2021 3M Open: John Senden Has Big-Time Struggles

John Senden was having an average first nine on Thursday at the 2021 3M Open. Playing the TPC Twin Cities course, Senden did not do anything particularly spectacular over the first eight holes of his round.

Playing the back nine first, Senden hit his tee shot on the 10th hole into the left rough. His second shot went long and he was forced to take a penalty (which would not be his last of the day). Ultimately, Senden got in with a bogey five, immediately going over par.

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Senden would par the 11th hole, staying at 1-over par early on. But on the par-5 12th hole, he got one back. Senden hit a beautiful drive into the fairway, then got his second shot to stop about 54 feet from the hole. He needed two putts to finish off his birdie and to get back to even par.

After a par at the par-3 13th hole, the roller coaster really started for Senden.

On the par-4 14th hole, Senden drove his ball into a fairway bunker. His second shot went left and just avoided the water. He pitched out with his third, got on the green with his fourth and made his putt for a bogey, dropping him back to 1-over par.

But that didn’t last. Senden would birdie the par-4 15th hole. Then, he birdied the par-4 16th hole. Suddenly, he was into red figures for the first time on his round.

That didn’t last either. On the par-3 17th hole, Senden’s tee shot went into a greenside bunker. He was unable to get up-and-down and suffered a bogey, dropping him back to even par.

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Then on the par-5 18th hole, Senden’s round fell completely apart. He hit his tee shot into the water. After a drop, he hit his third shot, which resulted in him taking another penalty. By the time the hole was finished, Senden had carded a nine, dropping to 4-over par through nine holes.

He would struggle home, shooting a 78 on the day. And while the round as a whole was bad, Senden was done in by the quad on the 18th hole.

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