The PGA Tour is hitting some overlooked spots with a trip this week to Minnesota for the inaugural 3M Open, which will be held at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine. Last week the Tour stopped in Michigan for the first time in a decade and it’s been a half-century since Minnesotans enjoyed a regular PGA Tour visit. The maiden 3M Open has attracted a strong field with world No. 1 Brooks Koepka the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. The field also includes 11 of the top 30 in the latest FedEx Cup standings. BookMaker.eu has a complete list of odds for this week’s 3M Open.
Odds to Win 3M Open at BookMaker.eu
Brooks Koepka +765
Hideki Matsuyama +1100
Jason Day +1100
Bryson DeChambeau +1400
Patrick Reed +2500
Viktor Hovland +2800
Tony Finau +3000
Sungjae Im +3300
Rory Sabbatini +3300
Joaquin Niemann +3300
Keegan Bradley +3500
Phil Mickelson +4000
Kevin Na +4000
Kevin Streelman +4000
Charles Howell III +4000
Ryan Moore +4500
Scott Piercy +4500
Adam Hadwin +5000
Jimmy Walker +6600
Kyle Stanley +6600
Nate Lashley +6600
Collin Morikawa +6600
Daniel Berger +6600
J.J. Spaun +7000
Lucas Glover +7000
Nick Watney +7500
Charley Hoffman +7500
Cameron Tringale +7500
Brian Harman +7500
Pat Perez +8000
Mackenzie Hughes +8000
Jason Dufner +8000
Danny Lee +8000
Keith Mitchell +8500
Sung Kang +8500
Talor Gooch +9000
Peter Malnati +9000
Martin Laird +10000
Luke List +10000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +10000
Jonas Blixt +10000
John Chin +10000
Jim Herman +10000
Sepp Straka +10000
Bud Cauley +10000
Cameron Champ +10000
Odds Analysis
Brooks Koepka +765
We know the drill on Koepka. This isn’t a major so the chances of him winning are slim. But, he is No. 1 in the OWGR and there’s only one first-time winner in any event. Could that be enough motivation? If not, a top-7 finish would lift him past Matt Kuchar into the FedEx Cup points lead. That should be inspiring. His last two non-major starts saw him finish outside the top-40, but he didn’t have the added incentive he has this week. Koepka will have plenty of birdie and even some eagle chances this week and I like him to take advantage of them.
Tony Finau +3000
This could be just what Finau needs to break out of his slump. Since a near win at the Charles Schwab Challenge he’s missed three straight cuts, but he heads to a venue that he’s played a number of times. He has family in the area, “So when I visited them I would play and practice there (TPC). I enjoy the area and look forward to that one,” he said. Finau has slipped down the odds board, but he’s too good a player to be scuffling for long. He’s a good pick at a great price.
Keegan Bradley +3500
Going with Bradley is definitely a gamble, but you have to take a risk every now and then to get a payoff. He’s been hit or miss recently and hasn’t made the cut in back-to-back tournaments since April. However, he easily had his best outing of the year at the Travelers Championship with four sub-70 rounds leading to a runner-up showing. When he’s good, he’s really good and that momentum could carry over to a strong showing this week. Or he could miss the cut again.
Hideki Matsuyama +1100
Is there anyone on Tour hotter than Matsuyama? He hasn’t missed a cut since last year’s Open and has placed among the top-25 in 11 of his 14 starts this season. He’s coming off a T13 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week where he gained 3.6 strokes on approach. We saw this from Rory McIlroy earlier in the season where he was blistering hot and just hadn’t won. Well, Mac finally did and it’s only a matter of time for Matsuyama.
Phil Mickelson +4000
This is another high risk-high reward pick, but the odds are enticing. Mickelson has been all over the place lately and this isn’t the ideal layout to solve his accuracy problems. The length does play into his style and avoiding the traps will set up numerous scoring opportunities. If Lefty takes advantage of those chances he could get on a roll and challenge for the top spot. He’s too good to continue playing so poorly and with the Open just around the corner he needs to get his swing ironed out.
Course: TPC Twin Cities – 7,468 yards, Par 71
The course was recently upgraded to accommodate the arrival of the PGA Tour and lengthened to nearly 7,500 yards. TPC Twin Cities was a longtime stop on the Champions Tour with that agreement expiring last year. Opened in 2000, it was considered by many to be one of that Tour’s top courses. Even with the additional yardage the layout is straightforward. There are a number of water hazards spread around the property, but considering the landing areas are large by Tour standards, the water becomes a non-factor. In each of the past seven years the course ranked first or second in birdies on the Champions Tour, so we can expect to see some low numbers this week.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel, CBS
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