Stephan Jäger
| Stephan Jäger | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
30 May 1989 Munich, Germany |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Nationality |
 Germany |
| Career | |
| College | University of Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T60: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Stephan Jäger (born 30 May 1989), also known as Stephan Jaeger, is a German professional golfer. He played collegiate golf at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
He qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open where he would shoot 74-80 to miss the cut.[1]
At the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic, Jäger shot a 58 in the first round and followed it up with rounds of 65-64-63 to claim his first Web.com Tour victory. He set the 72-hole aggregate record with his 250[2] and tied the to-par record, at 30 under par,[3] and won by 7 strokes over Rhein Gibson. He also set the 36-hole and 54-hole records.[4] Despite the win, Jäger finished 28th on the regular season money list, three spots short of a guaranteed PGA Tour card.
Professional wins (3)
Web.com Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Jul 2016 | Ellie Mae Classic | −30 (58-65-64-63=250) | 7 strokes |  Rhein Gibson |
| 2 | 21 May 2017 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | −19 (64-66-65=195) | 1 stroke |  Tyler Duncan, Andrew Yun, Zhang Xin-jun |
| 3 | 11 Jun 2017 | Rust-Oleum Championship | −14 (68-67-68-71=274) | 2 strokes | Ted Potter, Jr. |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | T60 |
| Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
References
- ↑ Uchiyama, David (17 June 2015). "Bound for U.S. Open, Jaeger proud to call Chattanooga home". Times Free Press. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Jaeger posts record low 72-hole aggregate". PGA Tour. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Jaeger matches lowest 72-hole score to par in Web.com Tour history". PGA Tour. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "From 58 to victory: A special week for Jaeger". PGA Tour. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
- Stephan Jäger at the PGA Tour official site
- Stephan Jäger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site