Overview
- Scheffler carded a bogey-free 6-under 65 in Round 1 on Thursday and stood three strokes behind first-round leader Ben Kohles.
- He ranked among the field leaders in strokes-gained: putting, a notable turnaround after struggling on the greens at The Open.
- Tournament officials said Scheffler’s presence has driven higher ticket sales and sold-out pro-am tents and skyboxes.
- One outlet reported Scheffler signaled he may skip the next two regular-season events before the playoffs but that plan has not been independently confirmed.
- The PGA Tour’s announced 2028 promotion-and-relegation rules require $20 million minimum purses for top-tier regular-season events while the 3M Open’s purse is $8.8 million, which puts the event’s top-tier status at risk unless new sponsorship or funding materializes.