Jackson Koivun just absolutely torched the 3M Open in Minnesota, securing his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, July 26, in just his third event on the big stage. This kid’s time on tour is barely out of the infancy stage, but he’s already making massive waves.
Koivun’s Weekend Dominance Was No Fluke
Seriously, this wasn’t some lucky bounce. Koivun finished a ridiculous 25-under-par for the weekend, giving him a three-stroke lead when the dust settled. He wasn’t just beating some unknowns either; he was straight-up ahead of the world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, who finished at 22-under. Then you had major winners like Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman behind them. Koivun didn’t just win, he owned it. He climbed to the top of the leaderboard Saturday with an insane 10-under-par 61, setting an event record with only 28 strokes on the back nine. His total score for the entire weekend also shattered the event’s 72-hole scoring record, which Lee Hodges set at 24-under back in 2023. This victory was technically Koivun’s seventh of the year, after he racked up six wins in college, including a national championship.
From Auburn Legend to PGA Tour Winner, FAST
It’s been a quick ascent for Koivun. Just last month, he announced he was skipping his final season of eligibility at Auburn and taking up his PGA Tour card, which he earned as a sophomore. His professional debut at the John Deere Classic didn’t go his way, as he missed the cut. But then he bounced back, finishing tied for 10th at the ISCO Championship. That was a clear sign of what was to come. During his time as an Auburn Tiger, Koivun snagged two national championships, was a three-time SEC Player of the Year, and is the *only* college golfer ever to win the Ben Hogan Award, Haskins Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award multiple times. That’s a resume that screams “future star.”
What’s next for Koivun isn’t mentioned, but after a debut win like this, the entire golf world is watching what this former Auburn phenom does next. He’s already proven he belongs, and then some.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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