Adam Long barely snuck past the 36-hole cut at the 3M Open, but by the end of the week he left Minnesota with a U.S. Open berth.
Long made the cut on the number at TPC Twin Cities and started the third round tied for 51st place. He moved up the standings with a third-round 63, then followed with a 7-under 64. A weekend tally of 16 birdies against just one bogey left him alone in second place, two shots behind winner Michael Thompson. With two U.S. Open berths available to the highest finishers not otherwise exempt, both Thompson and Long booked tickets to Winged Foot in September by finishing 1-2.