Golf betting tips: 3M Open 2025 preview
Where: TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
When: July 24-27, 2025
First tee time: 12.45pm BST Thursday
Course details: Par 71, 7,431 yards
18-hole record: 62, Scott Piercy (first round, 2019); Bryson DeChambeau (second round, 2019); Matthew Wolff (third round, 2019); Lucas Glover (fourth round, 2019); Beau Hossler (fourth round, 2023)
72-hole record: 260, Lee Hodges (2023)
Weather: Mainly dry, sunny and hot; minimal wind
Total prize money: $8.4m
Watch: Live on Sky Sports Golf from 7pm Thursday
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3M Open – bet365 outright odds
(Each-way ¼ odds, five places; alternative prices and place terms also available)
16/1 Sam Burns
20/1 Maverick McNealy
25/1 Chris Gotterup
25/1 Wyndham Clark
30/1 Michael Thorbjornsen
33/1 Max Greyserman
35/1 Akshay Bhatia
35/1 Jake Knapp
35/1 Kurt Kitayama
35/1 Si Woo Kim
35/1 Taylor Pendrith
40/1 Rickie Fowler
40/1 Sungjae Im
40/1 Tony Finau
45/1 bar
(odds correct at time of writing)
Ron Wood's tips:
Bet 1: Rickie Fowler 1pt win @ 40/1 with bet365
Bet 2: Matt Wallace 1pt win @ 60/1 with bet365
Bet 3: Matti Schmid 0.5pts each-way @ 80/1 with bet365 (¼ odds, five places)
Course overview
This is not challenging for the pros and there is minimal wind in the forecast, so those who can hit it long will have every chance of shooting a low number.
Last year's 3M Open
With a final-hole birdie, Jhonattan Vegas, at 17 under, sealed the deal by one shot over Max Greyserman. Matt Kuchar and Maverick McNealy finished tied for third at 15 under and Taylor Pendrith was fifth.
Take a chance on some outsiders
The dust has barely settled on the Open and the PGA tour rolls on with the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.
Unsurprisingly, Royal Portrush hero Scottie Scheffler is giving this one a miss. In fact, none of the world's top 10 are playing in Blaine this week and their absence gives this tournament a wide-open look.
World No 11 McNealy is the highest-ranked player in the field, as he bids to build on last year's third-placed finish, but there are plenty of tempting options at bigger prices.
Why Fowler can win the 3M Open
California-born Rickie Fowler is not the most reliable golfer in town but has shown glimpses of form in recent starts, most notably shooting a final round 65 to finish tied-14th at the Open last week, and this tournament represents a significant drop in class for the six-time PGA Tour winner.
Why Wallace can win the 3M Open
Englishman Matt Wallace has finished outside the top 20 in three previous starts in this tournament, but last year's day-three 64 was only two strokes off the course record. A long enough driver and good around the greens, he is a PGA Tour winner and shot two rounds in the 60s at last week's Open, albeit finishing only 45th.
Why Schmid can win the 3M Open
German Matti Schmid is still looking for his first win as a professional, but he hits it long and has finished top 20 in the previous two 3M Opens. He lost out by only one shot when second in the Charles Schwab Challenge in May. Another top-10 finish followed in the BMW International (tied-seventh) early this month and he made the cut at last week's Open (69th).
Highest-ranked players in the 3M Open field
11. Maverick McNealy
22. Sam Burns
25. Wyndham Clark
27. Chris Gotterup
28. Sungjae Im
36. Max Greyserman
37. Taylor Pendrith
38. Akshay Bhatia
42. Adam Scott
46. Tony Finau
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3M Open – previous winners
2024 – Jhonattan Vegas -17
2023 – Lee Hodges -24
2022 – Tony Finau -17
2021 – Cameron Champ -15
2020 – Michael Thompson -19
2019 – Matthew Wolff -21
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