Former Masters winner Trevor Immelman gave his opinion on Jackson Koivun’s determination to defer his PGA Tour card. The American beginner carried on his Walker Cup kind and shone on the lately concluded Procore Championship, recording his second top-5 end on the circuit this 12 months.
Koivun has been having 12 months, and earlier this season, his top-10 finishes on the NCAA Division I Championships assured him a PGA Tour card. Nevertheless, he determined to proceed his journey as an beginner.
After his spectacular recreation on the Procore Championship, which concluded on Sept. 14, Immelman shared a submit praising the 20-year-old golfer. He wrote:
“Jackson Koivun is a stud, if I used to be him I would flip professional instantly.”
Golf analyst Cameron Jourdan reacted to the previous Masters winner’s submit. He wrote:
“Since he deferred his Tour card, he cannot till the tip of his junior season until he had been to win”
In response, Immelman commented:
“I do know, IMO he should not have.”
Talking of his determination to defer the PGA Tour earlier in March, Koivun mentioned (through Golf Digest):
“I might be returning. I believe there’s positively some steps I have to take earlier than I can come out right here and compete with these guys week-in and week-out.”
Earlier than enjoying on the Procore Championship, Jackson Koivun shone on the Walker Cup, serving to the U.S. staff win the biennial event. He was the SEC Freshman of the 12 months in 2024 and in addition received the Haskins Award final 12 months. This season, he performed in a few PGA Tour occasions as an beginner and continued to make waves on the web.
Jackson Koivun struggled within the ultimate spherical of 2025 Procore Championship
Jackson Koivun was in competition to win the Procore Championship, however he struggled along with his recreation within the ultimate spherical. He was in second place after three rounds and began the ultimate spherical on Sunday on the primary tee.
He might, nonetheless, solely make a single birdie on the entrance 9 and had a tricky time on the again 9. He carded two back-to-back bogeys on the twelfth and thirteenth, then added two birdies on the fifteenth and sixteenth for a spherical of 1-under. He slipped all the way down to fourth place after the 72-hole recreation.
Koivun began fairly effectively, carding a first-round 67 adopted by one other spherical of 66. He performed the third spherical of 68 however struggled on Sunday and missed out on the title by three strokes.
Scottie Scheffler shone within the ultimate spherical of the Procore Championship and jumped two spots after enjoying a spherical of 67 to win the PGA Tour occasion. Ben Griffin, the third-round chief, settled in second place, adopted by Lanto Griffin in third place.
Earlier this season, Jackson Koivun was tied for eleventh on the John Deere Basic, T6 on the ISCO Championship, and T5 on the Wyndham Championship.
Edited by Anisha Chatterjee
