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see also: The Amer Ari Invitational, Mauna Lani Resort Golf Course - North Course
Koivun’s 25-under week sparks Auburn’s record-setting win in Hawaii
Jackson Koivun put together a week Auburn won’t forget, delivering the best individual performance in program history as the No. 5 Tigers matched the NCAA scoring record at the Amer Ari Invitational in Hawaii.
Koivun, the No. 1 ranked player on the 2025 AmateurGolf.com Men's Rankings and the reigning Mark H. McCormack Medal winner, shot 62-62-67 to finish 25-under-par and win the individual title by five strokes at Mauna Lani Golf Club.
He made just one bogey across 54 holes, stacking 24 birdies and an eagle in a three-round run that turned the week into a steady chase behind him.
“It feels great to start the spring with a win individually and as a team,” Koivun said. “This is a great starting point.”
His opening back-to-back 62s also set a new NCAA 36-hole scoring record at 18-under, surpassing the previous mark held by Tiger Woods.
Auburn rode that surge to a 77-under team total, matching the NCAA scoring record and winning the Amer Ari for the first time in 12 attempts, finishing 13 shots clear of No. 6 Texas.
Junior Cayden Pope completed an Auburn one-two, finishing second at 20-under after rounds of 65-68-63.
The performance also fit Koivun’s larger arc. In 2025, he played 23 ranked events, won twice — the SEC Men’s Golf Championship in April and the NCAA Auburn Regional in May — and added 11 other top-10 finishes to close out his season.
Texas senior Tommy Morrison, the defending individual champion, finished T-8 at 16-under with rounds of 69-67-64. Defending team champions Oklahoma State ended the week sixth at 52-under.
The Amer Ari Intercollegiate -- hosted by the University of Hawaii-Hilo -- has brought some of the best golfers in the nation to the west side of the Big Island annually since its inception in 1992. From Tiger Woods to Jordan Spieth to Matt Kuchar, t...
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