The one-of-a-kind tournament pays tribute to fallen and wounded soldiers through a tradition that allows participants – top collegians from all divisions – to play in honor of a fallen or severely injured soldier by carrying a golf bag bearing the name of that soldier. Before the tournament, participants receive a card with the soldier’s story, so they can be familiar with who that person was, what they represented and how they were killed or wounded in action.
"It’s just an honor, you know the list of guys who have won this tournament, that have played in it, what they’ve gone on and done is just amazing," Jackson said. "And, to know that I had my great grandfather on the bag, it’s just very special."
Along with this win, Jackson also earns a start in the Web.com Tour's Wichita Open.
"That’s gonna be unreal being able to compete with the guys, hopefully I’ll be competing with in the next year and to see where I stand amongst pros or trying to make it," he said. "That’s pretty awesome."
Second-round co-leader Alex Scott, who plays for Grand Valley State, tied for second with Oklahoma’s Quade Cummins. Both players finished 54 holes at 2 under.
Virginia’s Thomas Walsh was solo fourth at 1 under. Two players tied for fifth at even par, including Jack Ireland and David Laskin. Ireland, who plays for UCLA, had a final-round 63 that is a new Patriot tournament record.
"I was just trying to focus on where I needed to hit it, rather than not where I didn’t want to hit it and, like I said, keep it underneath the hole," Ireland said of the 63. "Try not to do too much with shots. It felt like some of them kinda funneled towards the hole when I tried to get it more on the upslope."
Information from the Patriot All-America used in this report