Jackson Koivun fought off World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and a bevy of different chasers to win the 3M Open in simply his third begin as an expert. The 21-year-old’s spectacular victory prompted followers and media pundits to declare him the following nice famous person on the PGA Tour, but it surely’s far too early for that sort of speak.
Koivun could very effectively be the following Scheffler. The gifted teenager is coming off a dominant junior season at Auburn during which he received six occasions in 10 begins and did not end worse than T10. He additionally completed T23 on the U.S. Open and recorded one other top-10 end on the ISCO Championship earlier than scoring his first victory on the 3M Open.
That is nothing new for Koivun, who notched 4 straight top-11 finishes on the PGA Tour as a 20-year-old newbie. It has been clear that Koivun already has the sport to compete on the highest degree in golf — his current win simply proves he can stare down the stress of a championship Sunday and shut the deal.
As enjoyable as it’s to mission the long run for an up-and-coming star, we must always’ve realized our lesson by now.
