Stephan Jäger triumphs at the Albertsons Boise Open

Stephan Jäger secured his fifth title on the Korn Ferry Tour with the Albertsons Boise Open at the Hillcrest Country Club. The 31-year-old, born in Munich, is one of the 13 most successful players to have five or more wins on the second American golf tour. The American by choice is still missing two titles on Jason Gore, who currently has seven wins in the sun.

Stephan Jäger: I feel good when I feel uncomfortable! “

On the day of the final, 31-year-old Stephan Jäger (-22) was given a round of 68 on the par 71 course to secure his fifth title on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was preceded by rounds of 65, 64 and 65. An almost flawless round with an eagle, two birdies and the third bogey in his entire tournament should be the key to success. In the end, the German wins by two strokes ahead of the Americans Dan McCarthy and Brandon Wu (both -20).

“I feel good when I feel uncomfortable,” said Jaeger after the win and added: “I only feel uncomfortable when I’m in the lead. My goal is that every time I play It was a bit of a drought, of course I was on the PGA Tour last year and I want to win a tournament like that, but this year I’m on the Korn Ferry Tour so I’ll try to do that until next August as many as possible to win. “

“I feel comfortable being uncomfortable.”

With a final-round 68 @Boise_Open, Germany’s Stephan Jaeger (@SJ_Sedl_Golf) embraced his emotions and captured his fifth #KornFerryTour title. https://t.co/i2W8ZIbzPo

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) August 17, 2020

Stephan Jäger with good chances for the US Open?

With the victory, Stephan Jäger jumps to the top in the current ranking and can justifiably hope to participate in the US Open. The top five players on the Korn Ferry Tour leaderboard will be given a slot for the prestigious major. Even if nothing has been decided yet, there is currently no way around a hunter in this condition.

“It would be great to play at the US Open because I could see Jason Gore and try to break his record,” says Jäger with a smile. “I’ll come and get you Jason! It would be great to play at the US Open, but after this win it’s kind of the icing on the cake. I have to play well on this tour to get what I want to achieve, namely to come back on the PGA Tour.

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