{"id":710258,"date":"2026-07-25T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/710258\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:05:08","slug":"2026-3m-open-leaderboard-friday-second-round-recap-at-tpc-twin-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/710258\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 3M Open leaderboard, Friday second-round recap at TPC Twin Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated July 24, 2026, 8:45 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/golf\/pga\/leaderboard\/5008431\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">3M Open<\/a> is, believe it or not, the third-to-last event of the PGA Tour&#8217;s 2026 regular season. In Round 1, Scottie Scheffler produced one of his better putting performances in a while, Ben Kohles posted his best score ever and rookie Jackson Koivun is making the oddsmakers look pretty smart (so far).<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Round 2 is now in the books at TPC Twin Cities north of Minneapolis and it was one for the ages as <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/07\/24\/michael-kim-59-12-birdies-2026-3m-open\/91037845007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Michael Kim posted the PGA Tour&#8217;s 16th sub-60 round<\/a>. Get caught up on all the leaderboard updates, highlights, breaking news and more from Friday&#8217;s second round of the 2026 3M Open.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/91044605007-getty-images-2287478876.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The 3M Open 2026 at TPC Twin Cities.\"\/><a id=\"gpd-1784901244845\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> 3M Open 2026 leaderboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Keep tabs on every score posted at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, with <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/golf\/pga\/leaderboard\/5008431\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">3M Open 2026 leaderboard<\/a>. Here&#8217;s how the top of the board looked at the end of the second round:<\/p>\n<p>Pos.NameScoreHole1Michael Kim-14FT2Ben Kohles-11F*T2Emiliano Grillo-11F*T2Chandler Phillips-11F*T5Jackson Koivun-10F*T5Troy Merritt-10F*T7Zac Blair-9F*T7Billy Horschel-9F*T7Brian Harman-9FNeed a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:7|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><a id=\"gpd-1784913776505\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> 3M Open projected cut line<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Friday was cut day with only the low 65 and ties advancing to the weekend. You can always keep tabs on <a href=\"https:\/\/datagolf.com\/live-model\/pga-tour\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">datagolf.com&#8217;s projections<\/a>. The cut kept wavering late in the day:<\/p>\n<p>8:14 p.m. ET, it offically settled in at 3 under, with 66 golfers advancing to the weekend7:40 p.m. ET, it was 3 under at 86 percent, 2 under at 13 percent7:28 p.m. ET, it was 3 under at 58 percent with 2 under up to 41 percent.7:03 p.m. ET, with several golfers still needing to play four holes, the projected of 3 under was at 72 percent.6:28 p.m. ET, the projection for 3 under was 83 percent.<a id=\"gpd-1784932185189\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> 3M Open 2026 TV, streaming schedule<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a__rb gnt_ar_b_a__rbs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/32512173?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Golfweek&amp;subId2=2026\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\"\u2691f:body nav - reviewed button|outbound links|buy now click|www.fubo.tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\">Watch the 3M Open with Fubo<\/a> <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a__rb\" href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/6eQWqK?subId3=story%2Fsports%2Fgolf%2Fpga%2F2026%2F06%2F29%2Fjohn-deere-classic-2026-how-to-watch-tv-stream%2F90739054007_u5Oq6JbPs6pVzZlBJr7QU2i\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\"\u2691f:body nav - reviewed button|outbound links|buy now click|go.web.plus.espn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\">Watch PGA Tour Live on ESPN+<\/a><a id=\"gpd-1784932842461\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Scottie Scheffler birdies the 18th to shoot 70<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Scheffler was 3 under through eight, had five straight pars before a double at the 14th, then had two more pars before a bogey at 17, then closed with a birdie to shoot 70 and tie for 12th through 36 holes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784932004808\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Hideki Matsuyama zooms up leaderboard with torrid back nine<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Matsuyama was 1 under through the front nine and in danger of missing the cut but then he caught fire with a birdie on 10 and four birdies in a row on Nos. 12 through 16. He finished his round in a tie for 12th after shooting 65.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784929013511\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Scottie Scheffler is the last man in the field to card a score over par<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It took 31 holes but the world No. 1 is the last golfer in the 3M field to card something other than a eagle, birdie or a par. Scheffler&#8217;s run ended on the par-4 14th hole when he tugged his second shot left of the green and into a lake. After a drop, his fourth found the green and then it was two putts for a double-bogey 6. Technically he&#8217;s still avoided bogey all week so far.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784924995231\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Michael Kim breaks down his 59 on X<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A couple hours after letting it all sink in, Kim went to his social media account on X and gave fans a breakdown.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784924651739\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Who is longshot Muzzy Donohue?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Two weeks ago he won the Minnesota State Open. Now he&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/07\/24\/muzzy-donohue-grandma-spirit-made-cut-2026-3m-open\/91041935007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">in the top 20 at the 3M Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784924791007\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Scottie Scheffler is 3 under through 9 and 9 under overall<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The world No. 1 is in a tie for fifth halfway through Friday&#8217;s round.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784911776571\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Michael Kim closes with four straight birdies to shoot 59<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kim banged in a <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/07\/24\/michael-kim-59-12-birdies-2026-3m-open\/91037845007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">24-footer on the par-5 18th hole for the 15th 59<\/a> (and 16th sub-60) in PGA Tour history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Now comes the next challenge. Of the 16 sub-60s in PGA Tour history, only five golfers went on to win the tournament. Three of the five got their sub-60 score in the final round: David Duval in the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Stuart Appleby in the 2010 Greenbrier Classic and Jim Furyk in the 2016 Travelers, when he posted the PGA Tour&#8217;s lone 58.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The last to do it was Brandt Snedeker at the 2018 Wyndham Championship.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/equipment\/2026\/07\/24\/michael-kim-shoots-59-with-taylormade-putter\/91040084007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:44|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\">The TaylorMade putter Michael Kim used to shoot a 59<\/a><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/07\/24\/photos-michael-kim-celebrates-59-ga-tour-3m-open\/91038858007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Michael Kim celebrates after shooting 59 at the PGA Tour&#039;s 3M Open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/91038786007-getty-images-2287491625.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><a id=\"gpd-1784909885565\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Michael Kim is on 59 Watch at the 3M Open<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kim is 10 under through 16 holes and he is officially on 59 Watch at the 3M Open. Two more birdies on the par-3 17th and the par-5 18th (or a par on the 17th and an eagle on the 18th) would mean a 59. There have been 14 59s and 15 sub-60 rounds (Jim Furyk has the lone 58) on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784908934888\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Michael Kim makes ninth birdie, ties for the lead<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kim is 9 under through 15 and has tracked down and tied Kohles for the lead at 11 under. Kohles lead by four shots earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784905889147\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Michael Kim is rolling his golf ball<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kim is 8 under through 12 holes, thanks to his hot putter. He made five straight birdies on Nos. 3 through 7 and tack on two more at Nos. 9 and 10. Kim would end up two-putting the par-5 12th but a tap-in birdie there would get him to 10 under and two off the lead of Ben Kohles.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784902139640\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> Ben Kohles continuing strong play, builds bit lead<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After a first-round Kohles is 3 under through 9 so far on Friday. He has it to 12 under and holes a four-shot lead. Kohles was 98th in the <a data-autotag=\"e13e5562-2c23-42c1-b3b8-d1f86ca9977b\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/golf\/pga\/fedex-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">FedEx Cup<\/a> Playoffs standings heading into the 3M Open.<\/p>\n<p>PGA Tour Americas golfer shoots 59<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">We interrupt these PGA Tour updates to bring you the story of <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/07\/24\/scott-stevens-59-pga-tour-americas-toronto-girlfriend-caddie\/91035228007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">a PGA Tour Americas golfer shooting 59 with his girlfriend caddie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gpd-1784902574794\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_ba\"\/> 3M Open weather forecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Friday&#8217;s forecast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/us\/blaine\/48032\/weather-forecast\/2227806?type=locality&amp;city=blaine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">according to accuweather<\/a>, called for a high of 79 with &#8220;sunny and pleasant&#8221; conditions but there are some raindrops falling Friday morning. It&#8217;s a light rain and the radar is showing a small cell that should pass over quickly. There is no threat of a stoppage of play as of 10:15 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>3M Open 2026 tee times<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">See every <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/07\/23\/3m-open-2026-friday-second-round-tee-times\/91020358007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">grouping and tee time<\/a> for the second round of the 2026 3M Open. Here&#8217;s a look at Friday&#8217;s featured groups (all times ET):<\/p>\n<p>1:33 p.m. &#8211; Jake Knapp, Corey Conners, Max Homa (1)1:44 p.m. &#8211; Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im (1)8:18 a.m. &#8211; Kurt Kitayama, Billy Horschel, Jackson Koivun (10)3M Open 2026 betting odds<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With 18 holes in the books, here&#8217;s a look at the updated odds at TPC Twin Cities.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler, +160Ben Kohles, +650Jackson Koivun, +800Gary Woodland, +1200Emiliano Grillo, +2000Michael Brennan, +20003M Open past champions<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">These are all the winners of the 3M Open, which started in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>2025: Kurt Kitayama2024: Jhonattan Vegas2023: Lee Hodges2022: Tony Finau2021: Cameron Champ2020: Michael Thompson2019: Matthew WolffWhat does 3M stand for?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">From the companies website:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">More than a century ago, 3M started as a small-scale mining venture in Northern Minnesota, then named Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">3M started its title sponsorship of the tournament in 2019. It was a contract in place through 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Where is the 3M Open played?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, was designed by Arnold Palmer with consultation by Tom Lehman and opened in 2000. Previously the site of a PGA Tour Champions event also sponsored by 3M, the course began hosting the PGA Tour in 2019. The private TPC Twin Cities will play to 7,431 yards with a par of 71 for the pros this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe Twin Cities deserves this,\u201d Lehman, a five-time PGA Tour winner and course co-designer,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/it-s-official-minnesota-getting-stop-on-pga-tour-starting-in-2019\/485813021\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told the Star-Tribune<\/a>, in 2018 when the tournament was announced. \u201cIt\u2019s a great golf market and a great sports market, period. It\u2019s had a Ryder Cup and Final Fours and the Super Bowl. I can understand why 3M would want this, why everybody would want this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated July 24, 2026, 8:45 p.m. ET The 3M Open is, believe it or not, the third-to-last event&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[131449,5904,221404,101,159506,159507,131453,235279,159508,159509,137631,132198,159511,188472,136826,136825,131452,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-710258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-accessfree","tag-golf","tag-sourcegolfweek","tag-sports","tag-sstssportsgolfpga","tag-sstsnpga-tour","tag-tagcontains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","tag-tagfedex-cup","tag-taggolf","tag-taginternational-sports-competitions","tag-tagmodular-story","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagpga-tour","tag-tagsmg-listicle","tag-tagsport-scores-statistics","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}