PGA TOUR University on TOUR: Jackson Koivun makes cut at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday

Jackson Koivun earned his 15th point in PGA TOUR University Accelerated after making the cut at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. Koivun birdied two of the final five holes in the second round to get inside the cutline at Muirfield Village Golf Club in his PGA TOUR debut. Koivun earned a spot in the field after winning the Jack Nicklaus Award.

Koivun became the first freshman to sweep the three collegiate player of the year awards in the same season. The Auburn freshman won the Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Haskins Award on top of leading the Tigers to their first national championship in program history. Koivun needs to earn 20 points to earn his TOUR card and would join Gordon Sargent as the only other player to reach that threshold.

Ludvig Åberg finished T5 at the Memorial, his fifth top-10 finish of the season. Åberg moved up one spot to No. 7 in the FedExCup. Davis Thompson and Austin Eckroat also made the cut in Ohio.

Åberg, Thompson and Eckroat are in the field at the 124th U.S. Open, and they’re joined by fellow alumni Sam Bennett and Logan McAllister. Three players from the PGA TOUR University Class of 2024 are in the field at Pinehurst No. 2: Frederik Kjettrup (No. 8), Maxwell Moldovan (No. 20) and Santiago De la Fuente (No. 23).

In addition to the eight PGA TOUR University alumni who are in the field, 12 collegiate players qualified for the U.S. Open: Jackson Buchanan (Illinois), Luke Clanton (Florida State), Ben James (Virginia), Ashton McCulloch (Michigan State), Omar Morales (UCLA), Hiroshi Tai (Georgia Tech),Brandon Valdes (Auburn),Bryan Kim (Duke), Gunnar Broin (Kansas), Parker Bell (Florida), Wells Williams (Vanderbilt) and Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt).

PGA TOUR University Alumni – FedExCup Standings   

Korn Ferry Tour

 

John Pak finished T12 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD Synnex, his third top-20 finish of the season. William Moll, the No. 6 player in this season’s PGA TOUR University Ranking, became the first player from the Class of 2024 to make the cut in his professional debut.

Sam Bennett will make his third career start at the U.S. Open this week, and Logan McAllister will make his first career start in a major championship at Pinehurst No. 2.

Fourteen PGA TOUR University alumni are in the field at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open, including defending champion Ricky Castillo. Castillo made his professional debut and earned his first career win in Wichita in 2023.

PGA TOUR University Alumni – Korn Ferry Tour Points List   

PGA TOUR Americas

Nine 2024 graduates earned exempt status for the North America Swing through PGA TOUR Americas Q-School: Neal Shipley (Ohio State), John Marshall Butler (Auburn), Brett Roberts (Florida State), Charlie Crockett (Missouri), Barend Botha (Toledo), Yuki Moriyama (UNLV), Coalter Smith (Wisconsin), Paul Conroy (Chattanooga)and Thomas Ponder (Alabama).

Shipley earned status through Q-School after a senior season where the Ohio State alum earned Low Amateur honors at the 2024 Masters, and he will make his second major start of the year at the U.S. Open this week.

The PGA TOUR Americas season resumes with the Beachlands Victoria Open presented by Times Colonist (June 20-23), the first event of the North America Swing.

PGA TOUR University Alumni – Fortinet Cup Standings