Golf

August 6, 2018

Kenny Perry follows through on a drive from the tee box. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com The final day of the 3M Championship took pla

Perry settles down to win 3M Championship for third time

After shooting 21 under par at TPC Twin Cities, Kenny Perry said he would return next year for the Blaine course's first PGA Tour event.

Golf

August 6, 2018

Kenny Perry hits a ball out of a bunker in the final round of the 3M Championship. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com The final day of th

3M Championship Day 3 recap

A quick look at the final day of the final 3M Championship.

Golf

August 5, 2018

Kenny Perry wins third 3M Championship

Kenny Perry won the 26th and final 3M Championship in Blaine with a 21-under-par score Sunday.

Golf

August 4, 2018

3M Championship tee times for Sunday

Groupings for Sunday's final round.

Golf

August 4, 2018

'Not washed up': Perry's 60 gives him 5-shot edge ahead of 3M finale

The only back-to-back winner in 3M Championship history has a third trophy well within reach after a tournament-record-tying 12-under 60 in Round 2 on Saturday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine. Perry holed a pair of eagles.

Golf

August 4, 2018

Nicklaus expects 'darn good field' for inaugural 3M Open next summer

Asked Saturday about the 3M Open coming to the Twin Cities next July 4th, Nicklaus didn't hesitate to offer his thoughts.

Golf

August 3, 2018

3M Championship begins at TPC-Twin Cities

Today was the opening round of the 3M Championship at the TPC in Blaine.

Golf

August 3, 2018

Reusse: TPC Twin Cities set to transition into more challenging PGA Tour venue

The TPC Twin Cities in 2019 isn't going to be Carnoustie with the wind blowing, and it's also not going to be the gentle walk in the pasture

Golf

August 3, 2018

Jerry Smith leads a crowded, shifting leaderboard at 3M Championship

At 8 under, he leads by two strokes, but a dozen players are lurking nearby.

Golf

August 3, 2018

TPC Twin Cities in Blaine is ending an 18-year run as host of the 3M Championship. "We hate to see it go," said 2004 tournament winner Tom Kite.

3M Championship tees off for the 26th and final time

The senior golf event bids farewell this weekend after 26 years; the start was delayed by the morning storms that moved through the metro area.

Golf

August 3, 2018

Five memorable moments from the 3M Championship

With the 26th and final 3M Championship set to begin, here's five stories that stand out:

Golf

August 3, 2018

Goydos returns to defend his 2017 3M victory

Goydos shot 20 under in last year's 3M Championship, including a tournament-record 60 in the second round.

Golf

August 2, 2018

Friday's 3M Championship tee times

Three former 3M champions are paired at noon: Kenny Perry, Jay Haas and Paul Goydos.

Golf

August 2, 2018

After early PGA success, Robert Gamez tries career reboot on Champions Tour

Robert Gamez shined as a PGA Tour rookie; now he hopes to duplicate those results on the 50-and-up circuit.

Golf

August 1, 2018

As they age, Champions Tour golfers try not to unravel during travel

Golf can be the easy part for PGA Tour Champions' frequent flyers.

Golf

August 1, 2018

August 21, 1994 Burnet Senior Classic final round. The Crowds watch as Dave Stockton hits a shot through the trees and on the 14th green. Dave Stockto

Dave Stockton Jr. makes Champions Tour debut at 3M

His father, Dave Stockton, won the 3M in 1994 (although that tournament was held at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids) and the pair have been coming here since.

Golf

July 31, 2018

Bruce Lietzke putts on the 17th green on his way to victory in the 3M Championship at TCP Twin Cities in Blaine Sunday afternoon.

Friends on Champions Tour remember Lietzke

Stories are ample of Bruce Lietzke's aversion to putting in much time on the craft away from the course, yet he won 13 times on the PGA Tour

Golf

July 29, 2018

Paul Goydos showed off his spoils after winning the 3M Championship last summer.

This week's 3M Championship: What you must know

This is the 26th and final edition of the tournament, which began as the Burnet Senior Classic and was played at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids until 2001.

Golf

July 26, 2018

New Prague's Taylor Ledwein gets going, wins women's state am

Taylor Ledwein, the two-time Class 3A girls' golf state champion at New Prague, used a run of birdies on the back nine to beat Natalie Roth, Sophia Yoemans and Grace Kellar by four

Minneapolis

July 26, 2018

Minneapolis Park Board votes to reduce pumping at Hiawatha Golf Course

Reduced water pumping could shrink 18-hole Hiawatha golf course to 9 holes.

Golf

July 25, 2018

Roth ties course record with 68, takes second-round lead in Women's State Am

Natalie Roth of Moorhead Country Club tied a course record by shooting 6-under-par 68 at White Bear Yacht Club.

Golf

July 24, 2018

Future of Hiawatha Golf Course likely not as an 18-hole course

Minneapolis Park Board to weigh continuing pumping, other options.

Golf

July 23, 2018

Spring Lake Park grad Troy Merritt claims second PGA Tour victory

The Spring Lake Park graduate shot a tournament-record 23 under, yet won by only one stroke.

Golf

July 23, 2018

Ben Greve is married for women's basketball star Lindsay Whalen.

Greve qualifies for U.S. Amateur

Ben Greve followed a morning round of 6-under-par 66 with a 2-over 74 in the afternoon, capturing medalist honors Monday at a sectional qualifier at Olympic Hills Golf Club and earning a berth in the U.S. Amateur next month at Pebble Beach.

Golf

July 23, 2018

Former Gophers golfer finishes British Open at 2 under par

It was a Sunday struggle for Erik van Rooyen, but he birdied the final hole of his major debut.

Golf

July 23, 2018

McCain wins Minnesota State Open by three strokes

McCain shot 1-under-par 71 Sunday to finish with a three-round score of 9-under 207, three shots ahead of Ross Miller.

Golf

July 22, 2018

Erik van Rooyen runs into back-nine slip in Round 3 at British Open

Former Gophers golfer Erik van Rooyen shot 1 under on the front nine Saturday at Carnoustie but made four bogeys over his final seven holes to fall back.

Golf

July 21, 2018

Follow Erik van Rooyen hole-by-hole during Sunday's British Open final round

Keep up with former Gophers golfer Erik van Rooyen during Sunday's final round of the British Open at Carnoustie by following these links. He started on the course at 7:15 a.m.

Golf

July 21, 2018

Day 3 at Carnoustie

Notes, quotes and anecdotes from Round 3 in Scotland.

Golf

July 21, 2018

British Open final round tee times

The leaders head out at 8:45 a.m.

Golf

July 21, 2018

Ex-U golfer van Rooyen gets favorable ruling, shoots 71 at British Open

Former Gophers golfer Erik van Rooyen is two shots out of the lead after a steady second round at Carnoustie. He made the last putt after being given no penalty for dropping his putter on his ball marker.

Golf

July 20, 2018

Day 2 at Carnoustie

A look back at Friday's action at Carnoustie

Golf

July 20, 2018

British Open third-round tee times

Saturday's final group is scheduled to tee off at 10 a.m. Twin Cities time.

Golf

July 20, 2018

Erik Van Rooyen lined up a putt on the 13th green during the first round of the British Open

Former Gopher van Rooyen 'on center stage,' remains among British Open leaders

Gophers golf coach John Carlson said Erik van Rooyen, in second place at the British Open, is ready to emerge as one of golf's top young talents. "He understands the moment he's in."

Golf

July 20, 2018