Cameron Champ looks to defend his 3M Open title amid tumultuous season

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Cameron Champ fought off dehydration and dizziness down the stretch to win the 3M Open last year with a bogey-free final round, a confidence-boosting win for a young player trying to establish himself on the PGA tour.

The challenges for Champ have persisted this season, and he has arrived in Minnesota in search of another late-summer bump to make the FedEx Cup playoffs.

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Cameron Champ celebrates after sinking a putt on the 18th hole to win the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., July 25, 2021. Winning the 3M Open last year was a testament to Champ's fortitude, and he's had his share of challenges since then. Now he's aiming for a repeat performance at the TPC Twin Cities course and a late-season bump to make the FedEx Cup playoffs.  (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File)

"This is just one of those places where it doesn’t matter if I play good or bad. I’m just very comfortable with it," Champ said Wednesday after his pro-am warmup for the fourth edition of this tournament at the TPC Twin Cities course that favors big hitters like him.

Champ missed the cut in his first event on the 2021-22 schedule. Then he broke his left wrist and didn’t play again for almost four months. Just before his return, there was a false start with a positive COVID-19 test that forced him to withdraw from the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

"This year’s been an eventful year to say the least. I’ve had a lot of stuff going on in my personal life mixed in with me breaking my wrist in the fall. That was a whole just unknown for quite a while, if it was going to be serious or if it was not serious. Luckily, it wasn’t too serious, but it was very close to