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3M Open Picks, Predictions & Odds

Michael Harrison

By Michael Harrison in Golf

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Sam Burns admires a shot
Jun 19, 2022; Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; Sam Burns plays his shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
  • The 3M Open tees off Thursday, July 24th, from Blaine, Minnesota
  • Sam Burns is the +1500 favorite over Chris Gotterup to win outright
  • See my 2025 3M Open picks, best value bets, and the odds to win the tournament below

After Scottie Scheffler won the Claret Jug to take the British Open title, the PGA Tour heads back to the States for the 3M Open in Minnesota.

With the final men’s major in the rear view mirror, not a lot of big name star power are teeing it up at this event. However, Chris Gotterup finished third at the Open Championship, and Wyndham Clark was tied for fourth, and they’re competing at this tourney. In the six years that this has been stop on the circuit, double-digit under par scores have been shot by all the champions.

3M Open Odds 2025

GolferOdds
Sam Burns+1500
Chris Gotterup+1600
Maverick McNealy+1900
Wyndham Clark+2500
Taylor Pendrith+2500
Max Greyserman+2500
Tony Finau+3500
Rickie Fowler+3500
Sungjae Im+3500
Si Woo Kim+3500
Michael Thorbjornsen+3500
Kurt Kitayama+3500
Adam Scott+4000
Max Homa+4000
Jake Knapp+4000
Keith Mitchell+4000
Emiliano Grillo+4000
Akshay Bhatia+4000
Davis Thompson+4000
Cameron Champ+4500

Sam Burns enters as the favorite following a T-45th showing at the British Open, though he has posted seven top-20s in his last ten starts. Gotterup has the second shortest after his victory at the Genesis Scottish Open and then a third place finish at the Open Championship. Maverick McNealy is the third choice to claim the title.

Taylor Pendrith starts my card this week, as he finished solo fifth at the 3M Open last year. That tournament, the Canadian gained nearly eight strokes on the field tee-to-green.

Before a stumble at the Open, Pendrith had been trending quite nicely, with a T-5 at the PGA Championship, T-12 at the Memorial and T-13 Scottish Open among his last handful of tourneys. In his last 24 rounds on the PGA Tour, he’s fifth in total strokes gained, of those competing at the 3M Open.

Odds as of 9:30pm ET on July 20th at DraftKings. If you happen to be in Missouri, online sports betting is set to launch before the end of the year. Keep up with the latest Missouri sports betting apps to know all the details, including launch date and signup promos!

Six 3M Open Winners

YearWinner
2024Jhonattan Vegas
2023Lee Hodges
2022Tony Finau
2021Cameron Champ
2020Michael Thompson
2019Matthew Wolff

This championship is pretty wide open, with the top three choices on the board sporting shorter odds than Pendrith. You can get him at +2500 on DraftKings, and potentially slightly longer odds at other books when they offer odds Monday morning. Still stuck on one career victory, Pendy has as good a shot as anyone to add to his trophy case in Minnesota.

3M Open 2025 Picks & Value Bets

  1. Akshay Bhatia +4000: I have a gut feeling about Akshay Bhatia this week, despite him not exactly lighting the world on fire lately. That’s not to mean he’s been playing poor golf, as he had a T-30 at the British Open, which was his fourth top-30 in his last six events. In the last 24 rounds on tour, he’s third in strokes gained: approaching the green.
  2. Kevin Yu +5000: Reigning Sanderson Farms Champion Kevin Yu has made the cut both times he’s played here, and despite coming off a missed cut at the Open, has been very solid of late. In his last eight outings, he’s put up a pair of top-5s, with a third at the RBC Canadian Open and a fourth at the Myrtle Beach Classic, one shot out of a playoff. In the last twelve rounds, Yu ranks second off-the-tee and seventh in ball striking.
  3. Cam Davis +8000: Cam Davis has been extremely efficient around TPC Twin Cities in his career, with four top-20s in his last five times teeing it up. In the last 24 rounds at this track, he ranks third in SG: tee-to-green, and fifth in total strokes gained. As is often the case, he’s extremely boom or bust, but at this price, against a weaker field, I love the value.
  4. Beau Hossler +9000: Beau Hossler has been quietly playing quite well, putting together three straight top-15s. Hossler chased a T-11 at the John Deere with a T-14 at the ISCO Championship, then a T-4 at the Barracuda Championship. His first career triumph on the big stage has been elusive to date, so if anything, he’ll be interesting to monitor in the top 10/20 markets.

Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison

Sports & Entertainment Writer

Michael "Hound Dog" Harrison is well known in the sports industry as the resident statistician for the SC with Jay Onrait Show. He has worked at TSN for over 19 years, is the CEO of his "All Bets Par Off" weekly golf betting videos and his HDOG POD, along with several others.

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