The 3M Open is a professional
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament in
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
on the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...
, held at
TPC Twin Cities
TPC Twin Cities is a private golf club in the north central United States, located within the subdivision of Deacon’s Walk in Blaine, Minnesota, a suburb north of Minneapolis.
Opened in 2000, the 18-hole championship golf course was designed ...
in
Blaine,
a suburb north of
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
. Announced by the PGA Tour in June 2018, the tournament debuted in
2019
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on Minnesota-based company
3M is the title sponsor of the event.
It succeeded the
3M Championship, a
PGA Tour Champions
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
event for 26 years (
1993
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–
2018
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), held at
Winners
References
External links
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Coverage on the PGA Tour's official siteTPC Twin Cities
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PGA Tour events
Golf in Minnesota
Sports in Blaine, Minnesota
2019 establishments in Minnesota
Recurring sporting events established in 2019