58!! Jaeger Sets New Web.com Tour Single Round Record

Stephan Jaeger made 12 birdies and 6 pars en route to a 58 on Thursday in the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic.

The 27-year-old German and three-time Southern Conference player of the year from Tennessee Chattanooga told the AP breaking 60 was on his mind the entire back nine.

"It pretty much was in my head the whole back nine," Jaeger said.

On the final hole, he hit a 3-wood off the tee and hit a layup to 95 yards.

"We had a good strategy for that hole," Jaeger said. "I was going to play it as a three-shot hole and take the bunker out of play off the tee and at worse make par."

The Web.com Tour Instagram page had some nice coverage:

History is made. Stephan Jaeger has shot 58. 🔥⛳️👍

A video posted by Web.com Tour (@webdotcomtour) on Jul 28, 2016 at 7:11pm PDT

Happy times. 🔥⛳️

A video posted by Web.com Tour (@webdotcomtour) on Jul 28, 2016 at 7:17pm PDT

The anatomy of history. ⛳️

A photo posted by Web.com Tour (@webdotcomtour) on Jul 28, 2016 at 8:00pm PDT

The record-setting scorecard. ⛳️

A photo posted by Web.com Tour (@webdotcomtour) on Jul 28, 2016 at 7:41pm PDT

Comments

[Punxsutawney Figjam]

Expect rounds of Jaeger Bombs were consumed in the clubhouse bar afterwards

[KLG]

And with a "5" on the card!

[Tighthead]

That is a month worth of 2s for me.

[3foot1]

I often shoot four 2's on one hole.

[PA PLAYA]

@ Tighthead +1

[digsouth]

For 2 years i have been predicticting a 57 on one of the pro tours.

Waht abut the 62 on the Ladies Brit Open on Thursday----why hasn't that been noted as the lowest Major round, finally breaking the 63 wall, or did I just miss it?

Congrats! Lots of great golf from the ladies, and a awesome looking golf course! And Judy Rankin!

[Tom Ierubino]

62 has been shot twice before in a women's major. But that's not the record .... 61 is. See:

http://www.lpga.com/news/2016-news-and-notes-first-round-ricoh-womens-british-open

[digsouth]

thanks, Tom

[PG]

http://golfweek.com/2016/07/29/pga-championship-web-tour-58-stephan-jaeger-tony-finau/ He now leads by 5

[PG]

https://twitter.com/PGATOURmedia/status/759166602164088832

[KS]

That is SO awesome, well done pal!!