SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Chattanooga senior Stephen Jaeger has been selected as the Southern Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for all competition from March 21-27.
Jaeger finished third in the Linger Longer Invitational, shooting a six-under par total of 210. He beat seven nationally-ranked players including No. 5 and fellow Ben Hogan Award candidate Stuart Thomas of Alabama. Jaeger carded two 68s to set a new UTC mark for career rounds in the 60s (24) passing former teammate Derek Rende (2007-10).
The finish marked the sixth top 10 and fourth top 5 this season for the Munich, Germany native. Jaeger led Chattanooga to third place in a field that included six top 50 programs.
The award is the fourth weekly honor in the career of the two-time SoCon Golfer of the Year.
Other Nominees: Casey Komline (Appalachian State), Shane Rogan (College of Charleston), Alex Ehlert (UNCG) and J.T. Poston (Western Carolina).
2012 SoCon Men's Golfers of the Week
Feb. 22 Richard Fountain, Davidson
Matt Broome, Furman
Feb. 29 Richard Fountain, Davidson
March 7 Casey O'Toole, Samford
March 14 Alex Ehlert, UNCG
March 21 Mark Joye, Wofford
March 28 Stephen Jaeger, Chattanooga