This week the PGA Tour will switch to Brian, Minnesota, to usher in the third-last game before the FedEx Cup playoffs - the 3M Open.
This year is the fourth time this young event is held. Players such as Hideki Matsuyama, Australian star Jenson Day, former champions Cameron Champ and Michael Thompson will all participate, and Pan Zhengcong is also in this week's lineup.
has a total of 156 players participating in the competition, with a total prize of US$7.5 million, and the champion will receive US$1.35 million and 500 FedEx Cup points alone.
Chinese players Yuan Yechun and Zhang Xinjun, Chinese Taipei player Yu Junan and Chinese Hong Kong player Zhang Xiongxi will play in the Price Cutting Store Charity Championship in Springfield, Missouri this week.
Cameron Champ for the playoffs
Can the defending champion achieve another good result?
3M Open is the third last game of the regular season this season. After that, there will be two games in the Rockets Credit Classic and the Wyndham Championship, and the schedule will enter the FedEx Cup playoffs.
defending champion Cameron Champ is currently ranked 157th in the standings, and is still a certain distance from the 125-man playoff lineup.
(Chanp currently ranks 157th in the standings)
This season, he has won two top ten in 16 games he has participated in: the Masters T10 and the T6 of the Vidanta Mexican Open.
He failed to advance in the last five games. However, this is somewhat similar to his situation last year.
Before the 3M Open last season, Qian Pu ranked 142nd at the time. He had not achieved a "top ten or better" record in nine months before the game, and in the end he won by two shots and successfully entered the playoffs through that victory.
returns to the lucky place to win the championship, and this week's game is an excellent opportunity for Champ to make the playoffs.
Popular Player to Win the Championship
1. Matsuyama Hideki
(Preview before the game)
Matsuyama Hideki is the highest-ranking player in the world in this week's lineup (14th place), and he ranked eighth in the FedEx Cup standings.
So far this season, he has averaged 1.314 in "tee to green", ranking in the top ten. Facing the TPC Twin Cities Stadium, which tests the stability of the kick-off, he will use his strength to attack the third championship of the season.
2. Tony Fener
(Fena strives for her first win in the season)
Tony Fener's best result in participating in the 3M Open in the first three times was T3 in 2020.
This season, he has not won. In the 20 games that have participated, they have won three top ten, and the most recent one was the second place in the RBC Canadian Open.
The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings are eligible to participate in the final tournament and compete for the season championship. Currently, Fener happens to be ranked 30th.
3. Jenson Daye
(Day returns from injury)
Before the John Deere Elite, Jenson Daye withdrew from the competition due to a back injury. Therefore, this game is his first return to the arena since the Travelers Championship in June.
This season, he has won two T3s and one T10, ranking 122nd in the FedEx Cup standings. Although he has entered the 125-man playoffs, he still needs to get as many points as possible to ensure he can stay in the roster.
The Australian star has not yet won the PGA Tour since the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open. Day, who returns from injury, will strive for the 13th victory on the PGA Tour.
stadium from the "Gao Ball King"
TPC Twins, 7431 yards, par 71
(the stadium's iconic 7 hole)
TPC Twins Stadium was jointly created by "Gao Ball King" Arnold Palmer and well-known designer Tom Lehman.
This course perfectly demonstrates Palmer's classic design concept - discovering the fun of golf in a natural environment. The stadium officially opened in 2000.
Here utilizes natural undulating terrain and features a large number of water barriers. One of the iconic holes in the court is the 7th hole, named after one of the designers Lymann, known as "Tom's Thumb", is a par-4 hole with both risks and rewards.
(The court is characterized by a large amount of water barriers)
Since its renovation in 2018, the fairway has become smaller in size and is fast and hard. Of the 18 holes, 15 were accompanied by the impact of tough spots and water obstacles. If you hit the fairway smoothly, you will have a good chance of scoring.
There may be breeze during the first two rounds of the week, and the daytime temperature will climb to around 30℃. Thunderstorms will be coming on Saturday local time and may continue until Sunday.
72 hole record: 263 strokes, Matthew Wolf (2019)
Latest 18 hole records: 62 strokes, Lucas Glover (Fourth round in 2019)
First round focus group player departure time
Beijing time July 20-21
20:23 Matsuyama Hideki/Tom Hogg/Ren Chengzai
20:34 Jiang Shengxun/Pan Zhengcong/Danny Willett
20:34 Martin Laird/Ryan Palmer/Ritch Fowler
01:33 Tony Fener/Jenson Day/Davis Riley
01:44 Chez Rivi/Cameron Champ/Michael Thompson
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