How much will golfers win at the 2023 3M Open? Prize money payouts explored

Modified Jul 30, 2023 12:28 GMT

3M Open - Round Three — 2023 3M Open (Image via Getty)

3M Open is heading for its final with Lee Hodges leading the tournament with a score of under 20. The tournament is underway at the TPC Twin Cities Golf Course and has a purse of $7.8 million. It will have its final round on Sunday, July 30.

Players are competing to gain FedEx Cup points as the PGA Tour season heading towards a conclusion with only one last event remaining after the 3M Open.

Only the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standing will be able to compete in the Tour Championship. The winner of the 2023 3M Open will earn FedEx Points along with $1.4 million in prize money.

Lee Hodges is heading to clinch his maiden PGA Tour trophy at this week's event. He will enter the final round with a lead of five strokes over JT Poston. Defending Champion Tony Finau, who has won two events this season, is yet another expert's favorite to win the trophy this week. Finau finished with a score of under 14 after playing on 56 holes.

Here are the 3M Open payouts:

1. $1,404,000
2. $850,200
3. $538,200
4. $382,200
5. $318,000
6. $282,750
7. $263,250
8. $243,750
9. $228,150
10. $212,550
11. $196,950
12. $181,350
13. $165,750
14. $150,150
15. $142,350
16. $134,550
17. $126,750
18. $118,950
19. $111,150
20. $103,350
21. $95,550
22. $87,750
23. $81,510
24. $75,270
25. $69,030
26. $62,790
27. $60,450
28. $58,110
29. $55,770
30. $53,430
31. $51,090
32. $48,750
33. $46,410
34. $44,460
35. $42,510
36.$40,560
37. $38,610
38. $37,050
39. $35,490
40. $33,930
41. $32,370
42. $30,810
43. $29,250
44. $27,690
45. $26,130
46. $24,570
47. $23,010
48. $21,762
49. $20,670
50. $20,046
51. $19,578
52. $19,110
53. $18,798
54. $18,486
55. $18,330
56. $18,174
57. $18,018
58. $17,862
59. $17,706
60. $17,550
61. $17,394
62. $17,238
63. $17,082
64. $16,926
65. $16,770

3M Open prize purses over the years

3M Open is a PGA Tour event that takes place in Minnesota at the TPC Twin Cities. The tournament was announced in 2018 and had its first edition in 2019, with a purse of $6.4 million.

In 2020, the purse was increased to $6.6 million, which remained the same in 2021. However, it was again increased in 2022 to $7.5 million.

Matthew Wolff, who now plays on the LIV Golf, won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa by one stroke. He won $1.1 million in prize money.

Michael Thompson won the tournament in 2020 and received a check of $1,188,000 by defeating Adam Long by two strokes. In 2021, Cameron Champ lifted the trophy while Tony Finau won it in 2022.

Here are the winners of the 3M Open Championship over the years:

2022