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Sunday 26 July 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Koivun wins 3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2026 · Jackson Koivun’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,800,000 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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R436°/22°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 33 · 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
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 262began the final round six shots back, closed with a 63 five groups ahead, but Koivun never faltered (bogey-free 66) Jackson Koivun wins the 3M Open in his 3rd pro start, holding off Scottie Scheffler by 3 strokes (AP, Dave Campbell, via News4JAX)
144 started · cut -3, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jackson Koivun
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via News4JAX)
26 July 2026
All throughout the crowd I kept hearing, ‘Scottie’s coming. Scottie’s coming.’ I just tried to tune that out and keep playing the golf I knew I could.
AP (via News4JAX)
26 July 2026
Anytime you’re trying to win for the first time, it’s awfully difficult, especially for a young guy coming out of college.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Koivun | 64 · 68 · 61 · 66 | 259 | −25 |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | 65 · 70 · 64 · 63 | 262 | −22 |
| T3 | Hideki Matsuyama | 70 · 65 · 65 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | 69 · 64 · 66 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Denny McCarthy | 66 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Chandler Phillips | 66 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T7 | Davis Thompson | 68 · 68 · 63 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T7 | Emiliano Grillo | 64 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| 9 | Ben Kohles | 62 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 266 | −18 |
| T10 | Gary Woodland | 64 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T10 | Séamus Power | 68 · 68 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T10 | Michael Kim | 69 · 59 · 70 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
The golfer
born 2005-05-23, San Jose, California; USA; turned pro 2026; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 206 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 206 -> rankAfter 73), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet