FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2016, file photo, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry follows his shot from the 14th fairway of the Silverado Resort North Course during the pro-am event of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament, in Napa, Calif. Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is set to test his golf game against the pros. The Web.com Tour announced Wednesday, June 28, 2017, that Curry, who recently won his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, will play in the Ellie Mae Classic. The event at TPC Stonebrae runs from Aug. 3-6.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Jaegar and Curry
Man, what a cool deal for Baylor School grad and Web.com Tour money-leader Stephan Jaegar this week.
He returns to the site of his first Web.com victory at the Ellie Mae Classic, when he shot a 58 at this event last year on his way to a runaway victory. He got all the way to 30-under at this event last year, matching the all-time low score in relation to par in Web.com Tour history.
He returns ranked No. 3 on the money list with $252,871 in earnings this year. It’s a number that, with seven events on the schedule after this one, is all-but assuredly going to allow Jaegar to finish in the top 25 and secure his PGA Tour card for the 2017-18 season. (That would mean there would be three Baylor School grads on Tour next year, which is pretty awesome.)
News came Tuesday evening that come 8:55 California time, teeing off the 10th tee will be the group of Sam Ryder, Jaegar and some dude named Stephen Curry. (The threesome will tee off at 5:15 Eastern on Friday, so there will be a lot of Jaegar on The Golf Channel come Friday evening for sure.)