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09/01 16:44 CDT Jackson Koivun added to American team for Presidents Cup 3
months after leaving college
Jackson Koivun added to American team for Presidents Cup 3 months after leaving
college
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) --- Jackson Koivun was added to the U.S. team for
the Presidents Cup on Tuesday just three months after leaving Auburn, one of
two newcomers to an American team that hasn't lost in 28 years.
Koivun, who won the 3M Open in his third start as a professional and qualified
for the PGA Tour postseason in just five tournaments, is the first player since
Jordan Spieth in 2013 to start a year without a tour card and play in the
Presidents Cup.
U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker also took Jacob Bridgeman, who won at Riviera this
year. Snedeker passed over Ryan Gerard, the No. 22 player in the world who
contended at the Tour Championship and finished third.
International captain Geoff Ogilvy picked a pair of Canadians in Corey Conners
and Nick Taylor. He also took Ryo Hisatsune. It will be the first time since
1998 the International team has two Japanese players, with Hideki Matsuyama
already earning one of the six automatic spots.
The Presidents Cup is Sept. 24-27 at Medinah, which has been entirely renovated
by Ogilvy's Australia-based golf course design company.
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