FORT WORTH, Texas – Auburn All-American Jackson Koivun was named the recipient of the 2026 Ben Hogan Award Monday evening, becoming just the third man in the award’s history to win more than once.
The best player in amateur golf is an Auburn Tiger (again)‼️🔥
— Auburn Men's Golf (@AuburnMGolf) May 26, 2026
Jackson Koivun becomes the third man in history to win the @BenHoganAward twice. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Krb4AyiESa
As the top player in 2024 and 2026, Koivun joins Arizona State’s Jon Rahm (2015, 16) and Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg (2022, 23) in the Hogan Hall of Fame as multi-time recipients.
The Ben Hogan Award honors the top men's college golfer based on collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. A committee comprised of three dozen leaders in the golf world and past Hogan winners rank each of the three finalists to determine the latest recipient each year.
Auburn has now seen two men capture three Hogans. Will Blackmon earned the program’s first honor in 1994. Tigers associate head coach Chris Williams is also a past winner, as he was awarded during his senior season at the University of Washington (2013).
Koivun has made his case for national player of the year an undeniable one as he’s earned six wins in nine starts since February, setting Auburn’s career wins record and tying the conference’s career wins record in the process.
The junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina has made a team-leading 179 birdies and carded 29 of 36 rounds at par or better while averaging 67.97 shots per round. Twelve of his 13 starts this season have resulted in a top 10 or better. Koivun’s worst finish was a T17th in the first tournament of the fall, which was ironically, The Ben Hogan Collegiate.
As an amateur, Koivun represented the United States at both the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup and 2025 Walker Cup, where at the latter, he led the Stars & Stripes to a fifth consecutive title over Team Great Britain and Ireland.
He also had a dazzling summer on the professional circuit, making six cuts in seven starts on the PGA Tour. After a missed cut at the U.S. Open, Koivun locked in and went to work. He earned a T11 at the John Deere Classic in July and followed it up with a T6 at the ISCO Championship, a T5 at the Wyndham Championship, and finally, a T4 at the Procore Championship in early September.
Koivun and the No. 1 Tigers officially begin their quest for a second national title in three years on Friday, May 29 at the 2026 NCAA Championship, hosted by the Omni LaCosta Champions Course in Carlsbad, California.