Jackson Koivun (born May 23, 2005) is an American amateur golfer. He is currently attending

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a tota ...

, 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

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, Jack Nicklaus Award,

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and Phil Mickelson Award. He became the number 1 ranked amateur in the

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in June 2025.

Early life

Koivun was born on May 23, 2005, in

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and grew up in

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. 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.

Amateur career

In AJGA events, Koivun lost a playoff in 2021 and won the 2022

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. He won the 2022

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with the U.S. national team. Koivun was the top ranked recruit in the class of 2023. He enrolled at

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. 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. He was 7–0 in matchplay over the season, leading Auburn to 10 tournament victories, and was named

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Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year. He became the first player to win all four major collegiate awards, the

, Jack Nicklaus Award,

and Phil Mickelson Award, in the same season. Koivun made his

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debut in the 2024

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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. Following his freshman season with Auburn University, Koivun was the third-ranked player in the

, behind Gordon Sargent, and Christo Lamprecht.

Amateur wins

*2019 UHY St. Louis Junior *2021 Northern California Junior Championship, Jack Burke Jr. Invitational *2022

*2023 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship *2024 Wake Forest Invitational, SEC Championship Source:

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

: 2022 (winners) *

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: 2024 (winners), 2025 Source:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koivun, Jackson American male golfers Amateur golfers Auburn Tigers men's golfers Golfers from San Jose, California 2005 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen