2025 3M Open leaderboard: Adam Svensson ties course record for lead with Rickie Fowler, Max Homa in pursuit
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Svensson torched TPC Twin Cities on Thursday to take the early 3M Open lead
The 3M Open provides one of the last two opportunities for golfers to play their way into the FedEx Cup Playoffs and into the all-important top 100 to secure their PGA Tour card for next season. The top of the leaderboard after the first round features a player in Adam Svensson looking to do both after shooting a scintillating 11-under 60 on Thursday.
Svensson came into the week 170th in the FedEx Cup standings, effectively needing a win to get inside the top 100 and give himself a look at a playoff spot. With a win, Svensson would move to 69th in the standings, putting him just inside the number needed to make it to the first playoff event with just one tournament to go.
While Svensson will need to produce three more strong rounds, his phenomenal opening effort allotted a two-shot cushion over Thorbjørn Olesen and Sam Stevens, who was on 59 watch himself but bogeyed the 18th to drop back to 9 under. Svensson went the opposite way on the 18th, as he was 9 under when he arrived but poured in a long eagle putt to break the course record at TPC Twin Cities and post a 60 to take the solo 18-hole lead.
