MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jackson Koivun's inspired playoff run ended Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship with the 21-year-old closing with an even-par 70 to tie for 24th.
He needed a tie for seventh or better to have any chance of advancing to next week's BMW Championship and his postseason chances largely unraveled on the 11th hole. But the game's most promising young star said he's savored his time since breaking through for his first PGA Tour victory at last month's 3M Open.
"It's been fun," Koivun said. "Obviously, 3M was great and I had my game, but the last three weeks it's just been a learning experience. To be honest, I've never [played] four weeks in a row and learning how to recover and eat enough to not get exhausted.
"Looking back, if I play [No.] 11 in even par I'm playing next week and that kind of stinks, but I'm happy with how this summer turned out."
Koivun made a triple-bogey 6 on the par-3 11th hole Sunday, bouncing his tee shot off a walking bridge and chipping his next shot into a water hazard. On Thursday, he made a double-bogey 5 on the hole, a difference of five shots that would have been enough to crack the top 50 in FEC points and earn him a spot in next week's field.
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He needed a tie for seventh or better to have any chance of advancing to next week's BMW Championship and his postseason chances largely unraveled on the 11th hole. But the game's most promising young star said he's savored his time since breaking through for his first PGA Tour victory at last month's 3M Open.
"It's been fun," Koivun said. "Obviously, 3M was great and I had my game, but the last three weeks it's just been a learning experience. To be honest, I've never [played] four weeks in a row and learning how to recover and eat enough to not get exhausted.
"Looking back, if I play [No.] 11 in even par I'm playing next week and that kind of stinks, but I'm happy with how this summer turned out."
Koivun made a triple-bogey 6 on the par-3 11th hole Sunday, bouncing his tee shot off a walking bridge and chipping his next shot into a water hazard. On Thursday, he made a double-bogey 5 on the hole, a difference of five shots that would have been enough to crack the top 50 in FEC points and earn him a spot in next week's field.
#hole #sunday #last
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