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Kurt Kitayama finished out the weekend, winning the 2025 3M Open’s top prize at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, on Sunday.
Kitayama started the final day in third place, overcoming Sam Stevens.
Thorbjørn Olesen held at least a share of the lead after the second and third rounds, but stumbled in the final round, dropping 13 spots to finish in a tie for 14th. Akshay Bhatia also entered Sunday with a share of the lead after the first three rounds but finished tied for 25th.
The major drop in the leaderboard for players such a Olesen and Bhatia also means they missed out on a significantly larger payout.
While the winner does take home the top prize, every player manages to go home with some money in their pocket. Here’s a breakdown of how the 3M Open purse in 2025 will be divided up:
What is the total purse for the 3M Open 2025?
The total purse for the 2025 3M Open was $8.4 million. Kurt Kitayama won just over $1.5 million.
3M Open 2025 prize money payouts
| POS. | PLAYER | SCORE | MONEY |
| 1 | K. Kitayama | -23 | $1,512,000 |
| 2 | S. Stevens | -22 | $915,600 |
| T3 | D. Lipsky | -20 | $410,025 |
| T3 | M. Wallace | -20 | $410,025 |
| T3 | Pi. Coody | -20 | $410,025 |
| T3 | J. Knapp | -20 | $410,025 |
| T7 | W. Mouw | -19 | $263,900 |
| T7 | A. Noren | -19 | $263,900 |
| T7 | T. Kanaya | -19 | $263,900 |
| T10 | N. Goodwin | -18 | $263,900 |
| T10 | C. Gotterup | -18 | $263,900 |
| T12 | T. Montgomery | -17 | $186,900 |
| T12 | W. Clark | -17 | $186,900 |
| T14 | A. Svensson | -16 | $140,700 |
| T14 | C. Kirk | -16 | $140,700 |
| T14 | M. Meissner | -16 | $140,700 |
| T14 | T. Moore | -16 | $140,700 |
| T14 | J. Svensson | -16 | $140,700 |
| T14 | T. Olesen | -16 | $140,700 |
| T20 | C. Bezuidenhout | -15 | $95,508 |
| T20 | G. Woodland | -15 | $95,508 |
| T20 | B. Valdes | -15 | $95,508 |
| T20 | B. Kohles | -15 | $95,508 |
| T20 | E. Grillo | -15 | $95,508 |
| T25 | T. Rosenmueller | -14 | $69,020 |
| T25 | H. Higgs | -14 | $69,020 |
| T25 | A. Bhatia | -14 | $69,020 |
| T28 | K. Roy | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | K. Kisner | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | T. Kim | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | N. Hardy | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | C. Champ | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | R. Fowler | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | V. Perez | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | C. Young | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | S. Power | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | C. Ramey | -13 | $50,590 |
| T28 | N. Lashley | -13 | $50,590 |
| T39 | G. Sigg | -12 | $34,860 |
| T39 | G. Higgo | -12 | $34,860 |
| T39 | A. Eckroat | -12 | $34,860 |
| T39 | M. Homa | -12 | $34,860 |
| T39 | J. Dahmen | -12 | $34,860 |
| T44 | J. Vegas | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | Z. Blair | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | P. Fishburn | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | A. Hadwin | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | J. Bramlett | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | T. Merritt | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | M. Pavon | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | A. Smalley | -11 | $24,696 |
| T44 | M. La Sasso (a) | -11 | $0 |
| T53 | M. Hughes | -10 | $20,118 |
| T53 | C. Villegas | -10 | $20,118 |
| T53 | I. Salinda | -10 | $20,118 |
| T53 | A. Scott | -10 | $20,118 |
| T57 | R. Hoey | -9 | $19,320 |
| T57 | V. Whaley | -9 | $19,320 |
| T57 | D. Skinns | -9 | $19,320 |
| T57 | B. Garnett | -9 | $19,320 |
| T61 | M. Hubbard | -8 | $18,396 |
| T61 | T. Cone | -8 | $18,396 |
| T61 | M. Schmid | -8 | $18,396 |
| T61 | B. Silverman | -8 | $18,396 |
| T61 | C. Del Solar | -8 | $18,396 |
| T61 | S. Burns | -8 | $18,396 |
| T61 | L. Clanton | -8 | $18,396 |
| T68 | M. McCarty | -7 | $17,472 |
| T68 | T. Pendrith | -7 | $17,472 |
| T68 | N. Norgaard | -7 | $17,472 |
| T68 | S. Ryder | -7 | $17,472 |
| T72 | A. Rozner | -5 | $16,968 |
| T72 | H. Norlander | -5 | $16,968 |
| 74 | S. Fisk | -4 | $16,968 |
| 75 | D. Ford | -3 | $16,548 |
| 76 | T. Dickson | -2 | $16,380 |
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