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Cavner on first 3M Open: 'It was more than I could have hoped for'
The tournament's executive director and many golf fans were buzzing about the fabulous finish that crowned 20-year-old rookie Matthew Wolff champion.
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20-year-old Wolff wins 3M Open with eagle on 18th hole
On Saturday, Matthew Wolff needed to borrow $60 to properly tip the locker room staff at the 3M Open. About 24 hours later, he won the $1.152 million payday in Blaine.
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Was this the last Minnesota tournament for Lehman?
The large crowds gathered around TPC Twin Cities' closing 18th hole warmly welcomed 60-year-old Tom Lehman up the fairway and onto the green.
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Friends spark each other in final round at Blaine; Koepka struggles
When friends get to play together, they can inspire each other to play better.
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3M Open benefits from investing in new wave of young golfers
Minnesota's first regular tour stop in half a century didn't need the world's No. 1 player, Brooks Koepka, to make it for a successful return. It was well served by the youthful golfers who battled for the lead all weekend.
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Souhan: Top two finishers give 3M Open instant credibility
Little more than an hour before Matthew Wolff rolled in his winning eagle, there were six players tied for the 3M Open lead and 14 players within two shots of it.
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Souhan: 3M Open co-leaders got to top with different swings
To paraphrase golfers everywhere and Duke Ellington once upon a time: It's not how, it's how many; and you ain't got a thing if you ain't got your own swing.
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Tom Lehman bridges generation gap with 3M co-leader 20-year-old Matthew Wolff
The 60-year-old's pairing with a fresh-out-of-college youngster worked out just fine.
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Three share lead going into final round of 3M Open
Recent collegians Fresh faces Matthew Wolff and Collin Morikawa are tied atop the leaderboard with second-round leader Bryson DeChambeau.
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Shawn Stefani making holes-in-one part of his routine
He sank a 7-iron on the fourth hole for his latest professional ace; local favorite Troy Merritt remains in contention after a 66.
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3M Open fourth-round tee times
The first tee time is 7:05 a.m. Sunday; the final group starts at 1 p.m. Golf Channel (noon-1:45 p.m.) and Ch. 4 (2-5 p.m.) will televise.
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Despite hole-out eagle, hardest hole at TPC Twin Cities is 'definitely' No. 9
South African Dylan Frittelli, at 12 under, is three shots off the lead after getting a friendly roll.
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Third round of the 3M Open
PGA players hit the course at TPC Twin Cities for the third round of the 3M Open.
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All aboard 'Lumpy's Bus Bash' with a busload of family and friends
Family and friends of Tim Herron rode to the 3M Open in style, even if they got there a little late for the Wayzata golfer's round.
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Bryson DeChambeau shoots 9-under 62, takes lead at 3M Open at 14 under
On a muggy, windless Friday morning, the 25-year-old took charge with a blistering second-round at TPC Twin Cities.
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Scoggins: Late luck at 3M Open keeps Koepka, Day around
It took a fortuitous final triple bogey to keep some of the tournament's biggest names from missing the cut.
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Troy Merritt enjoys home-course advantage of sorts in shooting 64 at 3M Open
Backed by a reassuring gallery, the Spring Lake Park High School product climbed up the leaderboard.
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Golfer Scott Stallings sheds 55 pounds by dropping poor health habits
The three-time PGA Tour winner, who shot 66 in the second round of the 3M Open, has taken care of a number of issues that were making him exhausted.
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Another pride of Perth excelling in a Minnesota tournament
Curtis Luck is doing well, two weeks after his childhood friend Hannah Green won at Hazeltine.
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Souhan: Lehman goes low on TPC Twin Cities course he redesigned
Thursday, in the first round, he shot a 67, leaving him tied for 18th. If he keeps playing like this, he'll face insider trading charges.
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Piercy fires 9-under 62 to take 3M Open first-round lead
Scott Piercy leapfrogged Hideki Matsuyama and Adam Hadwin, who shot matching 64s in morning rounds at TPC Twin Cities, to grab the lead.
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Koepka wears shoes from 2016 Ryder Cup for first round of 3M Open
Beginning Friday, fans can bid on them on the 3M Open website. The winning bid price will go to 3M's charity, and Brooks Koepka will match the amount.
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Mickelson struggles on first day at 3M Open
For Phil Mickelson, it's going to take 18 holes with a lot of red numbers Friday afternoon to have a chance at earning 36 more before heading to the British Open.
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College champion can hit drives 300 yards and more
A sponsor's exemption to Matthew Wolff, the Oklahoma State Cowboy with the 2019 NCAA title belt, an ear-blasting driver and a PGA Tour dream that pushed him to turn pro last month after his sophomore season.
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Day One at the 3M Open
Here are some of the highlights and lowlights from Thursday's first round at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine:
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Hartman: PGA Tour returns to Twin Cities, home of golf history
Jack Nicklaus won here as an amateur, and Keller Golf Course in Maplewood has long stood out.
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Drive to succeed: Koepka relishes courses like beefed-up TPC Twin Cities
In Brooks Koepka's world, difficult is good, and the more demanding a course, the better.
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3M Open second round tee times
First-round leader Scott Piercy goes off the tenth tee at 7:40 a.m., 20 minutes after world No. 1 Brooks Koepka and 10 minutes after No. 8 Bryson DeChambeau.
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First round of the 3M Open
First-day action at the 3M Open golf tournament at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.
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Souhan: Nice-guy Day seeking nicer results on PGA Tour
Jason Day hasn't won the PGA Tour in more than a year, and he missed the cut twice in majors in 2018. But, "my game is kind of starting to take a turn," he said on Wednesday."
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Palmer's grandson trying to be like the King on and off the course
Sam Saunders is trying to make a name for himself on the PGA Tour, and treats people like Grandpa Arnie would.
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Reusse: Golf grabbed Twin Cities spotlight in the summer of '59
Golf fans in 1959 were treated to the PGA Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club on July 30-Aug. 2, followed by the Trans-Mississippi Amateur at Woodhill Country Club on Aug. 17-22.
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After breakthrough victory, Lashley loving the PGA Tour competition
Last week, Nate Lashley won his first PGA Tour victory at age 36 — 15 years after his parents and girlfriend died in a plane crash after they watched him play in an NCAA regional.
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Ten golfers on the fringe who could contend in this week's 3M Open
You know the favorites this week at TPC Twin Cities. But who is flying under the radar?
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Hartman: Lehman predicts birdie-fest in inaugural 3M Open
TPC Twin Cities was built for daily use, but co-designer Tom Lehman toughened it up for the first 3M Open.
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