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BLAINE, Minn. — Adam Hadwin missed the weekend cuts in his last three tournaments, continuing a disappointing stretch as he dropped to 120th in the FedExCup standings. RELATED: Leaderboard | TPC Twin Cities’ par-5 finishing hole anything but a snoozer The 33-year-old Canadian has put himself in position to get back in contention for the playoffs with a strong run at the 3M Open. Hadwin shot a 6-under 65 on Friday for a share of the lead with Ryan Armour at 10-under 132. Armour shot 65. “I drove it really well today,” Hadwin said. “Wasn’t in any trouble, hit a lot of good quality iron shots. Again, fat sides of the hole, I gave myself opportunities. My speed control’s been really good. It’s been as stress-free a 65 as you’re going to have.” Hadwin and Armour were two of few players in the afternoon to go low as wind started to play a role following a hot and humid morning with heat indexes reaching 100 degrees. Bo Hoag (66), Chez Reavie (67), Jhonatton Vegas (69) and Roger Sloan (69) were a shot back. All four played in the morning. Dustin Johnson bogeyed the 18th hole after putting his tee shot in the water and missed the cut. He shot 72 to finish at even par. The cut was 2-under. Staying in contention this weekend would be a boon to Hadwin and Armour. Hadwin, who finished fourth in the inaugural 3M Open in 2019, was just inside the cut for the FedExCup Playoffs. The top 125 in the standings make the Playoffs. Armour started the tournament 135th. “I think the biggest thing coming in this week, I’ve just been a little bit more committed to the process and less on the outcome,” Hadwin said. “Certainly Playoffs, maintaining status, all that stuff has probably been creeping in a bit in the last little bit and I probably got away from some of the little details that make this game happen for us. So, I’ve gotten back to that these last three rounds and it’s worked out a lot better for me.” Hadwin, famous for shooting a 59 at the CareerBuilder Challenge in 2017, had a 69 on the final day of the Open Championship and followed with a 67 on Thursday in Minnesota. His only PGA TOUR win was the Valspar Championship in 2017. Armour’s lone victory came in the 2018 Sanderson Farms Championship. He’s coming off a fifth-place finish at last week’s Barbasol Championship. He birdied five of his final eight holes Friday. “I’m trying,” Armour said. “We’ll worry about the points later. I don’t feel like I’ve really had as bad a year as 135 sounds. I missed five or six cuts by a shot, so you’re always kind of around that cut line and I just fell on the wrong side of it a few times. That’s what kind of gnaws at you because you feel like, man, it’s not that bad, so maybe I should be higher, but you’ve got to go out and get it done and we’re just trying our hardest right now.” Eleven players finished their first rounds Friday after a weather delay Thursday left them unable to finish. With more inclement weather forecast overnight, the 3M Open will go with threesomes off split tees Saturday. Vegas was able to finish in the dark on Thursday, but it wasn’t without incident as his approach on the 18th hit the top of a hospitality tent. The ball was found and he was given relief and finished with a birdie and a tie for the lead. One of four players at the 3M Open slated to play in next week’s Olympics, Vegas kept his strong recent form going Friday. The Venezuelan was among the leaders before a bogey finish on the ninth hole, which is playing as the toughest on the course. Vegas has tied for 11th or better in three of his last five tournaments. “I feel I like I’m keeping the ball in play pretty well, giving myself enough chances, making a few putts, which is always good,” Vegas said. “The wind is blowing and it’s kind of that intensity that is a little bit annoying, especially some of those shots with so much water around this place, but played solid. I can’t really complain too much.”

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There’s no “I” in team but there is an “I” in Zurich and Classic! The return to New Orleans for the 2021 edition of the Zurich Classic welcomes back team golf to the schedule. In 2017 the event evolved into a partner’s game with 80, two-man teams playing best ball (four balls) and alternate shot (foursomes) to determine the champion over four rounds. RELATED: Power Rankings | Expert Picks At 7,425 yards (Par-72), Pete Dye’s TPC Avondale has been run over in the best ball format but has held its own in the alternate shot. Plenty of 60s and 61s have littered the board in four balls so going low isn’t an option; it’s required. Conversely, 65 is the “record” for foursomes, set by 2019 winners Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer. Not very many sub-67s in that format either, nor rounds in the 60s. There has never been a round of foursomes in which more than eight teams have posted in the 60s in three editions. The course will feature TifEagle Bermuda greens for the first time as they were replaced after the 2019 event. Thankfully there is plenty of rain and humidity in this part of the world so I wouldn’t expect them to be too firm or fast like most surfaces that are redone. Celebration Bermuda is now in the fairways and new bunkers will also help drain quicker if and when rain arrives. Water is in play on eight holes and 106 bunkers will need to be avoided. Rough at less than two inches for the third week running should encourage risk-reward recovery shots again. This will be the fifth Pete Dye design used already in 2021 (TPC Stadium Course at PGA West, TPC Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, Austin Country Club and Harbour Town) so everyone should be relatively comfortable. Aggressive lines are rewarded and so is proper iron play into the 5,225 square foot and tiered greens. No point leaving it short when your partner has four feet or less for par so give it a run! With 25-under the average winning score from three events, the formula isn’t complicated! Defending champions Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm are part of the 80 team field this week competing for a share of the $7.4 million ($1,069,300 each for first place) and 400 FedExCup points each. Recent Event Winners Stats Recent Winners and Notables 2019: Ryan Palmer & Jon Rahm (-26, 262) Set the tournament record for margin of victory winning by three shots. … Sat four shots back after 18 holes. … Set the 36-hole record on 15-under to lead by one. … Co-led after 54 holes by setting a tournament record on 23-under. … Posted the tournament record for foursomes with 65 in Round 2. … Palmer wins in his 11th start at the event and picks up his fourth top 10. … Rahm wins in his second. … First time as partners and are defending this year. … Palmer MC previous year with Jordan Spieth. … Rahm MC previous visit with Wesley Bryan. … Palmer entered on T28-MC-MC-T4 run. … Rahm cashed in the top 10 in eight of his last 10 including a top 10 the Masters. Notables: * – new partner this year; teams highlighted below are also playing this year unless mentioned. Only *Kyoung-Hoon Lee (T3), a rookie in 2019, returns from the podium in the last edition. … *Hank Lebioda (T5) hit the top five in his first visit. … David Hearn (T5) backed up his T10 from 2018. … Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Cameron Tringale and Roberto Castro (T5) first time together was a successful pairing. … Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown (T5) have done everything but win this event. … Martin Laird and Nick Taylor (T9) run it back again this year. … Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney (T9) picked up their second top 10 in three tries. … *Scott Stallings (T13) was part of a team who signed for 61 and 62 in fourballs. … Defending champions Billy Horschel and Scott Piercy (T13) finished eight back but are not playing this year. … Lucas Glover and Chez Reavie (T18) opened with 62 and picked up their best result in three starts. … Branden Grace (T32) was one shot out of the lead after 54 holes after posting 61 before 80 on Sunday knocked him out. … Only eight of 39 teams on Sunday posted rounds in the 60s (foursomes). … Top 35 teams were double digits under par or better. … Rained 2.5 inches Thursday. … Cut was a tournament record 8-under. 2018: Scott Piercy & Billy Horschel (-22, 266) Came from three shots off the 54-hole lead to win. … 67 Sunday was the low round of the day. … One of three bogey-free rounds of the day and just four in foursomes on the week. … 61 on Saturday. … Had to count two doubles and two bogeys in Round 2. … Highest winning score to date. … Horschel becomes the first player to win on his own ball and with a partner. … Horschel wins in his eighth appearance. … Piercy wins in his ninth. … Only top 10s here for both are wins. … Horschel rolled in on T11 and T5 in his previous two starts while Piercy MC the week before. Notables: Jason Dufner and Pat Perez (T2) missed a playoff by a shot. Both return with new partners this year. … South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel (3rd) MC in 2019. … Brice Garnett and Chesson Hadley (T4) posted 61 on Saturday and will have new partners this year. … Tony Finau (6th) picked up his only check from three starts and played from the final group. … Former Purdue teammates Tyler Duncan and Adam Schenk (T7) are back this year. … Patrick Cantlay (T7) changes out Patrick Reed for Xander Schauffele. … Scotsman Martin Laird and Russell Knox (T7) are both back but separated. … Australian Greg Chalmers and Cameron Percy (T10) reunite. David Hearn (T10) improved on his T22 from last year. … Brendan Steele (T10), Troy Merritt (T10) and Tom Hoge (T10) all have new rides as well. … Lucas Glover and Chez Reavie (T22) opened with 60, co-low round of the week. … Xinjun Zhang also opened with 60 to share the first round lead but shot 80 in Round 2 to MC. … Andrew Putnam (T22) led after 36 holes by a shot, trailed by one after 54 holes. … 54-hole leaders Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown (T15) fired 77 on Sunday. … Defending champions Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt MC. … Format changed days this year as alternate shot was moved to Friday and Sunday to cause more volatility. … Only seven rounds in the 60s on Sunday. … Cut was 5-under. 2017: Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith (-27, 261) First team event on TOUR since 1981. … Won a playoff on the fourth hole. … Set tournament scoring record. … Only winning team still to make an eagle (2). … Bogey free for the week. … Led by FOUR after 54 holes. … Led by one after 36 holes. … One back after 18 holes. … First TOUR win for Smith, third for Blixt. … Smith wins in his second appearance, fifth for Blixt. … Blixt and Smith only top 10s at the event are their win. … Smith was T6 the previous week at Valero. … Blixt was T14 at Harbour Town in his last start. … Formats were foursomes Thursday/Saturday and fourballs Friday/Sunday. Notables: Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown (P2) closed with 60 to force the playoff. …Kelly Kraft and Kevin Tway (3rd) were 20-under in fourballs. … Ryan Palmer (T4) opened with 66, co-second lowest score in foursomes to date. … Jason Dufner (T5) has two top 10 finishes with two different partners, just like Martin Laird. … Former champion Bubba Watson and JB Holmes (T5) return with new partners this year. … Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney (T5) are still together. … Co-First Round leader Kyle Stanley (T29) returns. … Only five of 42 teams broke 70 in foursomes on Saturday. … Cut was 7-under. Key stat leaders Top golfers in each statistic on the 2020-2021 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week. Horses for Courses

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