The PGA Tour and 3M have "officially announced the 3M Open" at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., "will be part" of the '19 schedule as part of a seven-year agreement, according to Brian Stensaas of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. No dates have been announced as the Tour will "release its full schedule on July 10." The announcement "marks the end of a PGA Tour Champions presence in Minnesota." The 3M Championship will "hold its 26th -- and final" -- 54-hole event Aug. 3-5 (STARTRIBUNE.com, 6/18). The AP notes the Tour "found room on the schedule for the 3M Open when the Houston Open announced it was moving to the fall" starting next season. Pro Links Sports "will manage the 3M Open." Minnesota is "known for its fervent support of golf, which extends to the U.S. Women's Open" in '08 and the Solheim Cup in '02. The Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in '16 was the last time the PGA of America came to Minnesota, but Hazeltine also "hosted the PGA Championship" in '09 and '02. The Tour also "previously announced that Quicken Loans would be the title sponsor of a new tournament in Detroit next year." That "gives the PGA Tour two new markets next year that were not on the schedule this season" (AP, 6/18).
