2025 3M Open format, cut rules and PGA Tour playoff format
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2025 3M Open format, cut rules and PGA Tour playoff format

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The 2025 3M Open format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The 2025 3M Open field is 156 players.

The 3M Open field is made up of a variety of players, namely 12 top-50 players in the world and several in the top 50 of this season's FedEx Cup standings.

3M Open format

The 3M Open format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first two rounds, with all groups playing together in the same window.

A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who make the field and make the cut are eligible to finish the event.

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For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.

The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2025 3M Open winner's share of the purse.

The winning player will get a two-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner is exempt into other tournaments as well. The winner earns 500 FedEx Cup points and nearly 47 Official World Golf Ranking points.

3M Open playoff format

A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The 3M Open playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18 in a loop, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.

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