Thorbjorn Olesen moves in front at 3M Open

PGA: 3M Open - Second RoundJul 25, 2025; Blaine, Minnesota, USA; Thorbjorn Olesen plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the 3M Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen overcame a double bogey and took over the lead at the 3M Open by posting a 5-under-par 66 Friday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.

Olesen was 1 over par six holes into his round after hitting his tee shot out of bounds at the par-4 15th and hitting a poor shot off his drop. He proceeded to birdie the next two holes to erase that blemish, then add four birdies on the front nine.

Olesen entered the weekend at 14-under 128, one shot above Jake Knapp (65 Friday) and two ahead of Pierceson Coody (65) and Sam Stevens (68).

Knapp is bogey-free through 36 holes as he seeks his second PGA Tour win. Olesen, meanwhile, is a 35-year-old veteran with eight wins on the DP World Tour but none in the United States.

A collection of notable names tied at 10 under included Wyndham Clark (65), Chris Gotterup (69), Akshay Bhatia (66) and Joel Dahmen (65). Alex Noren of Sweden joined them there after posting the round of the day, a 9-under 62 with an eagle-birdie-birdie-bogey finish.

Canadian Adam Svensson broke the course record Thursday with an 11-under 60 but turned the wrong way Friday, posting a 4-over 75 to drop back to 7 under.

Max Homa (8 under following a 68), Rickie Fowler (7 under; 70) and Sam Burns (7 under; 64) will make the cut, projected at 5 under par as play wrapped up Friday.

Those not likely to make the weekend included China’s Haotong Li (4 under), who was in the final Sunday pairing with Scottie Scheffler at last week’s Open Championship; Sahith Theegala (2 under); and Tony Finau (4 over), a former 3M Open champion who made back-to-back double bogeys en route to a 77 Friday.

–Field Level Media

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