Golf News: 5-13-2026
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Auburn Golf News: 5-13-2026
Koivun named finalist for 2026 Hogan Award:
https://auburntigers.com/news/2026/05/12/koivun-named-finalist-for-2026-hogan-award
Davis tied for lead, Tigers move to second after round two of NCAA Simpsonville Regional:
https://auburntigers.com/news/2026/05/12/davis-tied-for-lead-tigers-move-to-second-after-round-two-of-ncaa-simpsonville-regional
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Koivun named finalist for 2026 Hogan Award
By Tucker Cleverdon
For the third year in a row, Auburn’s Jackson Koivun has been named a top three finalist for the Ben Hogan Award, the Hogan Foundation announced Tuesday.
Koivun joins Maverick McNealy (Stanford) as the only three-time finalists in the award’s history.
This year, his fellow finalists are Oklahoma State junior Preston Stout and Virginia senior Ben James. They represent the top three players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), with Koivun at one, Stout at two and James at three.
All three men will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 25, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.
The Ben Hogan Award is given annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.
In 2024, Koivun joined Oklahoma State’s Rickie Fowler (2008) as the only men to win the award as freshmen. Last spring, he was named a finalist yet again, but top honors went to Florida State’s Luke Clanton.
If Koivun were to win the Hogan again this season, he would join Arizona State’s Jon Rahm (2015, 2016) and Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg (2022, 2023) as the only multi-time winners in history.
The reigning SEC Player of the Year for 732 days and counting, Koivun, has made his case for national player of the year an undeniable one as he’s earned six wins in eight starts since February, setting Auburn’s career wins record and tying the conference’s career wins record in the process.
The junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina has made a team-leading 167 birdies and carded 26 of 33 rounds at par or better while averaging 67.88 shots per round. Eleven of his 12 starts this season have resulted in a top 10 or better. Koivun’s worst finish was a T17th in the first tournament of the fall, which was ironically, The Ben Hogan Collegiate.
As an amateur, Koivun represented the United States at both the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup and 2025 Walker Cup, where at the latter, he led the Stars & Stripes to a fifth consecutive title over Team Great Britain and Ireland.
He also had a dazzling summer on the professional circuit, making six cuts in seven starts on the PGA Tour. After a missed cut at the U.S. Open, Koivun locked in and went to work. He earned a T11 at the John Deere Classic in July and followed it up with a T6 at the ISCO Championship, a T5 at the Wyndham Championship, and finally, a T4 at the Procore Championship in early September.
Koivun and the No. 1 Tigers kick off the NCAA Tournament next week, May 18-20, at the NCAA Athens Regional at the UGA Golf Course in Athens, Georgia. Public admission is free for the entirety of the event.
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Davis tied for lead, Tigers move to second after round two of NCAA Simpsonville Regional
No. 7 Auburn women’s golf posted the best round of any team in the field Tuesday at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The Tigers shot a 15-under 273 to move into second place. Junior Anna Davis led the charge, shooting a 7-under 65 to move into a tie for the individual lead.
“Birdies, birdies, birdies, 26 of them,” Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said after the round. “What impressed me the most wasn’t just the number, it was the response after a slow start. Molly (Brown Davidson) stayed patient after being 3-over through six and completely turned her day around. Anna (Davis) looked fearless and seemed to give herself birdie opportunities on every hole. Charlotte (Cantonis) and Carys (Worby) both delivered steady, solid rounds when we needed them.
“Before we left for this tournament, we said our goal was to win. Tomorrow, we have the opportunity to finish what we came here to do.”
After teeing off No. 10, Davis was 1-under through her first seven holes, then birdied four consecutive holes to reach 5-under. She added a birdie on the par-5 fourth hole and two more on Nos. 6 and 7. Her 65 marked her lowest 18-hole score of the season and moved her into a two-way tie for first with Sheridan Clancy of Indiana. Both players are 9-under through 36 holes.
Auburn recorded the lowest round of any team in the field during round two and is 17-under (559) for the tournament, two shots behind leader Houston. Auburn is four strokes ahead of third-place Iowa State and nine shots clear of fifth-place Virginia Tech. The Tigers have recorded the most birdies in the field with 45 through two rounds and rank second in both par-4 scoring (-3) and par-5 scoring (-14).
Auburn sophomore Molly Brown Davidson bounced back from 2-over on her opening nine by carding five birdies on the front nine to shoot a 3-under 69. Davidson is tied for eighth at 5-under for the tournament.
Carys Worby bounced back from a 3-over 75 in round one with a 3-under 69 in round two. Worby recorded four birdies, including one on her final hole, to finish even par through 36 holes. She is in 29th place individually.
Freshman Charlotte Cantonis posted a round under par for the second consecutive day, carding a 2-under 70. Her round was highlighted by a stretch of five birdies in six holes.
The top five teams from each of the six regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, to compete for the national title May 22-27. The top individual from each site not on an advancing team will also earn a spot in the NCAA Championship.
Auburn will begin the final round Wednesday at 7 a.m. CT off the first tee. Live streaming video of the NCAA Simpsonville Regional will be available at BabyGrandeGolf.com with a subscription, while live scoring will be available at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Auburn individuals:
Placement Player Round 1 Score Round 2 Score Total Score
T1 Anna Davis 70 (-2) 65 (-7) 135 (-9)
T8 Molly Brown Davidson 70 (-2) 69 (-3) 139 (-5)
T16 Charlotte Cantonis 71 (-1) 70 (-2) 141 (-3)
29 Carys Worby 75 (+3) 69 (-3) 144 (E)
T48 Katie Cranston 75 (+3) 74 (+2) 149 (+5)
Koivun named finalist for 2026 Hogan Award:
https://auburntigers.com/news/2026/05/12/koivun-named-finalist-for-2026-hogan-award
Davis tied for lead, Tigers move to second after round two of NCAA Simpsonville Regional:
https://auburntigers.com/news/2026/05/12/davis-tied-for-lead-tigers-move-to-second-after-round-two-of-ncaa-simpsonville-regional
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Koivun named finalist for 2026 Hogan Award
By Tucker Cleverdon
For the third year in a row, Auburn’s Jackson Koivun has been named a top three finalist for the Ben Hogan Award, the Hogan Foundation announced Tuesday.
Koivun joins Maverick McNealy (Stanford) as the only three-time finalists in the award’s history.
This year, his fellow finalists are Oklahoma State junior Preston Stout and Virginia senior Ben James. They represent the top three players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), with Koivun at one, Stout at two and James at three.
All three men will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 25, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.
The Ben Hogan Award is given annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.
In 2024, Koivun joined Oklahoma State’s Rickie Fowler (2008) as the only men to win the award as freshmen. Last spring, he was named a finalist yet again, but top honors went to Florida State’s Luke Clanton.
If Koivun were to win the Hogan again this season, he would join Arizona State’s Jon Rahm (2015, 2016) and Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg (2022, 2023) as the only multi-time winners in history.
The reigning SEC Player of the Year for 732 days and counting, Koivun, has made his case for national player of the year an undeniable one as he’s earned six wins in eight starts since February, setting Auburn’s career wins record and tying the conference’s career wins record in the process.
The junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina has made a team-leading 167 birdies and carded 26 of 33 rounds at par or better while averaging 67.88 shots per round. Eleven of his 12 starts this season have resulted in a top 10 or better. Koivun’s worst finish was a T17th in the first tournament of the fall, which was ironically, The Ben Hogan Collegiate.
As an amateur, Koivun represented the United States at both the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup and 2025 Walker Cup, where at the latter, he led the Stars & Stripes to a fifth consecutive title over Team Great Britain and Ireland.
He also had a dazzling summer on the professional circuit, making six cuts in seven starts on the PGA Tour. After a missed cut at the U.S. Open, Koivun locked in and went to work. He earned a T11 at the John Deere Classic in July and followed it up with a T6 at the ISCO Championship, a T5 at the Wyndham Championship, and finally, a T4 at the Procore Championship in early September.
Koivun and the No. 1 Tigers kick off the NCAA Tournament next week, May 18-20, at the NCAA Athens Regional at the UGA Golf Course in Athens, Georgia. Public admission is free for the entirety of the event.
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Davis tied for lead, Tigers move to second after round two of NCAA Simpsonville Regional
No. 7 Auburn women’s golf posted the best round of any team in the field Tuesday at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The Tigers shot a 15-under 273 to move into second place. Junior Anna Davis led the charge, shooting a 7-under 65 to move into a tie for the individual lead.
“Birdies, birdies, birdies, 26 of them,” Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said after the round. “What impressed me the most wasn’t just the number, it was the response after a slow start. Molly (Brown Davidson) stayed patient after being 3-over through six and completely turned her day around. Anna (Davis) looked fearless and seemed to give herself birdie opportunities on every hole. Charlotte (Cantonis) and Carys (Worby) both delivered steady, solid rounds when we needed them.
“Before we left for this tournament, we said our goal was to win. Tomorrow, we have the opportunity to finish what we came here to do.”
After teeing off No. 10, Davis was 1-under through her first seven holes, then birdied four consecutive holes to reach 5-under. She added a birdie on the par-5 fourth hole and two more on Nos. 6 and 7. Her 65 marked her lowest 18-hole score of the season and moved her into a two-way tie for first with Sheridan Clancy of Indiana. Both players are 9-under through 36 holes.
Auburn recorded the lowest round of any team in the field during round two and is 17-under (559) for the tournament, two shots behind leader Houston. Auburn is four strokes ahead of third-place Iowa State and nine shots clear of fifth-place Virginia Tech. The Tigers have recorded the most birdies in the field with 45 through two rounds and rank second in both par-4 scoring (-3) and par-5 scoring (-14).
Auburn sophomore Molly Brown Davidson bounced back from 2-over on her opening nine by carding five birdies on the front nine to shoot a 3-under 69. Davidson is tied for eighth at 5-under for the tournament.
Carys Worby bounced back from a 3-over 75 in round one with a 3-under 69 in round two. Worby recorded four birdies, including one on her final hole, to finish even par through 36 holes. She is in 29th place individually.
Freshman Charlotte Cantonis posted a round under par for the second consecutive day, carding a 2-under 70. Her round was highlighted by a stretch of five birdies in six holes.
The top five teams from each of the six regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, to compete for the national title May 22-27. The top individual from each site not on an advancing team will also earn a spot in the NCAA Championship.
Auburn will begin the final round Wednesday at 7 a.m. CT off the first tee. Live streaming video of the NCAA Simpsonville Regional will be available at BabyGrandeGolf.com with a subscription, while live scoring will be available at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Auburn individuals:
Placement Player Round 1 Score Round 2 Score Total Score
T1 Anna Davis 70 (-2) 65 (-7) 135 (-9)
T8 Molly Brown Davidson 70 (-2) 69 (-3) 139 (-5)
T16 Charlotte Cantonis 71 (-1) 70 (-2) 141 (-3)
29 Carys Worby 75 (+3) 69 (-3) 144 (E)
T48 Katie Cranston 75 (+3) 74 (+2) 149 (+5)
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