Key Highlights
- Last week, Koivun finished at 25 under to take the Amer Ari Invitational by five shots while breaking a Tiger Woods record in the process. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe win is also the seventh of Koivun's Auburn career, the most of any golfer in school history, breaking a tie with Jimmy Green.
- He has won at least two times every season and continues to prove worthy of his top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- He also takes over as the favorite for the Fred Haskins Award, which he captured in 2024.
- The Haskins, given to the collegiate player of the year, has been won multiple times by only three golfers in the award's history: Ben Crenshaw, Bobby Clampett and Phil Mickelson. While Koivun helped Auburn to a second-place finish, the host Florida Gators ran away in the team competition, finishing at 27 under and 14 shots ahead of the Tigers.
- Noah Kent, the Iowa transfer making his first start for Florida, and Matthew Kress tied for third at 6 under.