What: The 3M Open is the penultimate regular-season tournament on the PGA Tour. It’s one of the last two events for which players can earn qualifying points in the FedEx Cup playoffs, which begin with the St. Jude’s Championship in Memphis on Aug. 15.
Where: The Tournament Players Club Twin Cities in Blaine. (Par 71, 7,431 yards).
Purse: $8.1 million ($1.49 million to the winner). Winner gets 500 FedEx Cup points.
Cut: Low 65 players and ties from the 156-player field after 36 holes.
Tickets: Grounds tickets are $31 for practice days Tuesday and Wednesday, $71 for tournament days Thursday through Sunday. There are specialty seating areas and passes anywhere from $106 at the 19th Hole Ultra Club, $166 to the Stilly Party Deck to $506 to spend the day at “Arnie’s Cabin.” There also are student discounts. Active, retired and veteran military members are eligible for two complimentary grounds passes for one day of tournament play Thursday-Sunday.
Post Play Par Tee: Tickets for Saturday are $65 for golf-only, $95 for all-day golf and a Saturday night concert by country music singer Chris Lane. It is expected to begin about 45 minutes after play concludes or approximately 6:45 p.m.
Schedule: Gates open for practice rounds at 8 a.m. Tuesday and 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. Tournament days they open at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and 6:15 a.m. on Friday.
Parking: Available only online, it is $12 to park and shuttle ride from the nearby National Sports Center. Shuttles start running at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, 6:15 a.m Wednesday-Sunday.