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For what was supposed to be a more low-key week following two straight wild events at Muirfield Village, we saw quite a few twists and turns at the 3M Open in Round 1 on Thursday. First, a top-five player in the world shot 78 and then withdrew. Then we saw multiple players outside the top 2,000 in the world trade shots for the lead early at TPC Twin Cities.
Let's take a look at what went down in Round 1 for our leaders as well as some of the other big names in the field this week in Blaine, Minnesota.
1. Richy Werenski (-8) and 2. Michael Thompson (-7) -- When we get players who aren't huge names with staying power at the top of these boards, I like to look at which one is more sustainable. Both putted it great (which is worrisome), but both also hit it really well. It seems likely that one of them (bot probably not both or neither) will stay in contention throughout. Both are nice players, but they have just one combined PGA Tour win (Thompson took the 2013 Honda Classic over Geoff Ogilvy).
T3. Zinjun Zhang, Nick Watney, Tony Finau (-6) -- Finau bounced back from a devastating final two rounds at the Memorial last week with an impressive 65 in Round 1. He led after 18 holes last week at Muirfield Village, but there's a big difference in those two rounds. Last week, he caught a hot putter and jumped out in front. This week, he flushed everything he looked at and led the field from tee to green in Round 1. His swing looks so on point right now, and a win this week will likely not come down to his physical gifts but rather whether he can properly harness them mentally as he tries to grab just the second trophy of his career.
T3. Matthew Wolff, Ryan Moore, Max Homa (-6) -- Great round from Wolff as defending champ. He's been destroying for about a month now from tee to green after 12 months of pretty average play (for what I know he believes his standards are). His weekend at Muirfield Village last week should have probably been a tell for this week as he was among the best in the field in ball-striking over the last few days at the Memorial. He was also mic'd up on Thursday in Round 1, and it was as entertaining as you'd expect (and also as entertaining as his game is), though he might talk more on the course than Jordan Spieth does. I think he's going to be in it for the duration.
T9. Bo Van Pelt, Brendon de Jonge and 10 others (-5) -- Van Pelt and de Jonge, besides having a combined six names, also have a combined world ranking of 4,144. They're both in the top 10 after Round 1, and Van Pelt did it with an ace on Day 1. De Jonge rode maybe the hottest putter in the field on the first day and made multiple putts over 40 feet, but Van Pelt actually struck it beautifully. Either one contending at this tournament would be one of the best stories of the PGA Tour's restart.
T57. Brooks Koepka (-1) -- In a bit of a plot twist, Koepka hit it wonderfully on Thursday but couldn't roll it at all. He finished nearly last in putting and only made 17 feet of putts on his back nine (none of them over 4 feet). It's been one thing after the other for him of late, but he needs something inspirational soon for anyone to have any confidence in him come the PGA Championship, which starts two weeks from today.
WD. Dustin Johnson (78) -- Following a 7-over 78 in Round 1, D.J. ejected from the event with a back injury. It marked a bizarre run for him in which he won at the Travelers Championship, shot two 80s at the Memorial and hit three balls in the water on the 18th hole on Thursday at TPC Twin Cities. We probably won't see him again until the PGA Championship.
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