2025 3M Open betting tips: Our expert’s top picks at TPC Twin Cities

Expert selected 3M Open betting tips from Today's Golfer.

Tom Jacobs picks out his top 3M Open betting tips ahead of the PGA Tour event from Minnesota.

As the Major season draws to a close, the final sprint for FedEx Cup points begins with the 3M Open, returning to the PGA Tour schedule for a seventh consecutive edition.

Prior to this, 3M sponsored a PGA Tour Champions event (the 3M Championship) for 26 years between 1993 and 2018, held at TPC Twin Cities, the venue for this week’s tournament.

While Minnesota had previously held a Ryder Cup (Hazeltine, 2016) and nine Major Championships since 1916 (five US PGA Championships and four US Opens), the state had never hosted a regular stop on the PGA Tour before 2019, making this a unique destination in the schedule.

Last year, Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since 2017 with a one-stroke victory over Max Greyserman, defying the odds by winning on a rapidly expiring medical exemption to secure his tour card through 2026.

Before revealing my 3M Open betting tips, here’s everything else you need to know…

3M Open key details

Dates: 24-27 July 2025

Venue: TPC Twin Cities, Minnesota (Par 71 – 7,431 yards)

Format: 72-hole strokeplay with 36-hole cut

Purse: $8.4 million with the winner receiving an estimated $1.65m

FedEx Cup points: 500

Favorites: Sam Burns 16/1, Maverick McNealy 18/1, Wyndham Clark 25/1

Defending champion: Jhonattan Vegas (VEN), -17

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How to watch the Rocket Classic

US viewers can catch all the action on the Golf Channel.

All times EDT

Thursday, July 24: The Golf Channel, 16.00
Friday, July 25: The Golf Channel, 16.00
Saturday, July 26: The Golf Channel, 13.00
Sunday, July 27: The Golf Channel, 13.00

UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports Golf.

All times BST

Thursday, July 24: Sky Sports Golf, 19.00
Friday, July 25: Sky Sports Golf, 19.00
Saturday, July 26: Sky Sports Golf, 19.00
Sunday, July 27: Sky Sports Golf, 19.00

3M Open tee times

Tee times and groupings can be found here.

3M Open betting tips

The Longshot: Andrew Putnam 100/1 e/w (bet365 8 Places 1/5 Odds)

Andrew Putnam struggles to win, but he does have a singular victory to his name at the Barracuda Championship, and it may well be time for him to add his second at a similar time of year.

That is because Putnam has a fantastic blend of course and current form, as well as a top finish at the Rocket Classic (8th in 2025) to complete the trifecta.

While we have noted current form isn’t necessarily a prerequisite to finding a winner here, we also shouldn’t ignore it completely, and Putnam has shown plenty in 2025. He’s finished inside the top 25 six times this season, posting three top 11 finishes in his last five starts.

With an 11th at the Barracuda last week, where he closed out with a 65, Putnam has shown he likes to return to his favourite stomping grounds, and in recent years, he has shown a liking for this one. After missing his first two cuts at the 3M Open, Putnam finished 11th in 2022 and 19th again last year. Both times he’s been better placed as well, as he was 8th going into Sunday three years ago, and 3rd at the halfway stage last year. He hit three rounds of 67 or better last year, with Saturday just ruining his chances – in his current form, I suspect he can hold on for all four rounds.

Putnam has finished runner-up three times on the PGA Tour since his win at the Barracuda in 2018, so he’s due a second victory, and I can see him picking it up here.

The Each Way Play: Rickie Fowler 33/1 e/w (bet365 8 Places 1/5 Odds)

When you see 33/1 about Rickie Fowler in 2025, it may come as a bit of a shock, but he’s earned that right with his recent play, and I can see him having a great week here.

Fowler is constantly scrutinized as he’s one of the few players who consistently gets Sponsor’s Exemptions into Signature Events. The one thing Fowler cannot be accused of this season is not taking advantage of them.

He only got into last week’s Open Championship through a T7 finish at the Memorial, an event that is part of the qualifying series. As everyone who finished above him was already in the final major of the season, he booked a spot. Many fans won’t like the fact that he even got into the Memorial, but he played well there and then parlayed that into a 14th-place finish last week, where he made the most birdies in the field. In my mind, it’s fair enough at this stage. It’s one thing for players to get invites and finish dead last, but Fowler is competitive right now.

Fowler has now finished inside the top 20 in six of his last twelve events, consistently gaining strokes across the board in the four main categories along the way.

His form was far better for longer in 2023 when he won the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but that also came off the back of a strong major performance and a top 10 at the Memorial, so the preparation looks good going into this week. We have already seen plenty of crossover between the Rocket Classic and the 3M Open in the past, and given Fowler is 2/2 for made cuts here, and led after round 1 on debut, I think he can come back and play well here.

He should be full of confidence after making so many birdies last week at a tough layout, and while some might want to see more from him before committing at 35/1, I am going to take a chance, knowing these sorts of events are his best chance of winning these days.

The Banker: Wyndham Clark 22/1 e/w (bet365 8 Places 1/5 Odds)

Wyndham Clark played brilliantly at the Open Championship last week, but was never in contention and therefore should be fresh enough to come back to the States and win this week at the 3M Open.

Both Finau (T28) and Hodges (MC) had played at the Open Championship the week before winning here over the past three renewals, so I don’t have too many worries about Clark travelling and playing after the final major of the season.

Clark is on the outside looking in when it comes to the Ryder Cup, but his form over the past fortnight, when 11th at the Scottish Open and 4th last week at Royal Portrush will have put him back on the radar. A win this week would go a long way to booking a spot on Keegan Bradley’s team.

He has done it in different ways over the past fortnight. Clark was in 3rd place going into Sunday in Scotland, but struggled on Sunday and eventually finished 11th. Last week, he climbed the leaderboard each day, opening with a 76 to sit well outside the cut line, before reeling off rounds of 66-66-65. He went from 34th at halfway and 14th at the 54-hole stage, to finishing 4th by close of play. What was really encouraging was that he ranked 5th in SG Approach and 20th in SG Tee to Green last week, and his iron play was the best it’s been in a long time. Add that to the fact he recorded 20 birdies, the same number as Scottie Scheffler and just one less than birdie leaders, Rickie Fowler and Harry Hall, and you have someone who looks perfectly ready to contend in a birdie-fest that rewards good iron play.

Par 4 Scoring is really important here at the 3M Open as well, and Clark led the field in that category last week at the Open Championship, ranking 1st in each of the last three rounds.

Despite his criticisms this year on and off the course, Clark is still a recent major winner, who has elite upside and he can find his first win of the year here.

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The Bonus Pick: Kurt Kitayama 40/1 e/w (William Hill 6 Places 1/4 Odds)

It had been a quiet year for Kurt Kitayama, at least until recently, when it looks like he’s kicked on and is now ready to contend in tournaments again.

Kitayama enjoyed a strong end to 2024, starting with a T6 finish here, closing out with back-to-back top 10s at the Shriners and the ZOZO. He couldn’t carry this momentum into 2025, but 5th place finishes at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and the John Deere Classic have put him back on the radar.

A 14th-place finish last week is another strong showing, even if that is right around expectations for him in an opposite-field event. That’s now four finishes of T22 or better in his last seven starts now though, and he looks to be on his way to better things.

As a player who finished 6th here on debut last year and has a top 20 finish to his name at the Rocket Classic, I am happy to give Kitayama a shot, especially given some of his stats last week. The American led the field in Greens in Regulation at the Barracuda, hitting 88.9% of greens in rounds 3 and 4 and 60/72 overall. Add to that the fact he made the second-most birdies in the field with 23, and you have a player who should be raring to go this week.

I like Kitayama’s profile this week, as a player who has made plenty of career starts and has won three times across the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. He’s not shown his best for large parts of the season, but like Vegas did in 2024, he is coming good at the right time, and now makes plenty of sense here.