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21-year-old PGA Tour rookie Jackson Koivun was named to the U.S. Presidents Cup team by captain Brandt Snedeker, a bold move adding upside youth after Koivun's pro debut year and a 3M Open win. He joins a U.S. lineup featuring Schauffele, Thomas, Cantlay, Gotterup and Bridgeman for the Sept. 24-27 event at Medinah; the International team was chosen by Geoff Ogilvy, with Jason Day out due to injury.
Sleeper Picks for the FedEx St. Jude Championship spotlight five value bets: Jackson Koivun as an outright sleeper at +4200 despite being a rookie in his early career; Sungjae Im at +1200 leveraging recent top-15 form; Brian Harman at +620 offering playoff-friendly odds; Corey Conners at +200 as a reliable ball-striker with course history; and Max Homa at +188 as a strong, playoff-relevant contender. All sleepers rank outside the top 50 in FedExCup points, and this two-week window will determine playoff advancement; DraftKings provides the odds used here.
Jackson Koivun, 21, earned the 70th and final FedExCup Playoffs berth after five PGA Tour starts, matching Tiger Woods for the fewest starts to reach the postseason following a T29 at the Wyndham Championship; the rising star is also the first PGA Tour University No. 1/Accelerated graduate to advance to the Playoffs in the same season he joined the tour, as the playoff series begins next week with the FedExSt. Jude Championship.
Michael Thorbjornsen captured his first PGA Tour win with a final-round 63 at the Rocket Classic, joining Jackson Koivun in back-to-back wins by under-25 players—the first such occurrence since 2017—highlighting a bright yet fragile new era for the tour.
Keegan Bradley lauded 21-year-old Jackson Koivun after playing with him in the Rocket Classic, calling him an incredible, mature player. Bradley, who shot 65 in round one, contrasted Koivun’s solid, not-big-speed-game style with his own. Koivun, who started the week with a 69, is already tipped for a Presidents Cup berth, and Bradley noted it was nice to see him up close while stressing he’s focused on his own game.
Twenty-one-year-old Jackson Koivun captured his maiden PGA Tour title at the 3M Open in Minnesota, showing calm nerves on the final rounds and a weaponized mix of long drives and polished wedges to edge Scottie Scheffler; Johnson Wagner praised his composure and noted Koivun’s ability to dial up speed off the tee, highlighted by a Saturday burst with drives over 300 yards.
Xander Schauffele praised the 21-year-old Jackson Koivun after Koivun’s 3M Open victory, saying the new generation looks like mini Tour pros and that Koivun’s win motivates him to work harder; Scottie Scheffler also lauded Koivun’s talent and mental strength as the college-to-pro star edged him for the title.
Koivun capped a rapid rise by winning the 3M Open in just his third PGA Tour start, positioning him as a potential rival to Scottie Scheffler, but the piece warns that success at golf’s highest level can be fragile, pointing to Matt Wolff’s ascent and later decline after his 2019 win and LIV Golf move as a cautionary tale that Koivun must outwork and outlast over the coming years.
Lucas Glover addressed a spike-related incident at the 3M Open, saying he removed his shoes to avoid marking the hole after a complaint, clarified it wasn’t about AimPoint, and urged focus on Jackson Koivun’s victory.
Jackson Koivun edged world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to win the 3M Open after a third-round 61, while Scheffler’s late surge fell short; Jim Nantz says Scheffler will use the defeat as fuel to rebound, and Koivun is positioned to earn a Presidents Cup berth.
Jackson Koivun won the 3M Open in Minnesota by three strokes, posting a tournament-record 25-under 259 in just his third start as a pro and remaining bogey-free for the final two rounds, after Scheffler, the world No. 1, shot a 63 to close the gap. Matsuyama, Harman, Chandler Phillips and Denny McCarthy finished tied for third at 20-under. Koivun earned $1,584,000, jumped 124 spots to 70th in the FedEx Cup, and became the fourth rookie winner this season.
American rookie Jackson Koivun claimed his first PGA Tour title at the 3M Open in Minnesota, finishing 25-under after a final-round 66 to beat world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by three strokes. Koivun had surged to a three-shot lead with a 61 on Saturday and withstood Scheffler’s late push, as McCarthy, Harman, Phillips and Matsuyama finished five behind in a tie for third.
GolfWRX details Jackson Koivun’s winning WITB from the 2026 3M Open, highlighting a Titleist-centered bag with a GT2 driver (8°) and Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X shaft, a GTS3 Prototype 3-wood (15°) and 5-wood (18°) with Graphite Design Tour AD DI shafts, irons T250, T100, and 620 MB Prototype (5-9) with DI HY 95 X and PX 6.5 shafts, SM11 wedges (46-10F, 50-08F, 54-08M @55, 60-04T @62), a Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R Tour Prototype putter, and Titleist Pro V1 balls.