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3M Open: The happy and sad bankrolls of Sunday’s final round

By Christopher O'Day

BLAINE, MINNESOTA - JULY 26: Adam Long of the United States putts on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open on July 26, 2020 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
BLAINE, MINNESOTA - JULY 26: Adam Long of the United States putts on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open on July 26, 2020 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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The 3M Open is gone, and it’s time to take a look at who vastly improved their bankroll, and who missed out on a golden opportunity to do the same.

First off, congratulations to the winner of the 3M Open, Michael Thompson. No, not Klay Thompson’s dad, but the golfer Michael Thompson.

Sure, I’m interested in who wins an event. I’m just as interested in watching people rise and fall down the leaderboard, as I wrote about heading into the weekend.

The same can be done after the tournament is over, as you can check out the 3M Leaderboard to see who not only rose the furthest up the board, but made the jump matter, and their bankroll can show just how far they went.

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We have to start off with Adam Long. Jonathan Coachman and crew were talking about what number a player could be at, turn in a great round, and make a push for the top of the leaderboard. They said -9 and were darn close. Adam Long started the day at -10 and would finish in solo second, taking home a cool $719K in the process. If he would’ve shot even, he only would’ve seen around $35K.

There was a boatload (okay, so not actually 22.37 million gallons) of golfers at -3, each taking home about a quarter of a million dollars. Most of them played quite well today to get there, highlighted by Robby Shelton, who like Long, shot 64. Grillo and Howell III shot 65, and sat alongside Shelton on the board.

We already saw how Chase Koepka moved up the board, and one of the men who shot that same number of 63 nearly made it to the top ten. Bo Hoag finished in a T-12th, taking home ~125K. If he would’ve shot even-par… 15K.

On the other side, it’s just as easy to fall down the leaderboard as it is to climb it.

Denny McCarthy shot 72, and at first glance, you might not think that’s too bad. It is when you realize it was one of the ten worst rounds of the day. With the average score in round four coming out to a 68.4, McCarthy could’ve made around 93K more just by being “average”.

Lastly, Richy Werenski nearly blew up, but finished with three birdies over the last six holes to take one of those T-3rd place checks. HE still only shot 70, and a decent round could’ve gotten him into a tie for the lead, if not just a solo second finish, costing him at least a half a million dollars.

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There weren’t a ton of high leverage blow-ups on Sunday at the 3M Open, with only one of the top 37 players shooting 70 or higher. Maybe we will see it happen next week at the WGC St. Jude. Once again, congrats to Michael Thompson on his win today… and that cool $1.118 million that goes along with it.

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