2021 3M Open: Winners and Losers from Minnesota
By Tim Letcher
Each week on the PGA Tour, there are players who do better than expected and those who fall short of their expectations. Here at Pro Golf Now, we call them winners and losers. Here are the winners and losers from the 2021 3M Open.
Winners
Cameron Champ – Needing to make something happen just to get into the postseason, Champ did one better, winning for the third time in his career. His final round of five birdies and no bogeys was steady and gave him a two-shot victory.
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Louis Oosthuizen – This guy just contends ever week now. He shot a 66 on Sunday to jump 14 spots and into a tie for second place. One of these weeks, he’s going to finally win but he’s making a very nice living just by contending each week.
Charl Schwartzel – Oosthuizen’s buddy also finished in that tie for second place. He was steady all week, shooting 67-68-68-68. He moved up 27 spots in the FedEx Cup standings and now sits 43rd with just three weeks left before the playoffs.
Keith Mitchell – He was firmly on the playoff bubble heading into this week. But a fifth-place finish moved him from 114th to 93rd, likely solidifying his postseason spot.
Ryan Armour – He was outside the playoff cut line prior to the week but a T6 moved him up 18 spots in the FedEx Cup standings. He went from 135th to 117th and, currently in the postseason.
Losers
Rickie Fowler – He had an outstanding first round, holding a share of the first-round lead. Then, he slipped back on Friday. On Saturday, he was in good position until a triple bogey on 18 that took him out of the mix. He finished T34 in a tournament that he could have won.
Dustin Johnson – A bad back nine on Friday kept Johnson from making the cut this week in Minnesota. As the number one player in the world, there is no excuse for missing the cut in an event like this, where a number of the world’s best were not in the field.
Stewart Cink – It has been a good year for Cink, but his last two starts have not gone well. After missing the cut at the Open Championship last week, Cink missed the cut again with another bad round on Friday.
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Dylan Frittelli – He was hoping to carry the momentum from a strong Open Championship into this week. He shot 69 on Thursday but a 76 on Friday left him outside the cut line. He’s now 112th in the FedEx Cup standings.
Emiliano Grillo – He was seen, by some, as someone who had a chance to win this week. Instead, he shot 74-71 to miss the cut by five shots. Not what was expected from the talented young player at the 3M.