Stephan Jäger
Stephan Jäger | ||
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Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year 2020–21 | |
Stephan Patrick Jäger (
Amateur career
Jäger attended the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and played collegiate golf at
Professional career
Jäger qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open where he shot 74–80 to miss the cut.[5]
At the 2016
Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | In | Total |
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Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
Score | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 58 |
In 2017, Jäger won twice on the Web.com Tour, finishing fifth on the regular-season money list and earning a PGA Tour card for the 2017–18 season. In May 2018, ranked 161st in the FedEx Cup and having failed to qualify for The Players Championship, Jäger played in and won the Web.com Tour's Knoxville Open, his fourth victory on that tour. After failing to finish in either the top 125 of the FedEx Cup or the Web.com Tour's top 25, Jäger regained his PGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour Finals.[9]
Back on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020, Jäger picked up his fifth title on the tour at the
During the 2021–22 PGA Tour season, Jäger finished in the top 10 twice; T6 at the Wells Fargo Championship and solo 5th at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.[14]
On 31 March 2024, Jäger claimed his first PGA Tour win at the
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 31 Mar 2024 | Texas Children's Houston Open
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−12 (69-66-66-67=268) | 1 stroke | Thomas Detry, Tony Finau, Taylor Moore, Scottie Scheffler, Alejandro Tosti |
Korn Ferry Tour wins (6)
Legend |
Championship Series (1) |
Other Korn Ferry Tour (5) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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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 Xinjun |
3 | 11 Jun 2017 | Rust-Oleum Championship | −14 (68-67-68-71=274) | 2 strokes | Ted Potter Jr. |
4 | 13 May 2018 | Knoxville Open | −16 (68-72-64-64=268) | 3 strokes | Im Sung-jae |
5 | 16 Aug 2020 | Albertsons Boise Open | −22 (65-64-65-68=262) | 2 strokes | Dan McCarthy, Brandon Wu |
6 | 4 Apr 2021 | Emerald Coast Classic | −14 (67-67-66-66=266) | Playoff | David Lipsky |
*Note: The 2017 BMW Charity Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2021 | Emerald Coast Classic | David Lipsky | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 2021 | Rex Hospital Open
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Mito Pereira | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T60 | ||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | T50 | |||||
U.S. Open | T34 | |||||
The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T44 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2006[16]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2011
Professional
See also
- 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
- List of golfers with most Korn Ferry Tour wins
- Lowest rounds of golf
References
- ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide 2018–19" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 2-114. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Bentley, Coleman (1 April 2024). "Joel Dahmen shouting "Jaeger bomb!" after Stephan Jaeger's Houston Open win is what friends are for". Golf Digest. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- OWGR. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Stephan Jaeger". PGA Tour. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Web.com Tour 2018 Finals Money List". PGA Tour. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Woodard, Adam (16 August 2020). "Stephan Jaeger wins Boise Open for fifth Korn Ferry Tour title". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Romine, Brentley (30 August 2020). "From Monday qualifiers to U.S. Open berth, Brandon Wu wins KFT Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Bolton, Rob (8 September 2020). "Fantasy preview for 2020-2021 season". PGA Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Stephan Jaeger, Greyson Sigg win 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour player awards". PGA Tour. 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Stephan Jaeger – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Jaeger wins Houston Open for 1st PGA Tour title. Scheffler's bid for 3 in a row ends on 5-foot putt". Associated Press News. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
- Stephan Jäger at the PGA Tour official site
- Stephan Jäger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site