Koivun books FedEx Cup playoff spot in just 6 starts
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- Jackson Koivun closed with a 71 at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, to clinch the 70th spot in the FedEx Cup standings by eight points over Matt Wallace and Davis Thompson, who failed to hole key putts down the stretch.
- Koivun, who left Auburn in June, won the 3M Open in only his third PGA Tour start and has now made the playoffs in just six career starts — the second fewest by any qualifier since the FedEx Cup's 2007 inception, trailing only Tiger Woods's five-start run in 2019-20.
- On the par-4 18th hole, Koivun piped his drive down the middle, left himself a wedge from the fairway, and converted an easy par to seal his spot without needing a miracle finish.
- Koivun now advances to the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, teeing it up Thursday with a chance to extend his postseason run with a strong enough finish.
- The 21-year-old acknowledged the unusual pressure of executing while not at his best, telling reporters 'It's a different type of nerves when you know you don't have your stuff and you've got to go out there and execute some shots.'
- Before turning pro, Koivun had played just six PGA Tour events, making his playoff berth one of the most compressed qualifying paths in the tour's modern era.
Why it matters: Koivun joins Tiger Woods as the only players since 2007 to reach the FedEx Cup playoffs in fewer than seven starts, and his six-start qualifying path is the second-fastest in the postseason's history. At 21 and fresh out of Auburn, his playoff berth extends a rookie season that already includes a 3M Open victory and adds a high-stakes stage at TPC Southwind where a strong finish could reshape his early career earnings and tour status.
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