3M Open: Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Max Homa are coming to Blaine next week. Who else?

The M Open field was made official Friday and communicated by the PGA Tour and there weren t a large number of surprises as to who is coming to tee it up next week in Blaine The lone previously unknown name of note who committed to the tournament ahead of Friday s deadline was Adam Scott The former Masters champion decided to make his first ever trip to TPC Twin Cities after firing a second-round at The Open on Friday to miss the cut Scott the th-ranked participant in the world entered the week in th in the FedEx Cup points standings and requirements a strong finish in either of the last two PGA Tour regular season events the M Open or the Wyndham Championship to sneak into the top of the season-long points list and earn a playoff spot Other notable such as Wyndham Clark Rickie Fowler and Max Homa are also among those on the outside looking in at the current playoff picture who are slated to come to Minnesota next week Maverick McNealy is the highest commit in the current World Golf Rankings at No while past champion Tony Finau and Sam Burns are two of the majority of accomplished players Burns and Scott were in the final group at the U S Open on Sunday last month before ultimately giving way to J J Spaun Other names of note include Jake Knapp Sahith Theegala Akshay Bhatia Si Woo Kim Tom Kim Luke Clanton and Sungjae Im Local connections are again abundant with Gophers alum Erik van Rooyen past state amateur champion Tom Hoge North Oaks native Frankie Capan III and Spring Lake Park High School grad Troy Merritt all in the field Merritt is in on a sponsor s exemption The first round of the M Open tees off Thursday Players can withdraw from the field at any point prior to the tournament and it s not uncommon from several to do so directly after the conclusion of major championships depending on how they finish Finau is at the moment in the top of The Open but he s unlikely to decommit from the M Open as he s long stated how much his family enjoys the trip to this area But how Burns presently in a tie for th and Gotterup who won last week s Scottish Open and is in the present tied for fifth in Northern Ireland fare over the weekend could potentially determine whether they indeed tee it up next week The same could be declared for the likes of Fowler and Bhatia who are at the moment in the top at Royal Portrush If they were to make a major weekend run they could potentially reconsider passage plans Bhatia bowed out of the event two years ago after winning the Barracuda Championship the Sunday prior But as it stands M Open tournament director Mike Welch called this field one of the strongest we ve ever had Related Articles Five storylines to follow as Vikings open training camp Loons at Portland Timbers Keys to the match storylines and a prediction The moments that made three Lynx teammates all-stars Gophers football standout quotes from players at U s local media day Soccer Argentina ends -year band on visiting fans attendance