Stephan Jaeger clinched his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Texas Children's Houston Open, thwarting Scottie Scheffler's attempt at a third consecutive win. Scheffler narrowly missed a birdie putt on the final hole, falling one shot short. Jaeger secured the win with nine straight pars and avoided a playoff when Scheffler missed a 5-foot birdie putt. Jaeger's triumph marks his 135th PGA Tour event. The victory grants Jaeger entry into the 2024 Masters field.
Jaeger wins Houston Open for 1st PGA Tour title. Scheffler’s bid for 3 in a row ends on 5-foot putt https://t.co/wG86jJJCaz
Jaeger holds off Scheffler to claim first PGA Tour win at Houston Open https://t.co/uuzgzr5OEq
Stephan Jaeger wins Houston Open for 1st PGA Tour title https://t.co/X2eCEkcPvA https://t.co/n3KqTFC9su
Stephan Jaeger held off world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday to claim the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open, his first win on the PGA Tour. https://t.co/ysKYXIajdR
Stephan Jaeger joins the 2024 Masters field with win in Houston Open https://t.co/YjXp9uuFQS
Stephan Jaeger won his first PGA Tour event in his 135th attempt, closing with nine straight pars for a 3-under 67 and avoiding a playoff when Scottie Scheffler missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday. https://t.co/uRosSbB654
Stephan Jaeger wins Houston Open for his first PGA Tour victory https://t.co/Cva67SiHn8
Scottie Scheffler's bid to get his 3rd straight win falls short. 😬 (🎥: @PGATOUR) https://t.co/MJ4nLB1ez4 https://t.co/4vOh8d96oC
Stephan Jaeger played spoiler to Scottie Scheffler's hopes of a 3rd straight win with a 1-stroke win at the Houston Open. 👏 https://t.co/N3m9Tnn68S https://t.co/7u3APGaX4t
Scottie Scheffler managed to miss this putt that would’ve forced a playoff and kept his dreams of winning three consecutive events alive @ForePlayPod https://t.co/9aoEzIxOoi
Scottie Scheffler entered the Houston Open as the +250 favorite, attempting to win three tournaments in a row. He had this putt to force a playoff. 🫣 https://t.co/udsmcGcqKl
Scottie Scheffler was THIS close to forcing a playoff 🫣 Stephan Jaeger wins the Houston Open, his first career PGA TOUR victory! https://t.co/49KHrubdei
To force a playoff ... A narrow miss by Scottie Scheffler whose bid to win three straight falls one shot short https://t.co/RMgjfQB7u3
Scottie Scheffler misses a short birdie putt on the last hole and Stephan Jaeger is a PGA Tour champion for the first time, taking the Texas Children's Houston Open and ending Scheffler's bid for three in a row.