Stephan JaegerFormer University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golfer Stephan Jaeger tied for eighth at the Web.com Tour qualifying school Tuesday.
By finishing in the top 10, Jaeger will be exempt through the first three re-rankings of players — approximately 12 starts — according to the PGA Tour.
“Now I can set my schedule and it gives me room to take a week off,” Jaeger said by phone. “I want to come out hot and set my whole season up. I’m on the road to the PGA Tour. That’s my ultimate goal.”
Jaeger, who prepped at Baylor School, closed with a 7-under-par 65, including a 7-under 29 on his final nine holes. Jaeger shot 14 under in the six-round competition at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
“I’m feeling really exhausted,” he said. “It’s a long week with lots of golf. Obviously, if you’re in contention it wears you out a with six rounds in a row and two practice rounds. It was a marathon. Glad I capped it off the way I did.”