After a record-breaking junior season that helped deliver a national championship to the Auburn Tigers, Jackson Koivun earns Golfweek’s 2026 Amateur Player of the Year award and announces his move to the PGA Tour.
AUBURN, Ala. | The trophy case continues to fill for Jackson Koivun.
The Auburn All-American added another major honor to his remarkable collegiate rΓ©sumΓ© Friday when he was named Golfweek’s 2026 Amateur Player of the Year, further cementing his place among the most accomplished golfers in NCAA history.
Koivun’s award comes on the heels of a dominant junior season in which he won six tournaments in 14 starts, helping lead the Auburn Tigers to their second NCAA national championship in three seasons. His consistency was equally impressive, producing eight top-five finishes, 12 top-10 finishes, and a staggering 68.20 scoring average.
That scoring mark shattered the previous NCAA single-season record established by Colin Morikawa by more than four-tenths of a stroke, highlighting one of the most dominant campaigns ever recorded in collegiate golf.

