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Sunday 24 July 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Finau wins 3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 July 2022 · Tony Finau’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · 3M · weather: 6½-hour weather delay during the third round on Saturday
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/21°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 34 · 12.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/17°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 48 · 0 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
- Sungjae Im KOR · 270closed 68 to tie for second, three back Tony Finau wins 3M Open with late surge as Scott Piercy falters down stretch (ESPN, AP wire)
- Emiliano Grillo ARG · 270closed 71 to tie for second, three back; a triple-bogey 7 on No. 7 cost him Tony Finau wins 3M Open with late surge as Scott Piercy falters down stretch (ESPN, AP wire)
- Scott Piercy USA · 27154-hole leader by four after a tournament-record 54-hole score; shot 76 with a triple bogey on 14 and tied for fourth Tony Finau wins 3M Open with late surge as Scott Piercy falters down stretch (ESPN, AP wire)
156 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tony Finau
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
24 July 2022
I'm about as good an example as any of how tough it is to seal the deal,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
24 July 2022
Tony pressed really hard on the gas, and he just made it very hard for everybody,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Finau | 67 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Sungjae Im | 65 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Emiliano Grillo | 67 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | James Hahn | 69 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Tom Hoge | 67 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Scott Piercy | 65 · 64 · 66 · 76 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Danny Willett | 72 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Callum Tarren | 71 · 63 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Greyson Sigg | 70 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| 10 | Chesson Hadley | 68 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-09-14, Salt Lake City, Utah; USA; turned pro 2007; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet