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Sunday 26 July 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins 3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2020 · Michael Thompson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · 3M
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/20°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/23°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 9.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 34 · 8.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Adam Long USA · 267closed with eight birdies for 64, posting -17 five groups ahead; a bogey on the par-3 17th cost him, and Thompson birdied two of the last three to win by two Michael Thompson wins 3M Open by two strokes (ESPN, AP wire)
156 started · cut -2, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
26 July 2020
This is definitely a win for everybody who supported me throughout the years. It doesn't diminish the excitement.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
26 July 2020
It means so much to get a win, and it gets you into so many different tournaments and solidifies your job for two more years. That's enough pressure for anybody, let alone having fans out there,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Thompson | 64 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Adam Long | 68 · 72 · 63 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Robby Shelton | 68 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | 71 · 68 · 64 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 65 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Cameron Tringale | 69 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Alex Noren | 67 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Max Homa | 65 · 72 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Charl Schwartzel | 66 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Tony Finau | 65 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Richy Werenski | 63 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1985-04-16, Tucson, Arizona; USA; turned pro 2008; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 218 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet