The 2026 3M Open has been a barn-burner, which is what we've come to expect from TPC Twin Cities and the PGA Tour's annual trip to Blaine, MN. This is what we look at as a birdie-fest in golf, and it hasn't disappointed. Whether you're talking about Michael Kim firing off a second-round 59 to take the lead at the time, or the likes of Jackson Koivun and Ben Kohles, among others, going low throughout to be in the mix on Sunday. But they're all guys trying to outlast Scottie Scheffler and take home the winner's prize money this week in a big way.
Obviously, we're not talking about the biggest purse in golf at a spot like the 3M Open. But we are talking about plenty of prize money for young up-and-comers like Koivun and Kohles that could use the boost for their bank accounts and their careers. Let's dive into the numbers with the full 3M Open payouts and more for this week.
3M Open winner's prize money, total purse for 2026
The winner of the 2026 3M Open will take home $1.584 million on Sunday for their victory, making them the only player in the field this week at TPC Twin Cities that will clear a seven-figure paycheck for the week of work. This comes as the top prize from the $8.8 million purse on the line this week in Minnesota. While that's a relatively small purse overall, it's going to look quite commonplace for the remainder of 2026 outside of the FedEx Cup Playoffs as the signature events and major championships are now down — and, as such, so are the highly elevated purses and prize money.
3M Open payout distribution by finishing position
Finishing Position | 3M Open Prize Money |
|---|---|
Winner | $1.584 million |
2nd | $959,200 |
3rd | $607,200 |
4th | $431,200 |
5th | $360,800 |
6th | $319,000 |
7th | $297,000 |
8th | $275,000 |
9th | $257,400 |
10th | $239,800 |
11th | $222,200 |
12th | $204,600 |
13th | $187,000 |
14th | $169,400 |
15th | $160,600 |
16th | $151,800 |
17th | $143,000 |
18th | $134,200 |
19th | $125,400 |
20th | $116,600 |
21st | $107,800 |
22nd | $99,000 |
23rd | $91,960 |
24th | $84,920 |
25th | $77,880 |
26th | $70,840 |
27th | $68,200 |
28th | $65,560 |
29th | $62,920 |
30th | $60,280 |
31st | $57,640 |
32nd | $55,000 |
33rd | $52,360 |
34th | $50,160 |
35th | $47,960 |
36th | $45,760 |
37th | $43,560 |
38th | $41,800 |
39th | $40,040 |
40th | $38,280 |
41st | $36,520 |
42nd | $34,760 |
43rd | $33,000 |
44th | $31,240 |
45th | $29,480 |
46th | $27,720 |
47th | $25,960 |
48th | $24,552 |
49th | $23,320 |
50th | $22,616 |
51st | $22,088 |
52nd | $21,560 |
53rd | $21,208 |
54th | $20,856 |
55th | $20,680 |
56th | $20,504 |
57th | $20,328 |
58th | $20,152 |
59th | $19,976 |
60th | $19,800 |
61st | $19,624 |
62nd | $19,448 |
63rd | $19,272 |
64th | $19,096 |
65th | $18,920 |
66th | $18,744 |
As mentioned, only the winner this week at the 3M Open is the only player that will receive more than $1 million this week. At the same time, there are two things to consider. The first among those is the fact that it can still be a life-changing week with prize money for players that end up with a good finish. The top six all will take home more than a $300,000 payout, while the top 21 finishers clear $100,000 for the week.
More important, though, is the second factor, which is the race to the FedEx Cup Playoffs in just a couple of weeks. The fact that players can earn valuable points to try and make into into golf's postseason, wherein the payouts are absolutely gargantuan, is a huge boon for their seasons and their careers.
3M Open purse and winners in the last 5 years
Year | Winner | Winner's Prize Money | Total Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 3M Open | Kurt Kitayama | $1.512 million | $8.4 million |
2024 3M Open | Jhonattan Vegas | $1.458 million | $8.1 million |
2023 3M Open | Lee Hodges | $1.404 million | $7.8 million |
2022 3M Open | Tony Finau | $1.35 million | $7.5 million |
2021 3M Open | Cameron Champ | $1.188 million | $6.6 million |
Given that the 3M Open has only been an event on the PGA Tour since 2019, there isn't a ton of history with the purse and payout structure. However, even then, we have still seen a consistent increase in the prize money in Blaine, MN over the past five years with the purse size now having grown more than $2 million over that span and with the winner's prize money increasing by about $500,000.
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