Jackson Koivun will open Sunday’s final round of the 3M Open with a three-shot lead, putting the 21-year-old on the edge of his first PGA Tour victory in only his third professional start. He sits at 20 under after a 10-under 61 on Saturday, with Emiliano Grillo and Ben Kohles chasing from three back.
That is why the Jackson Koivun 3M Open prize money search matters now: the winner’s share is $1.584 million from an $8.8 million purse, and Koivun is the player controlling his own fate. A first-place finish would turn a fast weekend into a breakthrough, but the lead is not sealed because Scottie Scheffler starts Sunday at 14 under and still has enough room to make the closing holes uncomfortable.
The payout table gives the final round real weight beyond the trophy. Second place pays $959,200, third is worth $607,200, and the money keeps dropping through 66th place, where the listed payout is $18,744. That structure means the field is still playing for life-changing checks even as Koivun and the players nearest him focus on the top of the board.
The setting is TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, where Sunday will decide whether Koivun converts a three-shot cushion into a title or leaves the door open for someone behind him. The gap is enough to make him the favorite, but not enough to let him relax with Scheffler still within striking distance at 14 under.
Koivun now has one round to finish the job and one round to show that a 61 was not just a hot day, but the start of something bigger. If he closes it out, the prize money will matter, but the bigger line will be simpler than that: he won the 3M Open in his third professional start.
