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Charl Schwartzel played a shot on the 18th hole Sunday at the 3M Open.

3M Open headed again for post-British Open date in 2022

Signed to a seven-year deal through 2025, the Blaine event is winning over players with its hospitality despite a slot immediately after the British Open

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Olympic golf: A team feel turns back into individual quest

Justin Thomas is playing in his first Olympics and it all feels so familiar.

Sports

4:10am

For South Koreans, Olympic medal is only way out of military

They keep telling themselves the Olympics is no different from any other golf tournament because anything else would only make it harder on Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim.

Golf

12:39am

Ledwein leads after two rounds of MGA Women's Amateur

Taylor Ledwein of New Prague Golf Club shot her second consecutive round of 2-under-par 70 to take a one-stroke lead at Island View Golf Club in Waconia.

Sports

July 27

Column: For American golfers, getting to Olympics hard work

The day Justin Rose won golf's first Olympic gold medal in more than a century, Xander Schauffele was toiling in anonymity in the heartland of America.

Martin Kaymer, of Germany, looks at his name on top of the leaderboard on the second hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament in

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Here are the latest real-time scores, stats and more from the major professional golf tours.

Sports

July 27

Happy to be playing, Matsuyama tries to cap year with gold

Somewhere between bringing a Masters green jacket home to Japan and trying to give the host nation an Olympic gold medal in golf, Hideki Matsuyama began to wonder if he would even get the chance to play.

Olympics

July 26

Positive virus tests knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of Olympics

Positive COVID-19 tests knocked Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau out of the Olympic golf tournament Sunday, in a pair of surprises that reinforced the tenuous nature of holding a massive sports event during a global pandemic.

Golf

July 26

Cameron Champ celebrated after making his final putt at the 18th hole to win the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine on Sunday.

Long-hitting Champ wins 3M Open for third PGA Tour victory

Cameron Champ, 26, got out of trouble on the final hole in a big way to escape with a par and secure a two-shot lead for the 3M Open trophy.

Golf

July 25

3M Open final results

Here are the scores and paydays after Sunday's final round of the 3M Open in Blaine:

Golf

July 25

Cameron Champ lifted the 3M Open trophy at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine on Sunday, winning the tournament by two shots.

Neal: Champ, in pursuit of work-life balance, lands a victory

3M Open champion Cameron Champ sees maturity as one building block to success.

Photography

July 25

Cameron Champ wins 3M Open

Champ, 26, won his third PGA Tour title.

Golf

July 25

3M Open final round recap

Notes, quotes and anecdotes from Sunday at TPC Twin Cities.

Golf

July 25

3M Open again attracts some of Oklahoma State's best

Two years after Matthew Wolff won and Viktor Hovland performed well at the 3M Open as sponsor exemptions, Austin Eckroat tied for 16th in only his fourth pro event.

Olympics

July 25

After unexpected call at 3M Open, 'Captain America' heads to Olympics

Patrick Reed became a last-minute replacement after Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 prior to competition in Tokyo.

Sports

July 25

Cameron Champ fends off heat to win 3M Open by 2 strokes

Cameron Champ was struggling mightily through the first half of this year, a frustrating series of performances that pointed him back to his state of mind more than any mechanical flaw.

Sports

July 25

Lee wins her first major after beating Lee6 in playoff

Australian golfer Minjee Lee won a sudden-death playoff against overnight leader Jeongeun Lee6 to clinch the Evian Championship on Sunday for her first major title.

Sports

July 25

Matsuyama practices for Olympics on a strangely quiet course

No fans. Barely any media, either. But yes, that was Hideki Matsuyama strolling down the fairways for an Olympic practice round Sunday that barely anyone noticed.

Golf

July 25

3M Open fourth-round tee times

FIRST TEE6:55 am: Erik van Rooyen, Joel Dahmen7:05 am: Denny McCarthy, Scott Piercy7:15 am: Cam Davis, Sung Kang7:25 am: David Hearn, Michael Gligic7:35 am: Chris…

Sports

July 24

17-year-old Nicholas Dunlap wins US Junior Amateur

Nicholas Dunlap won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on Saturday at The Country Club of North Carolina, beating Cohen Trolio 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final.

Golf

July 24

Cameron Tringale walked off after making his putt at the 18th green to finish out his third round at the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.

Cameron Tringale leads 3M Open by a stroke with 20 pursuers within four shots

Conditions turned from benign to blustery at TPC Twin Cites and delivered a packed leaderboard headed to Sunday's final round.

Golf

July 24

Day 3 at the 3M Open: Notes, quotes and anecdotes

The 18th hole played to the highest par-5 average to par on the PGA Tour this season.

Golf

July 24

Keith Mitchell missed his putt at the 18th hole during the third round of the 3M Open. He had birdied seven of the previous eight holes.

Mitchell's birdie streak at 3M Open ties PGA Tour record

Keith Mitchell made seven birdies in a row to begin his third round at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, a mark just three other PGA Tour players have reached.

Golf

July 24

Rickie Fowler waited to putt at the 10th hole during the third round of the 3M Open on Saturday.

Reusse: Changes made TPC Twin Cities tough enough for the PGA Tour

The course in Blaine gave up low scores when the seniors played there, but the new challenge has been seen in the 3M Open.

Golf

July 24

Grayson Murray celebrates after making a putt for birdie on the 14th green during the final round of the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

After withdrawing from 3M Open, Murray tweets PGA Tour is 'absolutely awful'

Hours after pulling out of the tournament in Blaine citing a knee injury, Grayson Murray took to his verified Twitter account to bash the PGA Tour saying it does not help players.

Golf

July 24

Fans lined up along the ninth fairway during Friday’s second round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.

3M Open third-round tee times

Because of weather concerns, golfers will tee off in groups of three from the first and 10th tee on Saturday at TPC Twin Cities.

Golf

July 23

Adam Hadwin made a putt at the ninth hole Friday at the 3M Open.

Canada's Adam Hadwin is 3M Open's 36-hole co-leader two years after he nearly won in Blaine

World No. 2-ranked Dustin Johnson missed the 36-hole cut. Sixteen players are within three shots of co-leaders Hadwin and Ryan Armour.

Golf

July 23

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

Looking for Dustin Johnson this weekend? Don't bother looking at TPC Twin Cities.

Golf

July 23

Fans on the 9th hole clapped after a successful putt during the first round of the 3M Open in Blaine. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com

Golf and soccer tournaments are like Black Friday for Blaine businesses

The big events are back to boost the economy in the north metro.

Golf

July 23

Louis Oosthuizen chipped on to the ninth green Friday at the 3M Open.

Kuchar, Fowler fondly recall 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

All four of the U.S. men's golf Olympians from 2016 played this week at the 3M Open in Blaine.

Sports

July 23

Rickie Fowler adjusted his sunglasses Friday at the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities.

Reusse: Big names needed to pull the weight at 3M Open

The life that even a handful of big names can put into a tournament was demonstrated early on Friday afternoon in Blaine.

Golf

July 23

Chez Reavie sinks a putt on the 18th green to end his second round at 9-under-par after two days.

Four-way tie for lead midway through second round of 3M Open

If the morning wave is any indication, players the rest of Friday are going to enjoy a birdie-fest at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.

Golf

July 22

Fowler, Vegas and Merritt tie for 3M Open first-round lead

On the verge of missing the FedExCup playoffs for the first time, Rickie Fowler's bogey-free round equaled Troy Merritt and Jhonattan Vegas at 64.

Golf

July 22

Friday's 3M Open tee times

Former Minnesotan Troy Merritt, one of three tied for the lead after the first round, goes off the 10th tee at 12:55 p.m.

Sports

July 22

Troy Merritt lined up a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the 3M Open in Blaine.

3M Open: Thursday's first round

The 3M Open began play at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine on Thursday.

Golf

July 22

Kjetil Borch of Norway competes during the men’s rowing single sculls heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP

3M Open first-round scores

Rickie Fowler, Troy Merritt and Jhonattan Vegas were tied after shooting first-round 64s.

Sports

July 22

Fowler, Vegas, Merritt tied for 3M Open lead in Minnesota

Rickie Fowler's improved driving helped him shoot a 5-under 65 on Sunday in the final round of the British Open.

Golf

July 22

Adam Schenk watched his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the 3M Open in Blaine.

Opening day at the 3M Open: Notes, quotes and anecdotes

Adam Schenk was among those players who can't complain at all after the first round.

Golf

July 22

Clarke, Kingston share Senior British Open lead

Darren Clarke shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday at Sunningdale for a share of the Senior British Open lead with James Kingston.

Golf

July 22

Fans gathered in a tunnel during a weather delay during the first round of the 3M Open in Blaine.

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Stricker scouts, plays at 3M Open

Steve Stricker has six captain's picks to make before September's Ryder Cup.

Golf

July 22

A weather delay was announced during Thursday’s first round of the 3M Open in Blaine.

3M Open resumes in Blaine with low scores following lightning delay

Scott Stallings, a three-time PGA Tour winner, made three birdies in a row on holes 5-7 then rolled in four more on Nos. 10-13 and led the field at 8-under through 17 holes.

Sports

July 22

Slow starts for No. 1 Korda, No. 2 Ko at Evian Championship

World No. 1 Nelly Korda made a poor start to her bid for a second major title when she posted a 3-over 74 in her opening round at the Evian Championship on Thursday.