After an exhilarating week at the 152nd Open, the PGA Tour returns to the United States for the 3M Open taking place at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota .
With a number of the top players in the world sitting out, there is a chance for some upcoming players to make their name and try win a PGA Tour event. We will take a look at this week’s tournament from a betting angle as we select 4 players to take on the bookies.
Course
TPC Twin Cities is located in Blaine, Minnesota. The par 71 course plays at roughly 7,431 yards making it one of the longer courses on tour. The course features 27 bodies of water and so an accurate game off the tee and from the fairway is required and will play a big role in deciding this week’s winner. The greens are averaged sized for a PGA Tour event but are extremely quick, rolling at 12.5 on the Stimpmeter.
Past Winners
2023 Lee Hodges (United States) -24 7 strokes
2022 Tony Finau (Unites States) -17 3 strokes
2021 Cameron Champ (United States) -15 2 strokes
2020 Michael Thompson (United States) -19 2 strokes
2019 Matthew Wolff (Unites States) -21 1 stroke
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The bookies have Tony Finau as favourite to win, trading at 12.00 followed by Sam Burns at 19.00. Akshay Bhatia is trading at 21.00 while Sahith Theegala is trading at 23.00. This week also gives an opportunity for a number of outsiders to get their shot at a maiden PGA Tour win.
Betting – Click here to bet
Tony Finau 12.00
Sam Burns 19.00
Akshay Bhatia 21.00
Sahith Theegala 23.00
Luke Clanton 26.00
Billy Horschel 26.00
SELECTIONS:
Tony Finau at 12.00
Finau finished tied 7th at last years 3M Open, only two shots off second place, but nine shots off first after Lee Hodges ran away with the tournament, finishing 24 under. Finau struggled at The Open last week, shooting eleven over in the first round. He had a better second day, shooting one under but that was not enough to make the cut. He will be looking to bounce back from that, and this week will be the perfect opportunity. The last time he played in the United States was at the Travelers where he finished tied 5th. He also won the tournament in 2022 and will use that knowledge come this weekend.
Tony Finau each way at 12.00.
Billy Horschel at 26.00
Horschel is coming off the back of an impressive Open where he finished tied 2nd and two shots off the lead in what has been some of the toughest Open conditions in recent years. He went into Sunday leading and shot an impressive 3 under round, but sadly that wasn’t enough to win. He will looking to capitalise on his good form and is one of the class players in this line up.
Billy Horschel each way at 26.00.
Erik van Rooyen at 41.00
Van Rooyen has been playing some solid rounds of golf over the past few weeks. He did not manage to qualify for The Open, but played in the Scottish Open the previous week where he was right up on the leaderboard come the end of Saturday, but had a poor Sunday and let it slip away. He will be looking to bounce back from that as he prepares for the upcoming Olympics where he will represent South Africa.
Erik van Rooyen win at 41.00 and top 10 finish at 5.00
Chesson Hadley at 126.00
Hadley is this weeks “Hail Mary” pick.
He finished top 25 at the Barracuda Championship last week and he has a good record here with a Top 10 and a Top 30 in his last 2 starts.
Chesson Hadley each way at 126.00
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