Next month's 3M Open in Blaine received early commitments last week from popular Rickie Fowler and several major-championship winners, including 2017 Masters champ Sergio Garcia.
Tournament executive director Hollis Cavner said there's more coming, including what he called "some seriously big names" that will be confirmed one a week until the field is finalized the Friday before the July 22-25 event.
The British Open will be played the week before, but Cavner's company is organizing a chartered flight that will bring 80 players home from England to Minnesota after Sunday's final round.
Some of the world's best players are headed to the Tokyo Olympics the same week as the 3M Open, including U.S. Open champ Jon Rahm for Spain, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Japan's Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama. The U.S. is sending Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau.
That still leaves Cavner and his staff recruiting Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Tony Finau, Patrick Reed and any others seeking to earn FedEx Cup points in one of the final qualifying tournaments of the season.
"We feel really good where we're at with the field," Cavner said Monday at the tournament's annual media day at TPC Twin Cities.
Don't forget the PGA Championship winner, either — an old guy named Phil Mickelson.
Cavner said his crew has been in "constant talks" with Mickelson and his agent. Cavner expects Mickelson to wait until late if he does commit. Players have until 4 p.m. Central time the Friday before the tournament and can withdraw any time. This year, players who miss the British Open's 36-hole cut have until late Friday night to change their minds if they weren't intending to play the 3M Open.