Chattanooga vital to Stephan Jaeger’s journey to Paris Olympics
July 28, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.
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DOUG FERGUSON / The Associated Press
AP photo by Chris Carlson / Stephan Jaeger hits his tee shot on the third hole at Quail Hollow Club during the third round of the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship on May 11 in Charlotte, N.C. Jaeger, a 35-year-old longtime Chattanooga resident who played at Baylor School and UTC, will make his Olympic debut when he represents his native Germany this week at the Paris Games.
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Stephan Jaeger has a history of introducing himself with a number on his scorecard rather than explaining his German roots, his subtle Tennessee accent and a winding path that eventually led him to Le Golf National for the Paris Olympics.
Xander Schauffele, fresh off winning the British Open last week for his second major championship of the year, was playing the host course of the 2024 Summer Games on Sunday when Jaeger's name came up in conversation.
"I was there that week. Had no idea who he was," Schauffele, a 30-year-old Californian who will represent the United States when the men's individual tournament tees off Thursday, said of the longtime Chattanooga resident.
"That week" was a reference to the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic, a tournament on the PGA Tour's developmental circuit currently known as the Korn Ferry Tour.
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