India's Arjun Atwal carded a fine five-under 66 on the final day to finish tied 53rd at the 3M Open golf tournament here. It was Atwal's second start since golf's resumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He will also tee off at next week’s Barracuda Championship. Atwal finished with a total score of seven-under 281 here.
Michael Thompson carded 67 and coasted to a second career win at 19-under, ahead of second-placed Adam Long, who finished at 17-under. Nine players Tony Finau, Charles Howell III, Robby Shelton, Cameron Tringale, Charl Schwartzel, Max Homa, Richy Werenski, Emiliano Grillo, and Alex Noren were tied for the third spot at 16-under.
After an indifferent Saturday, where he was unable to build on a good start, Atwal had a solid final round on Sunday, finding 10 of the 14 fairways and 14 of the 18 greens in regulation and also did not miss within 10 feet.
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Starting on the 10th, Atwal had two birdies on his first nine and then added four more, including three in a row from first to third and another one on seventh, at which point he was six-under for the day.
A bogey in ninth ended his day at five-under 66. Atwal also gained from a chip-in from 30 feet on Par-4 third hole. Thompson birdied two of the last three holes for a 67 and emerged a two-shot winner on a close final day.
Thompson's first win in seven years, and his second PGA TOUR victory moved him to no. 39 in the FedExCup standings and also earned him a spot in next week's WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational.
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