Jackson Koivun will be an official member of the PGA Tour by June 2026. He already has the card, the top amateur ranking, and a broken record set by Tiger Woods. But what Justin Thomas sees in him goes beyond all of that.
“He doesn’t feel like he’s owed any of this. He seems like he just really wants to be the best player he can be, and he’s not cocky, he’s not arrogant, he doesn’t think he’s above anybody or any situation,” Justin Thomas said ahead of the RBC Heritage presser. “I notice a lot, or probably what I pick up on more than anything, is just talking to them and how they talk and how they go about things.”
Thomas and Koivun have played practice rounds together at Oakmont and at the 2025 Procore Championship in Napa Valley. Koivun also played with Jordan Spieth at that event. JT remembered leaving those Oakmont rounds with one thought, “This kid is really good.”…