Max Homa arrived at the 3M Open looking like a golfer who had finally rediscovered his edge. He left TPC Twin Cities with that momentum abruptly slammed into reverse.

Homa finished 36 holes at 4-over, seven shots outside the 3-under cut line, and missed only his second cut since the Masters. The result was especially jarring after his runner-up finish at the John Deere Classic and an encouraging weekend at The Open Championship.

One rough stop doesn’t erase Homa’s comeback, but it does make his FedExCup situation much more uncomfortable.

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Homa entered the week ranked No. 49 in the standings, directly on the bubble for the top 50. Reaching that threshold matters because it would advance him to the BMW Championship and lock up valuable Signature Event opportunities for next season. He’s still positioned to make the top-70 playoffs, but the next few tournaments suddenly carry much more weight.

Tony Finau has an even bigger problem.

The former 3M Open champion missed the cut at TPC Twin Cities for the second consecutive year after beginning the week No. 83 in the FedExCup standings. Only the top 70 advance to the FedEx St. Jude Championship, leaving Finau with two events to rescue his season.

Data Golf gave him just a 10.3% chance of reaching the postseason entering the weekend.

The cut also swallowed several other recognizable names. Gordon Sargent, who finished runner-up at the Corales Puntacana Championship one week earlier, missed by a single shot. Aldrich Potgieter, Sungjae Im and Jackson Suber also failed to reach Saturday.

While established players packed their bags, Minnesota native Muzzy Donohue authored the tournament’s most emotional charge.

The 25-year-old St. Paul native fired a second-round 63 in his PGA Tour debut, vaulting into the top 25 after earning his spot through a Minnesota Open victory. Donohue, a PGA Tour Americas regular, produced the best round of his young career while carrying the grief of losing his grandmother, Marcey, earlier in the week.

He’s honoring her with a custom ball marker that has become his emotional anchor during the tournament.

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“Whenever I’ve been getting out of the present, I’ll kind of rub it,” Donohue said. “She’s looking down on me and looking out for me.”

That’s golf at its cruelest and most beautiful.

Homa and Finau entered the week with reputations, résumés and postseason pressure. Donohue entered with a sponsor exemption and a heavy heart.

Only one of them will be playing this weekend.