Overview
- Koivun formally accepted PGA Tour membership and gave up his NCAA eligibility in December 2025, ending his collegiate status at Auburn.
- He says the choice came into focus around Christmas after discussing the move with his parents and reflecting on a solid run of PGA Tour starts the previous summer.
- Koivun finished an outstanding junior season at Auburn with 13 starts, 12 top-10s, eight top-5s, six wins and repeated as winner of the Haskins, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year awards.
- He is competing at the U.S. Open this week at Shinnecock Hills on a McCormack Award exemption and is scheduled to make his official professional debut at the John Deere Classic on July 2–5, 2026.
- As an amateur he made multiple cuts in nine PGA Tour starts and posted three straight top-10s last summer, a track record that should help with sponsor interest, tour status and the travel demands of professional life.