2020 3M Open pre-tournament notes On-site PGA TOUR media contact: Doug Milne, (904) 614-0657,
[email protected] Dates: July 20-26, 2020 Where: Blaine, Minnesota Course: TPC Twin Cities, 35-36—par 71/7,431 yards Field size: 156 2019 champion: Matthew Wolff Purse: $6,600,000 ($1,188,000/winner) FedExCup: 500 points to the winner Format: 72-hole stroke play Things to Know • Matthew Wolff returns to defend his lone PGA TOUR title • Tommy Fleetwood makes his first TOUR start since March, as he makes his tournament debut • Additional headliners include Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau • The 3M Open is a second-year PGA TOUR event (2019); TPC Twin Cities previously hosted the 3M Championship, a PGA TOUR Champions event for nearly 20 years (1993-2018) • The 2019 3M Open marked the first non-major PGA TOUR event in the state of Minnesota since the 1969 Minnesota Golf Classic; The last PGA TOUR event in Minnesota was the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine; the 2016 Ryder Cup was also contested at Hazeltine • TPC Twin Cities is an Arnold Palmer design with Tom Lehman as consultant; renovated prior to the 2019 3M Open Notes on the Field • Four players in the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking; Dustin Johnson (4), Brooks Koepka (6), Tommy Fleetwood (12), Tony Finau (17) • Nine major champions: Brooks Koepka (4), Bubba Watson (2), Dustin Johnson, Jason Dufner, Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink, Charl Schwartzel, Rich Beem and Tom Lehman (1) FedExCup and the 3M Open • With his 3M Open win last year, Matthew Wolff became eligible for PGA TOUR membership and moved to 73rd in the standings; qualified for the Playoffs (THE NORTHERN TRUST/T71) • Collin Morikawa, who finished T2 at last year’s 3M Open, entered the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 for the first time after winning the Workday Charity Open two weeks ago • Webb Simpson (No.