Auburn junior Jackson Koivun won the 2026 Ben Hogan Award, it was announced Monday.
The annual award – which honors the top men’s college golfer based on collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months – was announced Monday during a dinner at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Other finalists included Virginia senior Ben James and Oklahoma State junior Preston Stout. Koivun also won the Hogan Award in 2024, joining Jon Rahm and Ludvig Aberg as the only players to win the Hogan Award multiple times.
Koivun won six times collegiately this season, including becoming the second player ever to win the SEC Championship three consecutive times. He also was a stalwart the Walker Cup team last September, helping the U.S. team win at Cypress Point. He also dominated in PGA Tour event, where he rattled off numerous top-10 finishes and a couple in the top five, too.
Koivun was voted the winner by a selection committee made up of nearly three dozen leaders and experts in college, amateur and professional golf. In addition, all past award winners were eligible to vote in the final round, casting a ballot to rank the three finalists.
He is also one of 10 finalists for the Haskins Award, which will be announced next Tuesday. The Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is given to the Player of the Year in men’s college golf.
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