Minneapolis
August 17, 2022
A hearing on the future of the Hiawatha Golf Course was jam-packed Wednesday night.

Minneapolis Park Board panel advances long-stalled Hiawatha Golf Course redesign

Environmental advocates and golfers engaged in a heated debate before the vote.
Golf
August 14, 2022
Juli Inkster putted her ball into the cup on the 18th hole for par.

Minnesota Scene: Inkster repeats as Land O'Lakes Legends champion

A string of birdies on the back nine were enough for Juli Inkster to overtake Leta Lindley in Prior Lake.
Sports
August 14, 2022

Minnesota Scene: Juli Inkster repeats as champion at Land O'Lakes Legends Classic

A string of birdies on the back nine were enough for Juli Inkster to overtake Leta Lindley in Prior Lake.
Photography
August 14, 2022

Gallery: LPGA Land O'Lakes Legends Classic

The LPGA Land O'Lakes Legends Classic Golf Tournament finished on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Sports
August 13, 2022
World Golf Hall-of-Famer Juli Inkster holds a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Legends Classic.

Inkster leads Legends Classic by one shot

The defending champion shot a 5-under 67 in the first round of the tournament Saturday at The Meadows at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake.
Golf
August 13, 2022
Lee Westwood hits off the 16th tee during the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, July 31, 202

Reusse: LIV's 54-hole bouts only begin to hack at its credibility

There are big names and big money, but not enough to make the enterprising Saudi league a major golf player.
Golf
August 12, 2022
Juli Inkster won last year’s Land O’Lakes Legends Classic tournament at The Meadows at Mystic Lake.

Inkster defends title in Land O'Lakes Legends Classic

The event will be played Saturday at Sunday at The Meadows at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake.
Sports
August 11, 2022

Kelly wins Minnesota Women's State Open for second straight year

The TPC Twin Cities golfer won by seven shots after rounds of 68 and 70 for a 6-under 138.
Minneapolis
August 5, 2022
Golfers played at the Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis in summer 2021. A major overhaul of the course is again up for consideration by the Park Boa

Indigenous environmental advocates weigh in on future of Hiawatha golf

Anishinaabe and Dakota residents urged the Park Board to prioritize wildlife, water quality and floodplain restoration in redesign plans.
Golf
August 1, 2022
The gallery watches the 18th hole during the final day of the 3M Open Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Tournament Players Club in Blaine, Minn. ]

2023 3M Open will be PGA Tour's second-to-last regular-season event

The tournament in Blaine will be held the final week of July and again come the week after the British Open.
Minneapolis
August 1, 2022

Brooks: Going the distance at Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis

At the Junior Bronze tournament, generations reflect on the historic public golf course's history, and its uncertain future.
Golf
July 29, 2022
Taylor Ledwein.

Taylor Ledwein wins Women's State Amateur title for second time

The New Prague golfer closed with a final-round 68 to win by three strokes.
Golf
July 28, 2022

Skaar leads MGA Women's Amateur Championship

North Dakota State junior Leah Skaar leads 2019 champion Kathryn VanArragon by one stroke heading into Friday's final round at Rochester Golf and Country Club.
Golf
July 25, 2022
Tony Finau celebrates his win in the 3M Open.

Finau's big comeback wins 3M Open as Piercy unravels in final round

Perennial runner-up Tony Finau won on the PGA Tour for only the third time with Sunday's rollicking comeback victory from nowhere at the 3M Open.
Golf
July 25, 2022
Tony Finau waves to the crowd on the 18th hole after winning the 3M Open Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Tournament Players Club in Blaine, Minn. ]

Tony Finau's final flourish at 3M Open

How the final 11 holes at TPC Twin Cities made for a nine-shot swing.
Golf
July 24, 2022
Scott Piercy takes a shot from the sand on the first hole during the final day of the 3M Open Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Tournament Players Club in

Notes, quotes and highlights: Day 4 at the 3M Open

Troy Merritt made happy memories in his return to the Twin Cities, albeit not with his miserable putting.
Sports
July 24, 2022

Tony Finau surges on final day to take 3M Open championship

Sports
July 24, 2022
Sophia Yoemans, above playing for Red Wing High School in the 2019 Class 2A state golf tournament, is the defending champion in the Women’s State Am

Women's State Amateur to start Wednesday in Rochester

Sophia Yoemans of Mississippi National Golf Links will defend her title. She will be a senior at Missouri this fall.
Golf
July 23, 2022
Fans sat and stood along the course after a rain delay was announced during the third round of the 3M Open.

Piercy conquers weather, takes four-shot lead into 3M Open final round

Seventy-four fellow golf professionals, Mother Nature and a nagging blister. All tried to hold Scott Piercy back Saturday at the 3M Open in Blaine.
Golf
July 23, 2022
Chesson Hadley hits off the 11th tee during the second round of the 3M Open golf tournament at the Tournament Players Club in Blaine, Minn., Friday, J

Scoggins: Hadley hopes final round clinches tour spot, makes up for struggles

Chesson Hadley has missed the cut 14 times this season, including eight tournaments in a row. But a batch of recent top ten finishes has put him in a sweet spot to succeed.
Golf
July 23, 2022
Tom Kim is 5-under par through 54 at the 3M Open, after shooting a 67 on Saturday.

3M moments: 20-year-old Tom Kim getting better with each round

In his 13th PGA Tour start, the 20-year-old followed an opening 73 with rounds of 68 and 67.
Sports
July 22, 2022
Reese McCauley, who will be a junior at Simley, lost in the quarterfinals Friday in the U.S. Girls Junior Championship in Bowling Green, Ky.

Simley's Reese McCauley loses in quarterfinals of U.S. Girls Junior Championship

McCauley, playing in this tournament for the first time, lost 2 and 1 to Colombia's Maria Jose Marin.
Golf
July 22, 2022
Tony Finau followed through on an approach shot at No. 9 Friday at the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities.

Notes, quotes and highlights: Day 2 at the 3M Open

Danny Willett, a former Masters champion, shot a 5-under 66 and is in good position for a top-10 finish.
Golf
July 22, 2022
Scott Piercy reacts to his shot on the 9th hole during the 3M Open.

Scott Piercy in command after two rounds at 3M Open

Piercy extended his lead with a great afternoon round, with Emiliano Grillo three back and Callum Tarren five behind.
July 22, 2022

Photos: Round 2 of the 3M Open

Round 2 of the 3M Open held on Friday, July 22, 2022 at the Tournament Players Club in Blaine, Minn.
July 22, 2022

Scott Piercy in command after two rounds of 3M Open

Piercy extended his lead with a great afternoon round, with Emiliano Grillo three back and Callum Tarren five behind.
Golf
July 22, 2022
Michael Thompson, the 2020 3M Open champ, brought a new look to Blaine this year.

3M moments: Matusyama takes 9 (and quits), ex-champ has new look

Updates from around the TPC Twin Cities course, including notes on Emiliano Grillo, Troy Merritt, Jeff Overton and 2020 winner Michael Thompson.
Golf
July 22, 2022
Tom Hoge lined up one of his four putts on No. 18 at the TPC Twin Cities during the 3M Open on Thursday.

Souhan: Drama on the diabolical 18th could well decide 3M Open

Making golf difficult for the best in the world is not about adding length, but creating strategic hazards and extraneous thoughts. The TPC's 18th hole fits that description.
Photography
July 21, 2022

Photos: Opening round of the 3M Open

The 3M Open commenced on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the Tournament Players Club in Blaine, Minn.
Golf
July 21, 2022
Scott Piercy putts on the 17th hole.

Scott Piercy, Sungjae Im take first-round lead at 3M Open

The two golfers, playing under more favorable morning conditions, both shot six-under 65s to top the field at the TPC Twin Cities.
July 21, 2022

Scott Piercy, Sungjae Im take first-round lead at 3M Open

Golf
July 21, 2022
Who's ahead at the 3M Open? Follow the leaderboard here

Who's ahead at the 3M Open? Follow the leaderboard here

Tap here for the scores and tee times for golfers in the tournament at the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine.
Local
July 21, 2022
Blaine police officer Joe Matzke directed traffic Wednesday at the 3M Open golf tournament.

Sporting events put Blaine police to the test

It's all hands on deck for the Target USA Cup and the 3M Open.
Business
July 21, 2022
Golf turns science fair: 3M uses PGA event to highlight its innovation

Golf turns science fair: 3M uses PGA event to highlight its innovation

The 3M Open draws a who's-who in the Twin Cities business community and is a chance for the title sponsor to teach a few science lessons.
July 21, 2022

Golf turns science fair: 3M uses PGA event to highlight its innovation

Golf
July 21, 2022
Rickie Fowler drives from the first tee on Wednesday during the pro-am at the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.

Will big hitters dominate in Blaine as 3M Open tees off this morning?

The 3M Open, in its first three summers as a PGA Tour event, produced two of the longest-driving winners you'll find. But is the TPC Twin Cities really just a bomber's course?
Sports
July 20, 2022
Ben Greve, above with a trophy for winning one of his two Minnesota State Openn  trophies from 2016 and 2017, won another tournament Wednesday, the St

Greve wins Minnesota State Amateur by one shot

The two-time Minnesota State Open champion won his first tournament in four years despite a final round of 7-over 79.
Golf
July 20, 2022
Paul Goydos won the 3M Championship in a one-hole play off against Gene Sauers at Tournament Players Club Twin Cities on Aug. 6, 2017 in Blaine.

Short-hitting 3M Open alternate Goydos knows how to win in Blaine

Paul Goydos, now 58, says he will be fine if he can make some putts this week at the 3M Open. He won the 3M Championship in 2017 with 33 putts over a 30-hole stretch.
Golf
July 20, 2022
20-year-old Tom Kim has been given a special temporary PGA Tour membership for the rest of the season, and has a shot at earning enough points for ful

At 20, rising star Kim could make a splash at the 3M Open

The South Korean standout is fresh off competing at the British Open.
Golf
July 19, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama watches his shot on the 17th hole during the 2022 R. S. Hughes Championship Pro-Am, in Blaine, Minn., on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. ]

3M Open Rounds 1-2 tee times

The 72-hole tournament gets underway at 6:50 a.m. on Thursday in Blaine.

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