359: Jackson Koivun Arrives: Will His 3M Open Win Land Him On Presidents Cup Team?

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme break down Jackson Koivun's stunning 3M Open win — his first PGA Tour title in just his third start as a pro, holding off a hard-charging Scottie Scheffler at TPC Twin Cities. They revisit Smylie's April prediction that Koivun could make the Presidents Cup team, along with a deep dive into Brandt Snedeker's Presidents Cup roster dilemma (young guns vs. proven veterans).

Other 3M topics include a fifth runner-up finish for Scottie Scheffler, an ode to Grumpy Old Dudes after a viral Lucas Glover metal spikes moment, and “3Minutes” with producer Jaxon Brown.

Before all that: Smylie tweaks his back wrestling his kids into car seats in the rain during a solo parenting weekend, and Charlie gets torched by a mineral sunscreen mishap on the beach.

Tune in soon for a fuller breakdown of the state of LIV Golf after a brief discussion to close the episode. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

Chapters

0:00 Intro & episode preview
1:48 Smylie's parenting-duty weekend and "dad back" tweak
4:13 Charlie's beach vacation and sunscreen sunburn saga
9:06 Jackson Koivun's 3M Open win and duel with Scottie Scheffler
13:10 Brandt Snedeker's Presidents Cup roster dilemma: youth vs. experience
22:54 Presidents Cup standings and proposed format changes
25:39 Comparing Koivun to golf's great young major winners
28:08 Scottie Scheffler's incredible, win-light runner-up season
32:14 Scheffler's costly miss on 18 and Koivun's closing par
34:28 Koivun's caddie David Flynn's backstory
35:57 Lucas Glover's shoes-off, metal-spikes controversy
42:52 3M Minutes: Jaxon Brown's on-site report from the 3M Open
53:22 Smylie's neck injury and driver breakthrough
56:23 LIV Golf's collapse and stranded players
1:02:07 Sign-off and next episode tease

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