{"id":717513,"date":"2026-06-05T19:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/717513\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:19:11","slug":"when-will-jackson-koivun-turn-pro-join-pga-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/717513\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will Jackson Koivun Turn Pro & Join PGA Tour?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best men’s amateur golfer in the world just capped one of the best amateur seasons on record<\/a> – now the big question is when will Jackson Koivun<\/a> turn pro?<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old just helped Auburn to its second NCAA title in three years, making him a two-time National Champion to go along with being a two-time Fred Haskins Award winner and two-time Ben Hogan Award winner.<\/p>\n

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Koivun has a PGA Tour card<\/a> waiting for him after collecting enough points on the PGA Tour University Accelerated Program in 2025, when he deferred to remain in college for a third, and surely final, season.<\/p>\n

Auburn head coach Nick Clinard chanted “one more year” as Koivun was interviewed on the 18th green after their National Championship victory over UCLA, but it’s likely to just be a matter of time before their megastar amateur joins the pro ranks.<\/p>\n

Timing is everything, and Koivun has a spot in both the US Open at Shinnecock Hills and Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in his pocket as long as he retains his amateur status.<\/p>\n

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So the decision is whether to take up these Major shots and delay turning pro or jump right in to the PGA Tour grind and take his chances.<\/p>\n

A quick decision was expected, but he was non-committal when asked directly after his latest NCAA triumph with Auburn.<\/p>\n

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“We’ll see, we’re going to get back to Auburn and recoup,” was his response to the question everyone wants to know the answer to.<\/p>\n

What’s next for Jackson Koivun after winning another national championship?Auburn head coach, Nick Clinard, starts a “one more year” chant \ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/K8m5zy0YkaJune 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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One thing not in doubt is that Koivun will be one of the most eagerly-anticipated new faces on the PGA Tour for decades given the way he’s smashed records and dominated the amateur scene.<\/p>\n

He won six times this year in a season that statistically can be put up against anything we’ve ever seen before, and he’s again swept up all the major college golf awards.<\/p>\n

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One of those wins was a record-breaking score when becoming the first back-to-back winner of the SEC Individual Championship since 1967.<\/a><\/p>\n

Koivun was the first man ever to scoop all four major college awards in 2024 when claiming the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, Jack Nicklaus Award and Phil Mickelson<\/a> Award as the outstanding freshman in the sport.<\/p>\n

Only Jon Rahm<\/a> and Ludvig Aberg have won multiple Ben Hogan Awards, while Koivun also joins Ben Crenshaw, Bobby Clampett and Phil Mickelson as the only multiple Haskins Award winners.<\/p>\n

Koivun also won the Mark H. McCormack medal topping the Official World Golf Ranking amateur standings – after first going to No.1 in June 2025.<\/p>\n

All the tournament wins, the national titles, the statistical numbers and the awards mean Koivun has created a buzz we’ve barely seen before, with everyone eager to see how he goes once he gets in among the big boys.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s been one hell of a ride with this team this year,\u201d Koivun said after his second National Championship, which did hint at being his last appearance as an Auburn Tiger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So all eyes will now be on the lookout for an announcement of him beginning his professional journey – where he’s already showed he can thrive.<\/p>\n

He made the cut at the 2024 Memorial Tournament on his PGA Tour debut – a tough venue to kick-off in the pro ranks so although he finished last of those to make the weekend, just playing all four rounds at Muirfield Village is an achievement.<\/p>\n

Koivun made seven appearances in the big time last season, missing the cut at the US Open but making the weekend in six other PGA Tour starts.<\/p>\n

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He finished T56 at the Farmers Insurance Open and T48 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before really showing his skills later on in the season.<\/p>\n

Koivun had a T11 finish at the John Deere, which turned out to be his lowest finish of the remainder of the season, going T6-T5-T4 at the Isco, Wyndham and Procore Championships.<\/p>\n

When top college amateurs turn pro there’s always a bit of a buzz, but what we’ll get when Koivun makes the move will be unlike anything we’ve seen for a while – as we’ve not seen anyone put up numbers like he’s done.<\/p>\n