Cameras: Allowed on Tuesday and Wednesday only.
Entertainment: Zac Brown Band, a Grammy-winning country group, will perform an outdoor concert Friday night at the National Sports Center. Tickets are tied to the 3M Open; options remaining are a $100 concert ticket that benefits the 3M Open Fund or a $400 Arnie's Cabin ticket that includes a concert ticket, admittance to any one day of the tournament and access to a climate-controlled tent off the 18th green with full bar and food.
In-person viewing: General-admission bleachers will be set up around the No. 1 tee, which is also near the driving range/practice area. Bleachers will also be set up on Nos. 17-18. There is also a 3M Social Hub area on the 18th fairway and craft beer garden that overlooks the 12th green and 13th tee box. Those seeking shade will find a wine grove under the trees between the 13th tee and 18th fairway.
Players to watch: The 156-player field features six players ranked in the top 30 in the world: Brooks Koepka (1), Bryson DeChambeau (8), Tony Finau (16), Jason Day (18), Patrick Reed (25) and Phil Mickelson (28). Minnesotans Tom Lehman — who helped design the course with Arnold Palmer and oversaw course revisions last year — and Tim Herron accepted special invitations into the tournament. Same for Oklahoma State All-Americas Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff, who turned professional two weeks ago, and Osceola, Wis., native Charlie Danielson. Spring Lake Park graduate and former Winona State golfer Troy Merritt and two-time Minnesota State Amateur champion Tom Hoge are also in the field. The final four spots will be determined via Monday's qualifying event at Victory Links.
