{"id":11968,"date":"2024-07-22T07:12:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&p=11968"},"modified":"2024-07-23T05:25:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T05:25:45","slug":"2024-3m-open-at-tpc-twin-cities-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2024-3m-open-at-tpc-twin-cities-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities – Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coming off a second major victory of the year by Xander Schauffele at the 152nd Open Championship, the PGA Tour heads back stateside for the inevitable post-major letdown and the 3M Open held at TPC Twin Cities. Designed by the legendary golfer and architect Arnold Palmer, the course was laid out on a 235-acre tract of property on the site of a former sod farm in the Minneapolis suburb of Blaine, Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After two straight events on links-style courses, the 3M Open also signals a return to the familiar confines of parkland-style golf. But TPC Twin Cities is not your typical parkland course. With 27 different bodies of water spread throughout the property, along with a full-sized housing development, it displays as more of a “Florida” course than one in the upper Midwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While TPC Twin Cities has one of the highest birdie rates on Tour it also has one of the highest “double-bogey or worse” rates as the multitude of water hazards and thick rough present a challenge to those not in good form. This course also contains numerous “risk-reward” holes which provide excitement along with a challenging final stretch of holes that will ensure that no lead is safe on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With it being the ninth longest course on Tour combined with the premium placed on accuracy off the tee thanks to nine different holes with water near the landing zone, players strong in Total Driving will have a huge edge. This is evidenced by three excellent drivers off the tee among the past winners in Tony Finau, Cameron Champ, and Matt Wolff. When adding the importance of gaining strokes on approach into the mix, TPC Twin Cities rates as one of the most ball-striking heavy courses on Tour with 59% of total strokes gained coming in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 winner, Michael Thompson summed up the mental aspect of TPC Twin Cities quite well. “It is very much like PGA National. You know what shots you have to hit. There\u2019s no if, and or but about it, you\u2019ve just got to step up and hit the shot, and execute. If you\u2019re not confident over the ball, you\u2019re more likely to make a poor swing, which is going to result in a penalty. So you have to be really diligent with your visualizations, your commitment to each shot, pick your target, and trust it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The week after a major typically tends to struggle to attract big names. For this week’s 3M Open, 10 of the top 50 and 41 of the top 100 players in the world are in attendance. There is a small upper tier of players headlined by Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Keegan Bradley, Akshay Bhatia, and Sam Burns. There is some quality depth in the field this week compared to other editions of the 3M with players like Cameron Davis, Tom Hoge, Emiliano Grillo, Billy Horschel, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai, Adam Hadwin, and last year’s winner, Lee Hodges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we head down the final stretch of the season and the typical weaker fields that come along with it, there is still a massive amount of FedEx Cup points on the line. Motivation becomes a real intangible this time of year as many players will be trying to either qualify or better their position with just two events remaining before the FedExCup Playoffs begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TPC Twin Cities – History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TPC Twin Cities was designed by Arnold Palmer in 2000, in collaboration with former PGA Tour great Tom Lehman. From 2001-2018, the course was an annual stop on the Champions Tour. After that contract ended, the course was renovated to prepare itself to host the 3M Open starting in 2019. The 2018 renovation (led by Steve Wenzloff) included the narrowing of fairways, the addition of new bunkers and tees, and the lengthening of the course to its current distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be the sixth edition of the 3M Open which has continued to be an annual staple on the PGA Tour schedule. There are not many changes to the course from last year other than rebuilding and repairing every bunker due to a storm in September that brought seven inches of rain and washed out every bunker on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finish Position and Strokes Gained Course History (2019-2023)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This includes the average finish position and Strokes Gained per round since 2019 for each of the categories. Players are sorted by SG: Total. <\/em>TPC Twin Cities is the 16th least predictive annual course on Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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