Jordan Spieth Joins Scottie Scheffler In 3M Open Field

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It's going to be a bumper 3M Open this year with Jordan Spieth joining Scottie Scheffler in committing to play in Minnesota the week after The Open.

It's not usually one of the bigger events on the PGA Tour for a couple of reasons, but the 2026 3M Open will now have two of the biggest stars in the world teeing it up at TPC Twin Cities.

As both Spieth and World No.1 Scheffler will be making their 3M Open debuts this year, heading to Blaine, Minnesota directly after competing for the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale.

Scheffler confirmed he'd play at the 3M Open back in May, and now just ahead of returning to Royal Birkdale, the scene of his 2017 Open triumph, Spieth has joined him.

It was a surprising announcement from Scheffler, who would usually take time off directly after the final Major of the year before then heading into his final prep for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Spieth has followed Scheffler's example, but also maybe more out of necessity as he's currently down in 52nd in the FedEx Cup rankings and 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking so could do with some improved results.

Minnesota, get ready... Jordan Spieth is making his 3M Open debut July 20–26. ⛳ 🎟 https://t.co/7B0W5kSnyo pic.twitter.com/Aisf7dipjwJuly 8, 2026

Of course, a big performance back at Birkdale where he won his last Major in epic fashion nine years ago would help improve his standing.

Despite results not being so good, Spieth's still a huge crowd favorite though, one of the biggest draws on the PGA Tour, so it's a huge plus for the tournament.

A relatively new event on the PGA Tour, the 3M Open only debuted on the schedule in 2019 and with a prize purse of $8.8m it's one of just three main schedule tournaments to play for under $9m, with only the Wyndham Championship having a smaller prize pot with $8.5m

Also being staged the week after the Open Championship is the toughest possible spot in the calendar, with the world's top players across in the UK playing the final Major of the season.

But this year will be one of the best, if not the best, field ever assembled for the event thanks to two of the biggest guns on the PGA Tour now attending.

Spieth will join Scheffler and the likes of Hideki Matsuyama, Billy Horschel and Gary Woodland in the current field for the 2026 3M Open - along with defending champion Kurt Kitayama.

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Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website. Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush.