3M Open highlights: Kurt Kitayama gets 2nd PGA Tour win at TPC Twin Cities

There are just five rounds left in the PGA Tour's 2025 regular season.

Sunday's final round of the 3M Open is sure to provide some drama, as 15 players enter the day within four shots of the lead, all chasing the co-leaders, Akshay Bhatia and Thorbjorn Olesen, who start the final round at 18 under.

Many players will have points on their minds Sunday, as this is their second-to-last chance to crack the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings and qualify for the playoffs, which begin in just 10 days following next week's Wyndham Championship. Needless to say, it's crunch time on the PGA Tour.

Follow along for live leaderboard updates, scores, highlights and more from the final round of the 2025 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.

3M Open live leaderboard

You can keep tabs on every score being carded at TPC Twin Cities with our live 3M Open leaderboard from USATODAY Sports. Here's what it looked like at the top entering Sunday's final round:

Hold on a second

Kitayama's lead is down to one shot after a bogey on the par-3 17th. Winds have picked up in the last 30 minutes, making play difficult for those finishing. Kitayama is at 23 under with Sam Stevens a shot back, but he's in the rough with more than 100 yards left for his third at the closing par-5 18th.

Kitayama's lead back to 3

It go down to one after a bogey at the 11th, but Kurt Kitayama's lead is back to three with four holes to play. He's in the thick rough off the 15th tee, but this tournament is his to lose at this point.

History at the turn

Kitayama's lead remains three with eight holes to play, and he tore up the front nine at TPC Twin Cities on the weekend. It could lead to his second PGA Tour win.

Kitayama pulling away?

Five birdies in his first six holes has Kitayama three shots in front of the field. He shot 60 on Saturday and is now 5 under to begin Sunday's round and three in front of Jake Knapp. On fire.

Kurt Kitayama takes lead

Kurt Kitayama has birdied his first two holes and is now the solo leader at 19 under. Get ready for plenty of shifting on top of the leaderboard throughout the afternoon.

Here comes Chris Gotterup

Could he win for the second time in three weeks? Chris Gotterup birdies the first hole to move to 17 under and one back of the leaders. Reminder: he won the Scottish Open and finished third at the Open Championship.

How to watch the final round of the 3M Open

• 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
• 1-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
• 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
• 3-6 p.m., CBS, Paramount+

What's the weather forecast Sunday at the 3M Open?

Players have been dealing with hot and humid conditions at TPC Twin Cities all week, but Sunday will take the cake as the hottest and most humid. The sun will be out with high temperatures in the low 90s and the heat index nearing 100 as the afternoon wears on. No rain is expected and forecasters are calling for winds of 5-15 mph from the south.

3M Open betting odds

Here's a look at the top of the betting odds list headed into Sunday's final round, courtesy of BetMGM.

• Akshay Bhatia (+350)
• Thorbjorn Olesen (+450)
• Jake Knapp (+650)
• Kurt Kitayama (+750)
• Sam Stevens (+800)
• Chris Gotterup (+900)
• Takumi Kanaya (+1100)

What is the prize money at the 2025 3M Open?

The total purse is $8.4 million and the winner will take home $1.512 million as well as 300 FedEx Cup points and a two-year PGA Tour exemption.

Who are all the winners of the 3M Open?

Jhonattan Vegas, the 3M Open's defending champion, is back at TPC Twin Cities, aiming to defend his crown. He's not the only past champ in the field as Lee Hodges (2023), Tony Finau (2022) and Cameron Champ (2021) are also set to play. Michael Thompson (2020) and Matthew Woff (2019) are the tournament winners not in the field.

When was the first 3M Open?

The PGA Tour held the first 3M Open in 2019 about a year after announcing the launch of the event. Previously, TPC Twin Cities host the PGA Tour Champions 3M Championship from 1993 to 2018.