Jackson Koivun Wins the 2026 3M Open in His Third Pro Start

Jackson Koivun won the 2026 3M Open at 25-under 259, a new tournament scoring record, holding off world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by three shots on Sunday at TPC Twin Cities. The 21-year-old did it in just his third start as a professional, which makes this one of the fastest starts to a PGA Tour career in recent memory. Scheffler closed with a Sunday 63 and it still was not enough.

Koivun opened with rounds of 64, 68 and 61, taking a three-shot lead into the final round after a record-setting back nine on Saturday. Then he refused to blink. A bogey-free 5-under 66 on Sunday kept Scheffler at arm's length the entire afternoon and delivered a first PGA Tour title to one of the most heralded young players in the game.

How Koivun Closed It Out

The story of the final round was a 21-year-old playing like a closer. Koivun never gave the leaderboard the collapse it was waiting for. He made no bogeys, matched Scheffler birdie for birdie when he had to, and let the three-shot cushion do its work.

The finish at 25-under 259 broke the TPC Twin Cities tournament record. For a player in his third professional event, holding a 54-hole lead against the best golfer in the world and not flinching is the kind of result that reshapes a career timeline. Koivun banked the winner's share of 1,584,000 dollars out of the 8.8 million dollar purse and, more importantly, locked up PGA Tour status and a spot in bigger events on the strength of one week.

Scheffler Runs Into a Wall of History

Scheffler did almost everything right and lost anyway. He shot 64-63 on the weekend, and his final-round 63 included three straight birdies on Nos. 10 through 12 plus closing birdies at 16 and 18. He gained 4.6 strokes on approach for the week and nearly six shots on the field with the putter. On most Sundays that wins comfortably.

Instead it was his fifth runner-up finish of 2026, against a lone win at the season-opening American Express. Scheffler and Cameron Young in 2022 are now the only players in the last 40 years on the PGA Tour with at least five runner-up finishes in a single season. That is a strange stat line for the No. 1 player in the world, and it speaks to how often he is in contention rather than any real slump.

The chase group finished well back. Hideki Matsuyama, Brian Harman, Chandler Phillips and Denny McCarthy shared third at 20-under, five behind the winner.

Betting and DFS Impact

This was a nightmare week for favorite backers and a lottery ticket for anyone holding Koivun. Scheffler was the overwhelming outright favorite, as he is nearly every week, and a closing 63 that would normally cash still came up short. The lesson for outright bettors is the one this Tour keeps teaching, that a deep, fearless winner can post a number the chalk simply cannot catch, and that longshot each-way tickets on a red-hot young player carry real value on a soft, low-scoring course.

For finish-position and matchup props, Scheffler remains the safest floor play in golf even when the outright will not come, given how consistently he lands inside the top five. Koivun, meanwhile, just announced himself as a name to price up every week going forward. Chad AI tracks outrights, matchups, and make-cut markets across the PGA slate inside the StatSniper app, on the PGA daily picks page, the AI sports picks hub and the Chad picks hub.

What to Watch Next

Scheffler now turns toward the FedExCup Playoffs with the No. 1 seed all but locked and a stack of near-misses to convert into hardware when the biggest events arrive. Koivun's week reorders his own calendar entirely, from a prospect chasing status to a winner with a full runway. Watch how quickly the books shorten his number in his next start.

For how the week built to Sunday, revisit our earlier 3M Open coverage on Michael Kim's second-round 59 and Ben Kohles' opening-round lead. Full leaderboard and prize money are at the PGA Tour.

FAQ

Who won the 2026 3M Open? Jackson Koivun won the 2026 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities, finishing at 25-under 259 to beat Scottie Scheffler by three shots on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

Was this Jackson Koivun's first PGA Tour win? Yes. It was Koivun's first PGA Tour title, and it came in just his third start as a professional at age 21.

How did Scottie Scheffler finish at the 3M Open? Scheffler shot a final-round 63 to finish second at 22-under, three shots behind Koivun. It was his fifth runner-up finish of the 2026 season.

What record did Jackson Koivun set at the 3M Open? Koivun's 25-under 259 set a new tournament scoring record at TPC Twin Cities.

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