PGA Tour Golfer Withdraws Day Before the 3M Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 3M Open is back for its seventh edition at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, and tees off on Thursday. As the PGA Tour season heads through its final stretch, this tournament plays a vital role in the FedEx Cup standings.

The top 100 in the playoff standings after next week lock in their PGA Tour card for next year, as this is the first year the Tour has trimmed that number down from 125. Players further up are angling for a top 70 position to make the first playoff event at the St.

The 3M Open provides one of the last two opportunities for players to play their way into the FedEx Cup Playoffs and into the all-important top 100 to secure their PGA Tour card for next season. The top of the leaderboard after the first round features a player in Adam Svensson looking to do both after shooting a scintillating 11-under 60 on Thursday.

Adam Svensson made a 48-foot eagle putt on the closing hole to complete an 11-under 60 that gave him a two-shot lead over Sam Stevens and Thorbjorn Olesen after one round of the 3M Open.