Auburn's All-American golfer Jackson Koivun earned the 2026 Ben Hogan Award on Monday evening for the second time in his career (2024). He became the third player in the award's history to ever win multiple times, joining Arizona State’s Jon Rahm (2015, 16) and Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg (2022, 23) in the Hogan Hall of Fame as multi-time recipients.
The Ben Hogan Award honors the top men's college golfer based on collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. A committee comprising 3 dozen leaders in the golf world and past Hogan winners ranks the three finalists to determine the latest recipient each year.
Koivun has earned six wins in nine starts since February, setting Auburn's career win record while also tying the conference’s career wins record.
The Chapel Hill native has tallied 179 birdies this season and turned in 29 rounds of par or better in 36 tries, while averaging 67.97 per round. The junior has turned in 12 top-10 starts this season, with his worst start seeing him place T17 - it was in The Ben Hogan Collegiate.
As an amateur in 2025, Koivun represented the United States in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup and 2025 Walker Cup. In the latter, he led the United States to a fifth consecutive title over Team Great Britain and Ireland.
On the professional circuit last summer, Koivun made six cuts in seven starts on the PGA Tour. He earned a T11 at the John Deere Classic, a T6 at the ISCO Championship, a T5 at the Wyndham Championship and a T4 at the Procore Championship in early September.
Koivun became the second player in Auburn program history to win the Ben Hogan award after Will Blackmon was crowned in 1994.
Koivun and the No. 1 Auburn Tigers will begin their quest for a second national title in three years on Friday, May 29, at the 2026 NCAA Championship at the Omni LaCosta Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif.
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