{"id":1184439,"date":"2026-07-27T08:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1184439"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:28:15","slug":"former-auburn-star-jackson-koivun-earns-first-pga-tour-victory-at-3m-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/former-auburn-star-jackson-koivun-earns-first-pga-tour-victory-at-3m-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Auburn Star Jackson Koivun Earns First PGA Tour Victory at 3M Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Auburn Tigers legend\u00a0Jackson Koivun has become\u00a0a winner on the PGA Tour in just his third start.<\/p>\n<p>Koivun was able\u00a0to hold off an impressive field in the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota, including the best player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, who made a charge on Sunday after the youngster entered the day with a three-shot lead over the rest of the field.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pressure of going into Sunday with the lead so early in his career, Koivun played an incredibly poised final round. He shot 5-under par to break the tournament scoring record, posted a final score of 25-under and beat Scheffler by three.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">History is within reach\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Koivun gets to 24-under, tying the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/3MOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@3MOpen<\/a> scoring record with six holes left in pursuit of his first PGA TOUR title.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aAKf2KMVvr\">pic.twitter.com\/aAKf2KMVvr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/2081477369856938205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jackson Koivun is a PGA TOUR winner \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>A moment the 21-year-old will never forget. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gZzWU7KNHf\">pic.twitter.com\/gZzWU7KNHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/2081499078177837426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The start of the collection. \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XLbZ5zwnrN\">pic.twitter.com\/XLbZ5zwnrN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GolfDigest\/status\/2081504878686343618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As impressive as Koivun\u2019s Sunday round was to maintain his lead and hold off Scheffler, it was his Saturday which really demonstrated his otherworldly talent. He fired a 10-under 61, including an absurd back-nine score of 28 to open up his lead and start the day in the final group at 20-under par.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just trying to soak it all in,\u201d Koivun said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/auburntigers.com\/news\/2026\/07\/26\/history-maker-auburns-jackson-koivun-wins-pga-tours-3m-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via a release from Auburn<\/a>. \u201cIt really never really feels like you\u2019re going to win until you make the putt and that\u2019s when all the emotions come crashing in. I think I did a really good job this week staying levelheaded. I\u2019m just excited the way I played this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played a great round of golf today. I definitely had some nerves down 18, but I was able to find some big putts down the stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Koivun had a historic career for Auburn, winning 11 tournaments to tie an all-time SEC record and the seventh-most in NCAA history, as well as helping the Tigers program\u00a0to two national titles in his three years\u00a0on The Plains.<\/p>\n<p>At 21 years old, the future for him could not be brighter, and Koivun has already proven to be one of the young must-watch superstars on the PGA Tour, despite how early it is in his career. Winning the 3M Open should be the first of many.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Auburn Tigers legend\u00a0Jackson Koivun has become\u00a0a winner on the PGA Tour in just his third start. 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