Auburn golfer Jackson Koivun continues to make history, and the top-ranked Tigers’ golf squad continues to dominate the Southeastern Conference.
Koivun, a junior from Chapel Hill, notched his third straight individual SEC Championship and led Auburn to its third consecutive stroke play title on Friday at Sea Island Golf Club.
“It feels great any time you can come out here and win an SEC championship, it’s a huge honor,” Koivun said. “To be able to do it three times in a row, it’s good to put my name down in the history books.”
Koivun shot consecutive 64s heading into Friday, giving him a two-stroke lead heading into the final round. He saved his best for last, as he birdied three of the first eight holes on Friday.
He bogeyed the final hole before the turn but responded with birdies on holes 10, 12, 14, 15 and 16 to finish with a blistering 191 for the weekend – an SEC Championship record for 54 holes, breaking Alabama’s Bobby Wyatt’s tally of 192 in 2014.
Over 54 holes, Koivun birdied all but two, shooting pars on holes 13 and 17 during all three rounds.
Koivun has won for the sixth time in eight starts in 2026.
“JK played fabulously on the back side,” said Auburn head coach Nick Clinard. “ Nothing surprises me with this kid. He’s really special. This means a lot to him. He was very motivated coming in here to win three in a row.”
In the team competition, Auburn took a 5-stroke lead into the final round and won with a 6-stroke lead over No. 4 Florida, which was the runner-up.
Auburn’s third consecutive SEC stroke play championship gave it the top seed in Saturday’s match play quarterfinals. The Tigers shot 39-under par altogether, breaking their own SEC record of 38-under set a year ago.
Freshman Jake Albert fired a 3-under -par 67 for the best round of the week. Juniors Cayden Pope, Josiah Gilbert and freshman Logan Reilly all shot 69s to help the Tigers tally a 12-under Friday after going 11-under and 16-under in the first two rounds.
“A good day for Auburn golf,” said Clinard.
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