The Open, aka the British Open, is in the books with Cameron Smith hoisting the Cup! This week Smith takes some time off but the PGA Tour rolls on with the 3M Open teeing off Thursday at TPC Twin Pines. Last year’s 3M Open was won by a different Cam – and that was Cameron Champ who returns to defend his win.

Champ powered through the week last year for a 15-under total of 269. That was two strokes better than Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, and Jhonattan Vegas who all finished T2. That 269 finish was the highest score in the event’s three-year history.

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Michael Thompson won the 2020 3M with a total of 265/−19 which was two strokes better than Adam Long. In 2019, Matthew Wolff finished 263/−21 winning by one stroke over both Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa.

This year the favorite coming into Thursday’s opening round is Tony Finau at +1500. Last year he finished the event T28 after posting a disappointing 70 on the final day. He finished last week at the Open T28, not a typo, but shot a 66 on the Old Course on Sunday. He’s followed by Hideki Matsuyama +1600 who has two wins this season.

This year the field will be different due to player defections to the Saudi-run LIV Golf organization. And it’s one of the last three events in the PGA regular season so players are trying to grab as many FedEx points as possible. Last year’s favorites, Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed are no longer PGA players.

Here are the favorites to win the 2022 3M Open outright:

Tony Finau +1200

Hideki Matsuyama +1600

Sungjae Im +2000

Adam Hadwin +2200

Maverick McNealy +2200

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2022 3M Open Preview

Where: Blaine, Minnesota

Course: TPC Twin Cities

Format: Stroke Play

Par: 71

Length: 7,431

When: July 21-24, 2022

Purse: $7.5 Million.

TV Coverage: CBS/Golf Channel

Twin Cities is not packed with trees but there are a bunch more than you saw last week at The Open. Those players who took part in the Barbasol or Barracuda tournaments should feel right at home. Hazards are well placed in the form of several massive bunkers and there’s plenty of water that comes into play. The greens this week are around 6,500 square feet with plenty of undulation and drain-off areas so expect some missed putts!

The weather this week is setting up to be nice with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and low 80s in the afternoon. There’s a slight chance of pop-up rain showers every day but nothing that should threaten play.

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2022 3M Open Predictions

Tony Finau +1200

Tony Finau did not string together four great rounds at The Open last week but he nailed it on the final day with his blistering 66 on Sunday. Finau now hopes that momentum carries over to this week at The 3M. He finished 2nd at the Canadian Open behind Rory and had a T3 at the Mexico Open a few weeks before. He’s 3 for 3 at the 3M with a T3 finish here last season.

Chez Reavie +3300

Chez Reavie won the 2022 Barracuda Championship by sinking birdies and avoiding bogies. His putter was strong which will be needed at TPC Twin Cities. He finished T11 at the 3M Open last season but was among the players at the top of the leader board on Saturday where he ended the day at T3. He’s now 49th on the FedEx rankings and moving towards breaking the No. 100 spot on the OWGR.

Adam Svensson +4000

Adam Svensson has quietly put together a run of great outings. He’s played on the weekend in his last seven tournaments with several top-25 finishes. He finished sole 6th at the Barbasol Championship, was T7 at the Sony Open, and T9 at the Honda Classic. He’s 29th on the Tour in Birdie Average.

Others: Hideki Matsuyama (+1600) could certainly grab the win here this week but he’ll have to get past some inconsistent play. DQ at the Memorial, 4th at the U.S. Open, missed the cut at Scottish Open, and T68 at the Open. Adam Long (+3300) has been finishing T25 or better for much of the season. He has a 67.17 scoring average over his last six rounds at TPC Twin Cities.

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2022 3M Open Betting Lines

Tony Finau +1200

Hideki Matsuyama +1600

Sungjae Im +2000

Adam Hadwin +2200

Maverick McNealy +2200

Cameron Davis +2500

Davis Riley +2500

Sahith Theegala +2500

Cameron Tringale +2800

Adam Long +3300

Chez Reavie +3300

Charles Howell III +3300

Mark Hubbard +3300

JT Poston +3300

Martin Laird +3300

Brendan Steele +3500

Nick Hardy +4000

Adam Svensson +4000

Brendon Todd +4000

Ryan Palmer +4500

Jason Day +4500

Christopher Gotterup +5000

Rickie Fowler +5000

Wyndham Clark +5000

Emiliano Grillo +5000

Cameron Champ +5000

Dylan Frittelli +5500

C T Pan +6000

Matthew Nesmith +6600

Lanto Griffin +6600

Lucas Glover +7000

Doug Ghim +7000

Troy Merritt +7000

Michael Thompson +7500

Austin Smotherman +7500

Matthias Schwab +7500

Stewart Cink +7500

Erik Van Rooyen +8000

Greyson Sigg +8000

Nick Taylor +8000

Danny Willett +8000

Tyler Duncan +8000

John Huh +8000

Patton Kizzire +8000

Stephan Jaeger +9000

Beau Hossler +9000

Danny Lee +10000

Nate Lashley +10000

Hayden Buckley +10000

Chesson Hadley +10000

Michael Gligic +10000

Tom Hoge +10000

Andrew Putnam +10000

Garrick Higgo +10000

Adam Schenk +10000

Kramer Hickok +10000

Lee Hodges +10000

Callum Tarren +10000

Brandon Matthews +12500

Scott Piercy +12500

Justin Lower +12500

Joseph Bramlett +12500

Sam Ryder +12500

James Hahn +12500

Matt Wallace +12500

Hank Lebioda +12500

Brice Garnett +12500

Ryan Moore +15000

Andrew Novak +15000

Ryan Armour +15000

Michael Kim +15000

Peter Malnati +15000

Kelly Kraft +15000

Bo Hoag +17500

Chad Ramey +17500

Austin Cook +20000

Scott Gutschewski +20000

Sean O'Hair +20000

Chase Seiffert +20000

Kevin Tway +20000

Doc Redman +20000

Kevin Chappell +20000

Henrik Norlander +20000

Brandon Hagy +20000

Dylan Wun+20000

Vaughn Taylor +20000

Satoshi Kodaira +20000

Bill Haas +20000

Robert Streb +20000

Harry Higgs +20000

Richy Werenski +25000

Jonathan Byrd +25000

Ben Martin +25000

Brian Stuard +25000

Chris Stroud +25000

Scott Brown +25000

David Lingmerth +25000

Camilo Villegas +25000

Cameron Percy +25000

Ben Kohles +25000

Cole Hammer +30000

Joshua Creel +30000

Andres Romero +30000

Grayson Murray +30000

Aaron Baddeley +30000

Andrew Landry +30000

Paul Barjon+30000

Roger Sloan +30000

Seung-Yul Noh +30000

Jason Dufner +35000

Seth Reeves +35000

Kiradech Aphibarnratn+35000

Max McGreevy +40000

David Hearn +50000

Jim Knous +50000

Brian Gay +50000

Nick Watney +50000

Sang Moon Bae +50000

Curtis Thompson +50000

Sung Kang +50000

Robert Garrigus +50000

Mark Hensby +50000

David Skinns +50000

Greg Chalmers +50000

Wesley Bryan +50000

Bo Van Pelt +50000

Martin Trainer +50000

Jared Wolfe +50000

Ryan Brehm +50000

Tommy Gainey +50000

Arjun Atwal+80000

Jonas Blixt +80000

Brett Drewitt +80000

D J Trahan +80000

Ben Crane +100000

K J Choi +100000

Dawie Van Der Walt +100000

Derek Ernst +100000

Ricky Barnes +100000

George McNeill +100000

Matt Every +100000

Ted Potter +100000

John Merrick +100000

Kevin Stadler +100000

D.A. Points +100000

J.J. Henry +100000

Mo Lim +100000

Jeff Sorenson +100000

Brian Davis +150000