Jackson Koivun Sets 3M Open Scoring Record, Holds Off World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 28
Jackson Koivun Sets 3M Open Scoring Record, Holds Off World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 28
Summary
21-year-old Jackson Koivun won the 3M Open in just his third PGA Tour start, beating Scottie Scheffler while setting the tournament scoring record.
The victory instantly changed Koivun’s playoff position: he moved to 70th in the FedEx Cup standings, right on the cutoff for the top 70 who advance to Memphis.
Scheffler’s presence gave the event unusual weight, and Koivun’s final-round win over the world No. 1 turned a typically quiet late-summer stop into one of the tour’s most compelling Sundays.
Koivun is already in the field for this week’s Rocket Classic in Detroit, where a solid finish could secure his playoff berth and extend one of the PGA Tour’s fastest-rising storylines.