Lower than a month after turning professional, 21-year-old superstar-in-the-making Jackson Koivun has his first win on the PGA Tour.
The previous Auburn school star, and San Jose native, beat world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and a bunch of different huge names to seal a record-breaking victory on the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota on Sunday, in flip taking residence the $1.6 million first prize.
Koivun headed into the ultimate day with a three-shot lead over his rivals, however wanted nerves of metal with 12 gamers, together with Scheffler, inside six of him on the high of the leaderboard.
Extremely, although, he proved his capacity in exceptional style, making 5 birdies to register a final-round 66 and race away from the chasing pack – additionally setting a 72-hole event document to complete 25-under-par.
The victory marks his first on the PGA Tour in simply his third begin since turning professional, instantly after a T23 end on the US Open in June.
Previous to Sunday, Koivun’s profession earnings sat at simply $93,000, however he now provides $1.584m to that, catapulting himself into the worldwide highlight on the age of simply 21.
Jackson Koivun celebrates after making birdie on the fourth gap at TPC Twin Cities on Sunday
The 21-year-old former Auburn school star has his first PGA Tour win, days after turning professional
Not because the likes of Tiger Woods has a participant burst onto the scene fairly just like the Auburn celebrity, who lately determined to forgo his remaining yr of faculty eligibility to affix the PGA Tour sooner than initially deliberate.
He made his debut on July 3 within the John Deere Traditional, and simply 23 days later has the primary trophy of what’s more likely to be a lot of a protracted profession.
Koivun’s debut PGA Tour win comes on the thirteenth time of asking, with the younger American having made 10 appearances on the tour as an novice.
Earlier than the 3M Open, Koivun’s greatest PGA Tour end had come on the Procore Championship in September, when he completed T4 – a consequence that did not earn him any money given his standing as an novice.
He sat means again within the subject in Minnesota heading into the weekend, however produced a barely-believable 10-under-par 61 – together with a document back-nine 28 – to propel himself into the lead.
Scottie Scheffler tried to chase down the younger star however may solely get inside three pictures
Not since Tiger Woods (left in 1991) has a younger participant burst onto the scene fairly like Koivun
Talking after the spherical, he stated: ‘Clearly 61 is nice. Simply excited to have the ability to go on the market and shoot my private greatest.’
Koivun heads into his skilled profession having beforehand been ranked the No 1 novice participant on the earth – and now it’s clear why.
Whereas at Auburn, he grew to become the primary participant in historical past to brush all 4 main collegiate awards in the identical yr – the Haskins Award, Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Phil Mickelson Award.
