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3M Championship

TPC Twin Cities is located in the United States
TPC Twin Cities
TPC Twin Cities
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Location in the United States
TPC Twin Cities is located in Minnesota
TPC Twin Cities
TPC Twin Cities
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Location in Minnesota

The 3M Championship was a professional golf tournament in Minnesota on the PGA Tour Champions, played annually at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, a suburb north of Minneapolis. Based in Saint Paul, 3M was the main sponsor of the tournament.

It debuted 31 years ago in 1993 as the Burnet Senior Classic, and was originally held at the Bunker Hills Golf Course in nearby Coon Rapids.[1][3] After eight editions, the tournament moved to the year-old TPC Twin Cities in 2001, when 3M took over as sponsor.[4] The purse in 2017 was $1.75 million, with a winner's share of $262,500.[2]

Within the tournament was the "Greats of Golf Challenge," an exhibition scramble on Saturday among teams of former major winners and hall of famers of both genders. Recent participants include Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, and Nancy Lopez.[5]

In 2018, it was announced that the 2018 3M Championship would be the final playing of the event, as it would be replaced by the 3M Open on the PGA Tour starting in 2019.[6] Kenny Perry was the final champion of the event, winning his third 3M Championship on August 5, 2018.[7]

Winners

^ The 1998 event was shortened to 36 holes due to rain

Multiple winners

Three players won this tournament more than once.

References

  1. ^ a b Nadel, Mike (June 21, 1993). "Chi Chi wins Burnet". TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. p. 3B.
  2. ^ a b "Leaderboard: 3M Championship". ESPN. 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 7, 2000. p. C3.
  4. ^ "Golf: Senior 3M Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 13, 2001. p. C4.
  5. ^ "Greats of Golf". 3M Championship. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Stensaas, Brian (August 3, 2018). "3M Championship tees off for the 26th and final time on Friday". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  7. ^ Stensaas, Brian (August 6, 2018). "Kenny Perry wins 3M Championship for third time". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

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