MEDINAH, Unwell. – Former Auburn two-time nationwide participant of the yr Jackson Koivun put an exclamation on his rookie season on the PGA as he helped Workforce USA seize its Eleventh-straight President’s Cup title Sunday.
Koivun and the People received the sixteenth version of the President’s Cup, 17-13, held on the Medinah Nation Membership. The crew entered Sunday trailing by three factors, however received the singles matches 9-2-1 for the comeback win.
“I can’t imagine what Jackson Koivun did on the market at this time,” crew captain Brandt Snedeker stated. “I put him in a very robust spot on the market and we thought he may deal with it. And positive sufficient, he did. He went on the market and regarded just like the stud we all know he’s going to be.
“The child is particular. He’s completely different. For a 21-year-old child to face up there and hit these final two balls like he did, not many individuals like that. He’s an important child. I’m so happy with him.”
The Cary, North Carolina, native was the one participant who didn’t lose a match all week, going 2-0-1 total. He capped his epic week for Workforce USA with a come-from-behind victory over Si Woo Kim in Sunday’s singles match, profitable 2 up. After trailing by two by means of 10 holes, Koivun received Nos. 11, 12 and 13 to take his first lead of the day. He took No. 15 to go 2 up and closed out the person victory with a win on No. 18.
“It’s been such a cool studying expertise,” Koivun stated. “Being beneath Captain Snedeker and being round all these guys is so cool and clearly to return out on high after a big deficit coming into at this time is a sense I can’t clarify. I had some targets, however for it to return this shortly is unquestionably stunning. I’m simply grateful and grateful for the belief the captains put in me and put me out in three of the 5 matches.”
Koivun kicked off his President’s Cup week with a 4&3 four-ball win Thursday with teammate Justin Thomas, defeating Workforce Worldwide’s Corey Conners and Nico Echavarria. The duo went on to tie their four-ball match Saturday versus Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im.
Koivun completed his collegiate profession as among the best newbie gamers in historical past. He grew to become the primary golfer to brush all three nationwide participant of the yr awards (Haskins, Hogan, Nicklaus) twice (2024, 2026), earned a number of First Workforce All-America honors by Golfweek and PING and was a three-time SEC Participant of the Yr.
Koivun concluded his newbie profession in June within the 126th U.S. Open, ending twenty third and tying for low newbie. He wrapped up his historic Auburn profession earlier within the month by serving to Auburn win its second NCAA championship in three years. He received particular person SEC championships in every of his three seasons on the Plains, turning into the primary SEC golfer to threepeat in six a long time. Koivun was additionally named the SEC Male Athlete of the Yr, turning into the primary golfer in convention historical past to win the award.
Koivun earned his Tour membership on the finish of his sophomore season by means of the PGA Tour U Accelerated program, which awards collegiate gamers with factors based mostly on excellent accomplishments within the sport, ultimately incomes greater than twice the 20 factors required for Tour membership.
Auburn’s lively file holder in 16 classes, Koivun received a program-record 11 tournaments for the Tigers, tying for essentially the most in SEC historical past and tied for the seventh most in NCAA historical past.
