Jackson Koivun

Jackson Koivun
Personal information
Born (2005-05-23) May 23, 2005
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAuburn, Alabama, U.S.
Career
CollegeAuburn University
Turned professional2026
Current tourPGA Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking65 (August 16, 2026)[1]
(as of August 30, 2026)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT23: 2026
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
SEC Athlete of the Year2026
SEC Player of the Year2024, 2025, 2026
Ben Hogan Award2024, 2026
Haskins Award2024, 2026
Phil Mickelson Outstanding
Freshman Award		2024
Jack Nicklaus Award2024, 2026
Mark H. McCormack Medal2025

Jackson Koivun (born May 23, 2005) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He attended Auburn University, where as a freshman he had one of the best seasons in all of collegiate golf history. In 2024, he won the SEC Championship, was runner-up at the NCAA Division I Men's Individual Championship, and became the first player ever to sweep all four major collegiate awards in the same season: the Haskins Award, Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Phil Mickelson Award.[2] He reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in June 2025.[3]

Early life

Koivun was born on May 23, 2005, in San Jose, California and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina when he was in high school.[4][5] He learned golf from his father George at a young age, and says he beat his dad for the first time when he was seven.[6]

Amateur career

In AJGA events, Koivun lost a playoff in 2021 and won the 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions. He won the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup with the U.S. national team.[7]

Koivun was the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2023.[8][9] He enrolled at Auburn University and started playing with the Auburn Tigers men's golf team, where he as a freshman in 2024 recorded one of the best seasons in collegiate golf history. He won the SEC Championship by six shots and only finished outside the top-six once in 13 starts, and had the lowest adjusted scoring average (67.3) in the NCAA.[10][11] He finished in a tie for second at the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Individual Championship, and led the Auburn team to win the national title, the first in program history.[12]

He was 7–0 in matchplay over the season, leading Auburn to 10 tournament victories, and was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year. He became the first player to win all four major collegiate awards, the Haskins Award, Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Phil Mickelson Award, in the same season.[2]

Koivun made his PGA Tour debut in the 2024 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, having earned a spot through winning the Jack Nicklaus Award. He made the cut and earned his 15th point in the PGA Tour University Accelerated Program, five points shy of the 20-points that will earn him a PGA Tour card and join Gordon Sargent, the first golfer to reach the threshold.[10]

Following his freshman season with Auburn University, Koivun was the third-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, behind Gordon Sargent, and Christo Lamprecht.[13]

In February 2026, Koivun won the Amer Ari Invitational with rounds of 62, 62 and 67 for a 25-under par score. Koivun broke Auburn's 54-hole scoring record by seven strokes and his back-to-back 62s (−10) on Thursday and Friday, broke the NCAA 36-hole record of 18 shots under par, previously set by Tiger Woods at the 1996 Pac-10 Championship. He was also the first player in NCAA history to post two rounds of 62 or lower in the same event.[14][15][16] One week later, Koivun won the Gator Invitational for his seventh career college victory, the most of any golfer in Auburn's history.[17] In March, Koivun won The Hayt for his third win in four starts.[18] In April, Koivun won the Mason Rudolph Championship,[19] the Ford Collegiate,[20] and the SEC Championship for the third straight year. Koivun became just the second golfer to win three straight SEC titles, joining LSU's Mac McLendon, who accomplished the feat from 1965-67. Koivun finished at 19-under 191, an SEC scoring record and tying himself from earlier in 2026 at the Amer Ari Invitational for the third-lowest total score in college golf history.[21] In May, Koivun was named the Ben Hogan Award winner for the second time, joining Jon Rahm and Ludvig Aberg as the third men’s golfer to win it twice.[22] In June, Koivun was named the Haskins Award winner for the second time, joining Ben Crenshaw, Bobby Clampett and Phil Mickelson as just the fourth player to ever win the award twice.[23] Koivun would later help Auburn win their second NCAA Championship in three years as they defeated UCLA in the final.[24]

Professional career

In June 2026, Koivun announced that he would forgo his senior year at Auburn University and turn professional following the 2026 U.S. Open. He had earned PGA Tour status through the PGA Tour University accelerated program the previous year.[25] By turning pro, he forfeited his exemption to the 2026 Open Championship for winning the Mark H. McCormack Medal.

Koivun made his professional debut at the 2026 John Deere Classic, where he missed the cut.[26]

In July 2026, in just his third professional start, Koivun won the 3M Open for his first PGA Tour victory. In the third round, Koivun shot a 10-under 61, including a tournament record 28 on the back nine, to go into the final round with a three shot lead.[27] In the final round, Koivun closed with a bogey-free 5-under 66 to win the tournament by three over world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Koivun finished with a 72-hole tournament record score of 25-under 259.[28] Koivun finished 70th in the FedEx Cup after the Wyndham Championship, the last position for the playoffs.

Amateur wins

  • 2019 UHY St. Louis Junior
  • 2021 Northern California Junior Championship, Jack Burke Jr. Invitational
  • 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • 2023 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship
  • 2024 Wake Forest Invitational, SEC Championship, Inverness Intercollegiate
  • 2025 SEC Golf Championship Stroke Play, NCAA Auburn Regional
  • 2026 Amer Ari Invitational, Gators Invitational, The Hayt, Mason Rudolph Championship, Ford Collegiate, SEC Golf Championship Stroke Play

Source:[7]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jul 26, 2026 3M Open −25 (64-68-61-66=259) 3 strokes United States Scottie Scheffler

Results in major championships

Tournament 20252026
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT T23LA
The Open Championship
  Did not play

LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Week 33 2026 Ending 16 Aug 2026" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Jourdan, Cameron (June 3, 2024). "Auburn's Jackson Koivun wins Nicklaus Award, is first to sweep college golf postseason honors". Golfweek. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Koivun becomes world number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. June 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jackson Koivun hits new heights in Summer of NorCal". NCGA. October 28, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jackson Koivun – Men's Golf 2025–26". Auburn Tigers Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ Kulasingham, Joel (June 6, 2024). "12 Things You Didn't Know About Jackson Koivun". Golf Monthly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Jackson Koivun". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ Cole, Adam (May 13, 2024). "'He knows what it takes': Freshman phenom Jackson Koivun wasting no time with Auburn golf". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ Caldwell, Jason (June 3, 2024). "Koivun wins Nicklaus Award, earns spot in The Memorial". 247Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Hodowanic, Paul. "Auburn freshman Jackson Koivun makes cut at the Memorial in PGA Tour debut, one step closer to earning card". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ Shedloski, Dave (June 8, 2024). "Did we just see the best season by a freshman in men's college golf history?". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  12. ↑ Leighfield, Jonny (May 28, 2024). "Brutal Break Costs Auburn Freshman Jackson Koivun Chance At NCAA Men's Individual Championship Title And A Trip To The Masters". Golf Monthly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ Romine, Brentley (June 8, 2024). "How Auburn rising sophomore Jackson Koivun could have a PGA Tour card by next summer". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. ↑ Cleverdon, Tucker (February 7, 2026). "Koivun leads No. 5 Tigers to NCAA record week at Amer Ari Invitational". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  15. ↑ Jourdan, Cameron (February 6, 2026). "World No. 1 amateur breaks Tiger Woods record, sets NCAA marks in Hawaii". Golfweek. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  16. ↑ Romine, Brentley (February 6, 2026). "Jackson Koivun just broke Tiger Woods' NCAA 36-hole scoring record". Golf Channel. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  17. ↑ Jourdan, Cameron (February 15, 2026). "No. 1 amateur Jackson Koivun makes Auburn history in latest collegiate win". Golfweek. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  18. ↑ Smits, Garry (March 9, 2026). "Auburn, junior Jackson Koivun outlast a packed field to win The Hayt". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  19. ↑ Walsh, Patrick; Mathangani, Gerhard; Genereaux, Gabriella (April 9, 2026). "Auburn's Koivun captures another win, garners SEC Golfer of the Week for eighth time in career". WKRG-TV. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  20. ↑ Cleverdon, Tucker (April 14, 2026). "Birdie Barrage Sees Koivun Clinch 10th Career Win to Lead No. 1 Tigers at the Ford". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  21. ↑ Jourdan, Cameron (April 24, 2026). "World No. 1 amateur Jackson Koivun wins 3rd straight SEC title, sets scoring record". Golfweek. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  22. ↑ Rauterkus, Peter (May 25, 2026). "Auburn's Jackson Koivun takes home second career Ben Hogan Award". AL.com. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  23. ↑ Rauterkus, Peter (June 2, 2026). "Auburn's Jackson Koivun wins second career Fred Haskins Award". AL.com. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Auburn wins 2nd NCAA golf title in 3 years, beating UCLA 4-1 at La Costa". Associated Press News. June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  25. ↑ Colgan, James (June 12, 2026). "Jackson Koivun turns pro, signs with clothing sponsor after historic amateur career". Golf Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  26. ↑ DeVrieze, Craig (July 3, 2026). "Jordan Spieth survives John Deere Classic cut; Jackson Koivun falls short in professional debut". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  27. ↑ Campbell, Dave (July 25, 2026). "Koivun moves 3 strokes up at the 3M Open with a 3rd-round 61 and tournament-record back 9". Associated Press News. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  28. ↑ Campbell, Dave (July 26, 2026). "Jackson Koivun wins 3M Open in 3rd pro start, holding off Scottie Scheffler". Associated Press News. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
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