Jackson Koivun won the 3M Open on July 26, 2026, at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, securing his first PGA Tour victory in just his third start as a professional. The 21-year-old former Auburn standout finished 25-under par, defeating world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by three strokes.
Jackson Koivun Seals Historic Victory at TPC Twin Cities
Rookie Jackson Koivun captured his inaugural PGA Tour title at the 3M Open, finishing at 25 under par after carding a 5-under 66 in the final round on July 26, 2026. The 21-year-old turned professional less than two months after helping Auburn to its second NCAA championship in a three-year stretch.
Jackson Koivun always has been precocious. In second grade, Koivun already had mastered addition and subtraction, so his teacher jumped ahead to teaching him division and multiplication, his mother, Meghan, recalled. Because she didn't know what else to do,
she said. It was the same with spelling and everything else.
Fred Garcia, his golf coach, remembers their first golf lesson when Koivun was 12. He hit a medium bucket of balls in about five minutes, just rifling through them,
Garcia said. When he got done, I said 'You've got to learn how to practice. You've got to have a routine.'
Koivun’s routine became winning. Champ is the nickname that Garcia, teaching pro at Cinnabar Hills in San Jose, bestowed on his prized pupil, and on Sunday, the 21-year-old prodigy became a champion for the first time on the PGA Tour, winning the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, in just his third PGA Tour start as a professional and 13th career start overall.
Koivun entered Sunday’s final round with a three-shot lead after posting a tournament-record back-nine 28 on his way to a third-round 61 on Saturday. During Saturday’s third round, Jackson Koivun was unstoppable. The 21-year-old shot 28 on the back nine, setting the record at the 3M Open, and grabbed the lead going into the final round. Koivun surged into the lead across the final nine holes on Saturday and then went right to work on Sunday, with his approach shot on the first hole spinning back to within two feet of the cup for an easy birdie putt. A birdie on No 4 pushed his lead to five strokes. Jackson Koivun chunked a tee shot on 18 on Sunday at the 3M Open but found the fairway and he cruised to his first-ever victory. His victory at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, earned him a $1.584 million winner’s check from an $8.8 million total purse.
Scottie Scheffler’s Charge and Fifth Runner-Up Finish
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler applied heavy pressure during the final round, closing with an 8-under 63 to finish alone in second place at 22 under par. Scottie Scheffler had an incredible weekend at the 3M Open, but with Jackson Koivun capturing his first PGA TOUR title, the game’s No. 1-ranked player settled for second β again. Scheffler shot 64-63 over the final two rounds at TPC Twin Cities but ended up three shots back of Koivun. This marked his fifth runner-up finish of the season to go along with his lone victory at the first event of the season, The American Express.
Scheffler and Cameron Young in 2022 are the only golfers in the last 40 years on the PGA TOUR to have at least five runner-up finishes in a single session. Scheffler knew he needed a low round Sunday to catch the 21-year-old phenom and got off to a steady start, going 3 under for his first eight holes. He then made three birdies in a row on Nos. 10-12 and added two more birdies to come into the house on No. 16 and 18 for an 8-under 63. The world No 1, Scheffler, made birdie at three consecutive holes to begin the back nine as part of his bogey-free round. He made birdie at No 16 and 18, leaving him trailing by two strokes. Koivun then made birdie at 16, extending the margin to three strokes with two holes to play.
Scheffler climbed to T-9 on Moving Day, after shooting 7-under 64. He caught fire on the back nine, recording five birdies and an eagle to close out the third round.
Payouts and Leaderboard Standings at TPC Twin Cities
Koivun’s victory pushed his career PGA Tour earnings past the $1 million threshold. Koivun had just $93,000 in career earnings going into Sunday, giving him the chance to multiply that more than 15 times over with a win in the 3M Open. Koivun had three starts heading into this week’s 3M Open, making the cut in two of those. He finished tied for 10th at the ISCO Championship, shooting a 12-under 268 and earning $93,000. He had another strong performance at the U.S. Open, finishing tied for 23rd place with a 5-over 285. Koivun posted a T23 at Shinnecock Hills.
Denny McCarthy (66), Brian Harman (65), Chandler Phillips (67) and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (64) tied for third place at 20 under par.
Mental Fortitude and the Path Forward
Koivun demonstrated more poise while playing the final two rounds of his third tournament since turning professional without making a bogey. Koivun ran away with the 3M Open this weekend, and successfully fended off the top-ranked golfer in the world, to grab his inaugural Tour victory. Koivun posted a 5-under 66 in his final round on Sunday at TPC Twin Cities, which got him to 25-under on the week and gave him the three-shot win. Koivun entered the final round with a three-shot lead over the field, thanks to the 10-under 61 he posted Saturday. Even as Scheffler made a big run to put pressure on him β Scheffler went 8-under in his final round and entered the clubhouse down by just two β Koivun never slowed down. He held strong and finished out his bogey-free day to secure the win just 24 days after officially turning pro.
Koivun, who won two national titles at Auburn and won all of the major collegiate awards this past season, turned pro after the U.S. Open. Michael Kim shot 59 on Friday to lead the pack and became just the 15th different player in PGA Tour history to do so. However, after shooting 70 on Saturday, he dropped to T-6 and five back of the lead.
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