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- When her son, Jackson, swings and the fans near him look up to see where his ball is going, Meghan is already standing by the fairway or green where she can get a better view.
- "I've probably watched him play golf more than anyone," Meghan said.
- It was Jackson's dad George who introduced him to the game when he was just a toddler as a way to give Meghan time off on the weekends.
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Paolo Uggetti Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 AM ETMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Meghan Koivun always walks ahead of the action.
When her son, Jackson, swings and the fans near him look up to see where his ball is going, Meghan is already standing by the fairway or green where she can get a better view. To know where Jackson's Pro V1 -- always a no. 1 -- is headed, all she needs to do is look at him.
"I've probably watched him play golf more than anyone," Meghan said. "To this day, I can still read him like a book."
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