FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 15, 2025) – Auburn junior Jackson Koivun has been named the Ben Hogan Award’s July Golfer of the Month following committee balloting and the social media fan vote.
Koivun, the 2024 Ben Hogan Award Presented by Baird winner and a 2025 Ben Hogan Award finalist, secured two top-12 finishes in as many events on the PGA TOUR during the month of July. The No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) earned 35.9 WAGR points for those results, the highest monthly point total by any golfer.
Koivun tied for sixth at the ISCO Championship with a 4-round score of 275 (-5) for his first career PGA TOUR top-10, and shared 11th at the John Deere Classic with a 15-under 269. Including a PGA career-best 64 in the second round of the John Deere, six of his eight rounds were in the 60s as he finished with a 68.00 scoring average.
The Ben Hogan Award Golfer of the Month selection committee is comprised of foundation members from the Ben Hogan Award and Friends of Golf as well from as the award’s selected partners. In addition, a fan vote on social media earned the top vote getter on each of the @benhoganaward social media channels a bonus committee vote.
The other finalists for the June honor were Arkansas senior John Daly II and Tennessee senior Lance Simpson.
Each May, the Ben Hogan Award Presented by Baird recognizes the top collegiate golfer considering all college, amateur and professional events played over the 12-month period. The 2026 award season runs from the 2025 NCAA Championships through the 2026 NCAA Regionals.
The Ben Hogan Award has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy was issued by Friends of Golf at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif., beginning in 1990. Since 2002, the foundation has donated more than $1.3 million to charitable endeavors, providing scholarship grants to colleges as well as gifts to golf programs and organizations in need.
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2025-26 Ben Hogan Award Golfers of the Month
June – Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
July – Jackson Koivun, Auburn