Garrigus
10:32 a.m. Sepp Straka, Austin Cook, Max Homa
10:43 a.m. Charles Howell III, Si Woo Kim, Alex Noren
10:54 a.m. Adam Schenk, Bronson Burgoon, Robby Shelton
11:05 a.m. Dylan Frittelli, Harris English
11:16 a.m. Ryan Moore, Scott Stallings, Tom Hoge
11:27 a.m. Patrick Rodgers, Nick Watney, Danny Lee
11:38 a.m. Cameron Davis, Bo Van Pelt, Charl Schwartzel
11:49 a.m. Talor Gooch, Xinjun Zhang, Matthew Wolff
Noon Michael Thompson, Richy Werenski, Tony Finau

10th tee

Tee time Players
9:59 a.m. Rafa Cabrera Bello, Chris Baker
10:10 a.m. Jason Dufner, Josh Teater, Arjun Atwal
10:21 a.m. George McNeill, Alex Cejka, Adam Long
10:32 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman
10:43 a.m. Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Michael Gligic, Michael Gellerman
10:54 a.m. Tommy Gainey, Luke List, John Merrick
11:05 a.m. Brandon Hagy, Hank Lebioda, Matt Every
11:16 a.m. Emiliano Grillo, Bill Haas, Peter Uihlein
11:27 a.m. Aaron Baddeley, Tim Wilkinson, Tom Lewis
11:38 a.m. Patton Kizzire, Pat Perez, Sam Burns
11:49 a.m. Denny McCarthy
Noon Chase Koepka, Cameron Tringale, Bernd Wiesberger

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.

Stuck Together: Michael Thompson, Richy Werenski share lead at 3M Open

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak discusses the second round of play at TPC Twin Cities for the 3M Open.

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak discusses the second round of play at TPC Twin Cities for the 3M Open.

Brooks Koepka headlines list of players to miss cut at 3M Open

Brooks Koepka missed the 3M Open cut by one, but he wasn’t the only big name sent packing on Friday.

There will be only one Koepka playing the weekend at the 3M Open, and it’s Chase not Brooks.

The unheralded younger brother was low Koepka, getting the better of his four-time major winning big bro. Chase shot 70-68 for a 4-under par total and made the 36-hole cut by a comfortable two strokes.

Brooks, who will defend titles the next two weeks at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational and the PGA Championship, was on the wrong side of the cutline. He needed to birdie the par-5 18th to make the cut on the number, but couldn’t get the job done. He shot even-par 71 on Friday, and now has missed the cut in two of his last three starts with a T-62 at The Memorial as all he has to show for playing the last three weeks. Koepka, who took 32 putts and lost more than 5 strokes to the field on the greens, tossed his putter in frustration at one point and it also looked like his surgically-repaired knee continued to give him trouble.

Brooks wasn’t the only big name sent home packing. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson struggled to a 74 to miss the cut by one stroke. Tommy Fleetwood, who was competing in his first tournament since the resumption of the PGA Tour season, looked rusty in shooting 1-over 143. Minnesota native Tom Lehman, who consulted on the design of the course, also shot even. Paul Casey missed his second straight cut (71-71–142).

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Monday qualifier Aaron Crawford couldn’t follow up his opening-round 69, shooting 74 to miss the cut, but the Tour caddie did beat his boss Martin Trainer (74-74–148), who missed his seventh cut in a row and 11th in his past 12 starts.

Amateur Angus Flanagan, who earned a sponsor invite by winning the Minnesota State Open earlier this month, shot a pair of 72s but benefited from the experience.

“I played with Tom Lewis, who’s a fellow English guy. Seeing how he plays the game and he’s ranked top-70 in the world, there’s not too much difference between my game and his game, but at the end of the day he just holed a couple more putts than I did and easily made the cut, so that was good to see,” Flanagan said.

Seung Yul-Noh (shoulder injury) and Chris Stroud (illness) withdrew on Friday, joining World No. 4 Dustin Johnson, who withdrew after the opening round (back), among players leaving early.

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3M Open: Round 2 tee times, featured groups, TV and streaming info

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

The 3M Open is underway 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, but there are still plenty of players worth watching.

Attempting to defend his 2019 title, Matthew Wolff signed for a 6-under 66, putting him in a six-way tie for third and two shots behind leader Richy Werenski at 8 under. Michael Thompson is second at 7 under.

But on a day where 18 players shot 5 under or better, the biggest news came from Dustin Johnson, who withdrew from the 3M Open after a disappointing first round.

Check out the second round tee times and TV info below.

Tee times

1st tee

All times are listed in Eastern.

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

10th tee

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

TV/streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

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.

Bo Van Pelt makes a hole-in-one at 3M Open

Drinks are on Bo Van Pelt tonight after he aced the par-3 8th hole at TPC Twin Cities during the 3M Open.

The last time Bo Van Pelt teed it up, he withdrew from the Workday Charity Open. Things went a little better on Thursday at the 3M Open.

Van Pelt, 45, is playing on a major-medical exemption and he had birdied four of his first six holes at TPC Twin Cities when a bogey at the seventh hole slowed his roll. That’s when Van Pelt stepped to the tee at the 195-yard eighth hole and lasered an iron that struck on the front of the green and pitched forward into the hole for an ace.

Van Pelt’s playing competitor Bronson Burgoon gave him a high-five (that’s a no-no Bronson!) while Burgoon’s caddie came running over to knock elbows.

Drinks are definitely on Van Pelt, who was 5 under through 15 holes on the day.

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After parting with longtime caddie, Tony Finau shoots 65 with coach on his bag

Finau parted with Greg Bodine this week and has swing instructor Boyd Summerhays doing double duty.

Tony Finau may have had a familiar face on his bag at the 3M Open, but it wasn’t his longtime caddie.

Finau split with Greg Bodine, his caddie since his rookie PGA Tour season in 2014-15, and is relying on his swing instructor, former PGA Tour player Boyd Summerhays as a one-week fill-in while searching for a full-time replacement. Finau may want to consider extending the double duty for his coach as Finau posted an opening-round 6-under 65 at TPC Twin Cities to share the lead with Ryan Moore, Nick Watney and Xinjun Zhang.

“It’s good to have him out,” Finau said of Summerhays. “I’ve had him in the past carry my bag and it’s nice to have him see things up close, I think, inside the ropes. Just with everything going on, you can’t really watch, so the best way I think for a coach to see it is maybe inside the ropes, so a little change this week.”

Finau, 30, is ranked No. 17 in the Official World Golf Ranking and has played on the last U.S. Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams, but hasn’t won since the 2016 Puerto Rico Open. Earlier this season, he held a two-stroke lead with two holes to play at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, but lost to Webb Simpson in a playoff. Last week, he was the 36-hole leader at the Memorial, but stumbled on the weekend, including a 78 on Sunday to finish T-8.

Sometimes, a player needs to shake things up.

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Of the breakup with Bodine, Finau said, “On a personal level I love the guy and on a business level I felt it was time for a change in my situation and something just different.”

Finau fired on all cylinders Thursday, hitting 17 of 18 greens in regulation, tying his career-most in that category – the sixth time he’s done so. He birdied three of the first four holes on his second nine, including driller a right-to-left bending 22-foot birdie putt at the third hole. He made his lone bogey at the seventh hole when his approach sailed long, but he bounced back at the next hole by knocking his tee shot at the 195-yard par 3 to 13 feet and canned his seventh birdie of the day. It marked Finau’s sixth straight sub-70 opening round.

Despite having a pop-gun swing, Finau consistently has been one of the game’s longest hitters and inspired by the distance gains by Bryson DeChambeau, who leads the Tour in average driving distance, he has begun chasing extra yards off the tee. As Finau recounted, he was wrapping up his practice round on the ninth green at the RBC Heritage last month when his concentration was broken.

“All I could hear was this commotion on the driving range. Of course, I look over and nobody’s hitting golf balls except Bryson. They’re videoing him and watching him send drives over the fence and he’s flying it no problem,” Finau said. “There’s only been a couple of times on the driving range on the PGA Tour, that guys that I’ve seen literally stop and watch one guy hit and that happened at Harbour Town.”

Speaking last week at the Memorial, Finau said, “For me I was like, well, let me try this thing out, reach back and see if I can hit it as straight. I don’t think I’m hitting it quite as straight as him, but it’s worked out so far.”

Finau’s game is a good fit for TPC Twin Cities, where birdies in bunches are required. Two weeks ago, Finau broke his course record at Victory Ranch Golf Club in Park City, Utah. He was 14-under par through 16. His career-low round is 58 and he wanted one more birdie for 57, but he bogeyed the 17th and settled for 59.

“That would have been pretty dang special,” Finau said.

So, too, would be getting back into the winner’s circle this week at the 3M Open.

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From borrowing $60 for tips to taking home $1.1 million, Matthew Wolff has fond memories of 3M Open

Matthew Wolff went from borrowing $60 for tips to taking home $1.1 million at last year’s 3M Open.

On the eve of the 2019 3M Open, Matt Wolff checked his wallet and didn’t have any cash to tip the locker-room staff after his practice round.

He was a 20-year-old rookie playing on a sponsor’s exemption, after all, in just his third PGA Tour event after winning the NCAA men’s individual title a month earlier. And who carries cash anymore anyway?

With no ATM’s at TPC Twin Cities, Wolff did the next best thing: he hit up 3M tournament director Hollis Cavner for a loan.

“Since I had known him through college golf and he and my son Carson knew each other, I handed him $60 and said, ‘You’re worse than Carson about not carrying cash,’ ” Cavner recalled.

Four rounds later and Wolff’s checking account was flush with seven figures after he canned an eagle putt on the 72nd hole to edge Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa by one stroke and win his maiden PGA Tour title.

When Wolff peeled off three $20-dollar bills to pay off his debt, Cavner stopped him in his tracks.

“I told him it was $100 with the interest,” Cavner said.

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Wolff, who finished second to Bryson DeChambeau at the Rocket Mortgage Classic three weeks ago in Detroit for his best result since his victory, didn’t go crazy with his new-found riches, saying he lives a pretty simple life.

“I did buy a house, so I guess that’s kind of a splurge, but it’s also an investment and that’s the maturity of me coming out,” he said.

He got his first taste of “Minnesota Nice” when he showed up at the course this week and found his parking spot in the front row.

“Usually it’s far away,” he said, noting that the cars are usually ordered alphabetically.

That’s not all that put a smile on his face when he arrived.

“As soon as I got on property, I kind of had all the memories of last year flowing in and I got a little chills walking in the clubhouse,” he said.

Great expectations were heaped on Wolff, who became the first player to win on Tour before his 21st birthday since Jordan Spieth did so at the 2013 John Deere Classic. Wolff struggled to validate his early success and hadn’t recorded a top-10 finish since his 3M victory until his impressive week in Detroit. Yet, he’s still maintained a positive outlook and offered insightful perspective beyond his years.

“Sometimes even if I’m not in the best frame of mind, I just have to look back and be like, dude, you’re one of very few that are out here at such a young age and have a PGA Tour card; life’s pretty good,” he said.

And when asked about DeChambeau and his quest for distance, Wolff said, “I think the most important thing is just to stick to what you do best in your game, not try to change your game based on other people.”

Wolff isn’t lacking in the length department so much so that he said he’s actually trying to throttle back his swing in order to control the ball flight and spin better.

“I have a tendency to swing too hard at the ball and when I swing too hard, I kind of jump at impact,” he explained. “And for me, I need to rotate better. So, you can’t jump and then rotate, you have to stay grounded and use the ground to rotate.”

Wolff enters his title defense coming off a T-22 finish at last week’s Memorial Tournament, his seventh straight start since the Tour resumed its season in June. That’s a lot of weeks on the road tipping hotel staff and locker-room attendants, which means Wolff may need to hit Cavner up for another loan.

“I might have to borrow a few bucks from him,” Wolff said, “but he has more than enough so I don’t feel bad about it.”

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3M Open: Prop bets, matchups, placings and first-round leader picks

Here’s everything you need to gamble with confidence on this week’s PGA Tour stop, the 3M Open.

TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, plays host to the 2020 3M Open beginning with the opening round on Thursday morning.

Rising star Matthew Wolff looks to defend his 2019 victory against the weakest field golf fans have seen since the PGA Tour returned to play following a break due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As a result, there’s plenty of betting value this week beyond the top names of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka – who’s dealing with a recurring knee issue – 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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Matchup bets

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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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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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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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Tommy Fleetwood wins for best self-quarantine, now can he win on the PGA Tour?

Tommy Fleetwood won the award for “Best Quarantine” for his stay in the Hamptons, but can he win on the PGA Tour?

Some self-quarantines are better than others.

Englishman Tommy Fleetwood spent 14 days in the Hamptons on the East End of Long Island playing several of American golf’s crown jewels. At Shinnecock Hills, Fleetwood nearly matched the final-round 63 he shot at the 2018 U.S. Open there to finish second to Brooks Koepka, settling for a 64 this time and beating his caddie, Ian Finnis, by nine strokes.

There were also rounds just to its north where golf’s most famous windmill marks the adjacent National Golf Links of America, one of golf’s timeless classics, as well as Friar’s Head, a modern-day gem that has added to the embarrassment of golfing riches on this spit of land known as the South Fork.

“It’s a beautiful part of the world to be, so there was no complaints,” Fleetwood said of playing three courses ranked in the top 10 of Golfweek’s Best Classic and Modern lists.

Now it is back to work for the 29-year-old Fleetwood at this week’s 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota. Fleetwood flew home to England following the cancellation of the Players Championship on March 11 due to the coronavirus, and enjoyed four months of watching his 2-year-old son Frankie grow up, and trying his hand in the kitchen.

“Chicken Milanese I did a very poor effort on,” he said. “That was when I decided my career as a chef was over.”

Fleetwood is one of the last PGA Tour stars to return to action since play resumed in June along with Australian Adam Scott, who is reportedly self-quarantining this week ahead of the season’s first major, the PGA Championship, to be held at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco in two weeks. In May, Fleetwood was adamant that he wouldn’t be traveling back and forth.

“I’m not going to travel to America and stay away for four months,” Fleetwood told The Guardian. “That is simply not a consideration.”

Instead, Fleetwood bided his time at home and plans to spend nine weeks in the U.S. through the U.S. Open in September and will have to rely on video calls to communicate with his family, which returned to England.

“It was always going to be like that with the way the quarantine rules are with coming into this country and doing the two weeks, and if I ever was going to go home, I had to do two weeks in the [United Kingdom] and that pretty much determined how it was going to play out,” he said. “Like I say, I’m now in a nine-week stretch where I’m going to work hard and play hard and see how well we can do.”

Fleetwood has won five times on the European Tour, but he is still seeking that elusive first victory on the PGA Tour. He held the 54-hole lead at the Honda Classic in February, but shot 1-over 71 in the final round and finished third. Fleetwood is ranked No. 12 in the world, better than anyone without a PGA Tour title, and his 16 top-10 finishes since the 2016-17 season are second-most of anyone without a win in that span, trailing only Tony Finau (29).

While Fleetwood’s European Ryder Cup teammate Francesco Molinari recently announced plans to move his permanent residence from London to California, Fleetwood said that the travel restrictions haven’t led to any consideration of taking up full-time residence in the United States.

“Hopefully it’s a one-off situation,” he said of the travel restrictions and need to self-quarantine. “The way the world is, nothing is that far away.”

Fleetwood could have stayed and competed in a series of events in England that begin this week on the European Tour with the British Masters, but the potential payout on the PGA Tour and allure of competing for majors was too much to pass up.

“I just think that with the way the golfing calendar is, the majors, WGCs, the FedEx [Cup], it’s likely I was going to come over here and play these,” he said, “which I think is the right thing to do.”

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