In the words of late Yankee legend Yogi Berra, it’s getting late early. Meaning, we’re still in July but only two events remain to secure placing withing the FedEx Cup Playoffs, a lucrative series that everyone on the PGA Tour wants to secure.
Up this week, the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., where there are a few dreary players who traveled from Scotland and last week’s British Open. Everyone in the field is playing for the $8.1 million overall purse, with the winner taking home $1.458 million.
One of those coming from Royal Troon was Billy Horschel, who tied for second place with Justin Rose, two shots behind Xander Schauffele. He said late Sunday in Scotland that he’d be on the range early Tuesday in Minnesota and he was true to his word. (Read about it here.) But then just moments before his first-round tee time he withdrew.
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Nick Dunlap, fresh of his second PGA Tour victory last week in California, is at the 3M Open too. His victory moved him up to No. 63 in FedEx Cup points, with the top 70 qualifying for the FedEx St. Jude Championship in a few weeks.
Tony Finau, Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley and defending champion Lee Hodges are among the other notables in the field. Amateur Luke Clanton returns too on a sponsor exemption. The Florida State junior recorded two straight top-10 finishes on the tour earlier this month.
Next week is an off week for the tour as the Olympic Men’s Competition is Aug. 1-4 outside Paris. The following week is the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina, the final regular-season event of the year.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each player who makes the cut this week. Check back here shortly after play is complete Sunday for updates.
WIN: $1.458 million
2: $882,900
3: $558,900
4: $386,900
5: $332,100
6: $293,625
7: $273,375
8: $253,125
9: $236,925
10: $220,725
11: $204,525
12: $188.325
13: $172,125
14: $155,925
15: $147,825
16: $139,725
17: $131,625
18: $123,525
19: $115,425
20: $107,325
21: $99,225
22: $91,125
23: $84,645
24: $78,165
25: $71,685
26: $65,205
27: $62,775
28: $60,345
29: $57,915
30: $55,485
31: $53,055
32: $50,625
33: $48,195
34: $46,170
35: $44,145
36: $42,120
37: $40,095
38: $38,475
39: $36,855
40: $35,235
41: $33,615
42: $31,995
43: $30,375
44: $28,755
45: $27,135
46: $25,515
47: $23,895
48: $22,599
49: $21,465
50: $20,817
51: $20,331
52: $19,845
53: $19,521
54: $19,197
55: $19,035
56: $18,873
57: $18,711
58: $18,549
59: $18,387
60: $18,225
61: $18,063
62: $17,901
63: $17,739
64: $17,577
65: $17,415
66: $17,253
67: $17,091
68: $16,929
69: $16,767
70: $16,605
71: $16,443
72: $16,281
73: $16,119
74: $15,957
75: $15,795
76: $15,633
77: $15,471
78: $15,309
79: $15,147
80: $14,985