Jackson Koivun is starting his spring the way most players only dream about: show up, win, leave.
One week after tearing through the Amer Ari Invitational in Hawaii, the Auburn junior did it again in Gainesville, winning the 2026 Gator Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course. The world No. 1 amateur finished 9-under 201, two shots clear of USF’s Wilhelm Ryding, to stay perfect through his first two starts of the semester.
No man in Auburn Golf history has won more than Jackson flippin' Koivun 🐐 https://t.co/VxuxAgR2ut pic.twitter.com/QKN7zYyVsb
— Auburn Men's Golf (@AuburnMGolf) February 15, 2026
It’s not just another trophy. It’s a record. The win was Koivun’s seventh at Auburn, moving him past Jimmy Green for the most in program history. And it keeps a pattern going — he’s won at least twice in every season he’s played, and he’s opened this spring like he plans to keep that going for a long time.
Florida, though, made sure the team story never turned into a chase.
The No. 10 Gators did what they always seem to do at home: stack up solid rounds, lean on depth, and stretch the lead until it stops feeling like a contest. Florida finished 27-under 813, beating Auburn by 14 shots to claim a seventh straight Gators Invitational title and a fourth consecutive team win this season. No. 12 Oklahoma State took third, 11 shots behind the Tigers.
And the Gators weren’t relying on one hot hand. They put six players inside the top 10. Junior Noah Kent and senior Matthew Kress tied for third at 6-under — Kent steady with 68-68-68, Kress with 67-66-71. Sophomore Zack Swanwick finished sixth at 5-under (71-68-66), while junior Jack Turner and sophomore Parker Sands shared seventh at 4-under. Freshman Trevor Gutschewski, playing as an individual, rounded it out with a solo 10th at 3-under.Koivun still took the medal, because that’s what he’s doing right now. But in Gainesville, the trophy stayed exactly where Florida likes it — at home.