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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
A holiday weekend at an unfamiliar course two weeks before a major, coupled with Minnesotans accustomed to leaving town, may look like a bad time for the new PGA tournament.
Cheyenne Woods, 27, was making the media rounds in the Twin Cities on Monday in advance of next year's KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National in Chaska.
Big-hitting John Daly last played the 3M in 2016, drawing some of the biggest galleries over the three-day event at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine for pro golfers 50 and over.
Defending champion Jacques Wilson won twice Monday on the first day of the Minnesota Golf Association Players' Championship at The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City.
Phil Mickelson has apologized four days after intentionally violating golf rules by hitting a moving ball on the green at the U.S. Open, saying his frustration got the best of him.
The TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine will be lengthened and redesigned to make it tougher for players to shoot the low scores common to the current Champions Tour event.
The mom-and-pop attraction that has been the 3M Champions event is going away. Forget about the free admission of recent years and a course designed for low scores, among other things.
In recent years, golf is attracting fans who don't seem to care about the game as much as the opportunity to wander in a beautiful space, screaming inanities while getting drunk.