A day after he contended until the end at the British Open, 2013 U.S. Open champion and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose withdrew from the 3M Open in Blaine.
Justin Rose, after contending at British Open, withdraws from 3M Open
The 2013 U.S. Open champion was a late scratch at the TPC Blaine; the tournament starts Thursday.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 23, 2024 at 4:44AM
Rose tied Billy Horschel for second behind Claret Jug winner Xander Schauffele, while South African Thirston Lawrence finished fourth. Both Horschel and Lawrence remained in the 3M Open field as of late Monday afternoon. The tournament starts Thursday.
Rose committed three weeks ago to play at TPC Twin Cities, well before he, at age 43, came within two strokes of Schauffele’s second major victory this season. Afterward, Rose called himself “gutted when I walked off the course, and it hit me hard because I was so strong out there today. … How I played and the execution of my emotions today, my mindset, I left it all out there. I’m super proud how I competed.”
Rose was replaced by PGA Tour player MJ Daffue.
Streb qualifies in five-man playoff
Two-time PGA Tour tournament winner Robert Streb claimed the last of four Monday qualifying spots for the 3M Open by winning a five-man playoff at Victory Links.
Former SMU golfer and Dallas resident Jackson Markham shot a 7-under-par 64 to lead the field. Anthony Maccaglia from Duluth, Ga., and Cooper Musselman from Louisville each shot a 65 to claim one of the four Monday qualifying spots.
Streb won the fourth and final one in the playoff. Edina’s Jack Ebner was one of the five who made the playoff. Former Gopher Angus Flanagan and summer 2023 Minnesota State Open and MGA State Amateur Caleb VanArragon were former 3M Open sponsor exemptions who didn’t qualify on their own Monday.
Olympians abound
Four players in the 3M Open field will play in the upcoming Paris Olympics: former Gopher Erik van Rooyen, Kevin Yu from Chinese Tapei, Rafael Campos from Puerto Rico and Alejandro Tosti from Argentina.
Houston sophomore Santiago de la Fuente will make his pro debut this week on a sponsor’s exemption. He won the Latin America Amateur and earned exemptions into the Masters, U.S. Open and the British Open.
Frankie Capan III, who will be playing on the PGA Tour next year, finished at 13 under par at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.
