Jackson Koivun

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Jackson Koivun
Personal information
Born (2005-05-23) May 23, 2005 (age 20)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Career
College Auburn University
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2025
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
SEC Freshman of the Year2024
SEC Player of the Year2024
Ben Hogan Award 2024
Haskins Award 2024
Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award2024
Jack Nicklaus Award2024
Mark H. McCormack Medal 2025

Jackson Koivun (born May 23, 2005) is an American amateur golfer. He is currently attending Auburn University, where he as a freshman had one of the best seasons in 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. [1] He became the number 1 ranked amateur in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in June 2025. [2]

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Early life

Koivun was born on May 23, 2005, in San Jose, California and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina along with his family when he started college at Auburn Universithy. [3] [4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

Koivun was the top ranked recruit in the class of 2023. [7] [8] He enrolled at Auburn University and started playing with the Auburn Tigers men's golf team, where he as a freshman in 2024 he 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. [9] [10] 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. [11]

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. [1]

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. [9]

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. [12]

Amateur wins

Source: [6]

Results in major championships

Tournament2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

Source: [6]

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Koivun becomes world number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. June 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jackson Koivun - Men's Golf 2023-24". Auburn Tigers Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Auburn Freshman Wins Ben Hogan Award". Fort Worth Inc. May 21, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kulasingham, Joel (June 6, 2024). "12 Things You Didn't Know About Jackson Koivun". Golf Monthly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jackson Koivun". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Caldwell, Jason (June 3, 2024). "Koivun wins Nicklaus Award, earns spot in The Memorial". 247Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
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