{"id":803087,"date":"2026-10-15T05:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/803087\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T05:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:40:25","slug":"jackson-koivun-claimed-to-already-have-a-rare-skill-which-tiger-woods-also-possessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/803087\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Koivun claimed to already have a rare skill which Tiger Woods also possessed\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jackson Koivun is on track to become the sport\u2019s next superstar. <\/p>\n

The 21-year-old has already had breakout moments just a few months into his professional career. He won his third PGA Tour event at the 3M Open, after being chased down by Scottie Scheffler, and beat Si Woo Kim on Sunday at the Presidents Cup to secure a comeback victory for Team USA. <\/p>\n

This follows one of the greatest college careers of all time, as Koivun dominated the amateur ranks. This has drawn comparisons to Tiger Woods, who followed a similar trajectory early in his career. <\/p>\n

And Koivun has been claimed to share one rare skill with the greatest golfer of all time. <\/p>\n

The rare skill that Jackson Koivun shares with Tiger Woods <\/p>\n

Koivun is remarkably poised in big moments for such a young player. He\u2019s used to competing for wins week in, week out, so the moment doesn\u2019t faze him. Koivun stayed in college an extra year because he said he needed to mature, and another season dominating the NCAA circuit has taught him how to win. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s something many young stars in this generation lack, according to Trey Wingo. Speaking on Trey Wingo Golf, he said, \u201cYou have to be talented to win on the PGA Tour. That\u2019s not what I\u2019m saying. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m saying is there\u2019s playing well, and there\u2019s having a gorgeous swing, and then there\u2019s winning, and that\u2019s a different skill set. That is a different skill set that some of the greatest, most talented players never fully comprehend or can get their hands around.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to see him do it, Jackson, and you can say whatever you want about the tournament that was played. It was when he was turning pro. It was an opportunity for him, and obviously they\u2019re not going to be on the schedule going forward: the 3M Open, on the championship series.<\/p>\n

The year is 2030, how many majors has Jackson Koivun won? <\/p>\n

The youngster was the only player to end the Presidents Cup unbeaten<\/p>\n

\"Presidents <\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s a skill set that I think so many young golfers that come up have: soft hands and the great thought process and the great shots around the green, and prodigious length off the tee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are all wonderful attributes, but at some point you have to learn how to win. And you know that was Tiger\u2019s greatest skill when he jumped from his amateur career and Stanford career to the PGA Tour. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe had already developed the skill set to win, and Jackson is following in those footsteps for me, and that\u2019s why I put him where he was, because it\u2019s not just about the talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a skill that is so underappreciated and not talked about enough. We talk about all these guys on tour that for years were ATMs, right? Well, they\u2019re going out there top 10, top five, making all kinds of money, but they\u2019re not winning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are guys that are just built to win. And those answers from him and the way I\u2019ve sort of seen people talk about him having, like the way Justin Thomas talks about him, hates to talk about it because he\u2019s an Auburn guy and Justin\u2019s an Alabama guy, but like he\u2019s like, \u2018I got to give him this credit.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s that good, and he has that mindset, that sort of missing DNA piece that we talk about.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jackson Koivun learned from Tiger Woods\u2019 biggest regret <\/p>\n

Koivun\u2019s decision to stay in college confused many. He looked ready-made for the PGA Tour, and many believed he\u2019d be better off getting used to the standard of professional golf rather than continuing to dominate the amateur ranks. <\/p>\n

But this decision makes far more sense when you consider what Woods once called the biggest regret of his career. <\/p>\n

Speaking to CBS Sports back in 2026, he said, \u201c[Being Tiger Woods is] a burden in the sense that it \u2013 the amount of obligations that I have at a tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anonymity that was lost that, you know, one \u2013 the \u2013 you know, if you look back, the only regret I have in life is not spending another year at Stanford, and I wish I would\u2019ve had one more year.\u201d<\/p>\n

After everything that\u2019s happened to Woods, it might seem strange that his only regret is not staying in college longer. But it actually makes so much sense when you think about it. <\/p>\n

Woods never seemed fully prepared for the spotlight, and he never seemed to totally mature. He was so famous so early that he never got to experience proper adult life. <\/p>\n

Koivun learned this lesson from Woods and stayed in school for another season, and hopefully that will set him up for success for many years to come. <\/p>\n

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