As reported Tuesday, former Baylor School and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golfer Stephan Jaeger qualified Monday in Springfield, Ohio, for the 2015 U.S. Open being played June 18-21 at Chambers Bay Links in the state of Washington.
How he did it was impressive. He shot 66 and 68 at Springfield Country Club for 6 under par for the 36 holes, tying him for third place in the qualifier.
Jaeger, who was an All-American at UTC and the only three-time Southern Conference men’s player of the year, is playing in a U.S. Open two years after a former Mocs teammate, Steven Fox, did so. Jaeger is playing this year on the Web.com Tour.
Area aces
King Jemison is a 16-year-old who made his first hole-in-one May 23 at Lookout Mountain. He used a 9 iron for the ace on No. 6, which was playing 118 yards. It was witnessed by Marshall and Bo Jemison, Chris and Riley Devaney and Jack Driscoll.
Gene Logan knocked in a hole-in-one on No. 4 at Brown Acres on May 31. He used a pitching wedge for the 112-yard shot witnessed by Rick Honeycutt Jr., Jim East and Mike Brown.