Four players have withdrawn on the eve of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The 3M Open is the penultimate event of the regular PGA Tour season before the the circuit begins the FedEx Cup Playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The PGA Tour<\/a> has confirmed a trio of internationals and an American have pulled out of the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n Germany’s Stephan Jaeger, Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino, Argentina’s Alejandro Tosti and America’s Anders Albertson have all withdrawn from the 3M Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n No official reasons have been given for their WDs.\u00a0<\/p>\n As a result of their absence, it means four players receive last-minute invites into the event.<\/p>\n Those invites have gone to American quartet Taylor Montgomery, Max Herendeen (a), Ben Martin and Zac Blair.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jhonattan Vegas is looking to become the first player to successfully defend the 3M Open this week.<\/p>\n Sam Burns is the tournament favourite, narrowly ahead of in-form Chris Gotterup, who enters off the back of winning the Genesis Scottish Open and finishing third at The Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other players towards the top of the betting market include Maverik McNealy, Wyndham Clark, Max Greyserman, Michael Thorbjornsen and Jake Knapp.<\/p>\n