Smylie Kaufman has compared Jackson Koivun beating Si-woo Kim at the Presidents Cup to Scottie Scheffler taking down Jon Rahm on his Ryder Cup debut, and backed the youngster to win at least once on the PGA Tour next season.
Koivun was certainly the breakout star at Medinah. He had been Brandt Snedeker’s final captain’s pick for the event having won on his third professional start on the PGA Tour.
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The 21-year-old ended the week as the only unbeaten player on either side, winning two of his three matches in Illinois. And there was a brief moment on Sunday when it appeared that Koivun would have the opportunity to hole the winning…
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