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Rickie Fowler tied atop 3M Open, shares first 18-hole lead since 2019

On Wednesday before the 3M Open, Rickie Fowler said his game was "close."

And after his first round at TPC Twin Cities, he's even closer.

In Fowler's first competitive round on the Blaine, Minnesota, layout, he shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 to grab a share of the first-round lead with Troy Merritt.

"So today, I mean, going off of what we did Sunday last week, just needed to tighten a few things up," said Fowler, who piggybacked off of his final-round 65 at The Open. "This golf course is fairly generous off the tee. There's a few lakes, ponds that you just need to avoid.