The pressure was literally on until the final hole at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open. Stephan Jaeger proved that what he’s been doing on the PGA Tour since last season is no fluke, while Scottie Scheffler once again proved that he can’t win it all, but he can almost.
Stephan Jaeger won the Houston Open with a score of 12 under. It is the German’s first win on the PGA Tour (he has won six times on the Korn Ferry Tour). Jaeger played his 72 holes with 19 birdies and seven bogeys, an efficiency that earned him the title against rivals with much more illustrious careers.
Scottie Scheffler was responsible for keeping the Houston Open nail-biting right up until the final hole, as he had the possibility of forcing a playoff in his putter. However, the world number one missed a 5-foot putt on the 18th to finish T2.
One of the four players tied with Scheffler was defending champion Tony Finau, who led the 2024 Houston Open after a record round of 62, but lost a lot of ground on moving day with a 72. Finau made a strong effort to make up the lost ground, but finished one shot behind Jaeger.
After his victory at the Houston Open, the champion said Memorial Park Municipal Golf Course had been a real challenge for him. He told the PGA Tour News Service:
“I just tried to stay inside myself. Birdies eluded me on the back nine. But this golf course plays tough, especially when you’re in the lead. I’m just super happy.
With this victory at the Houston Open, Stephan Jaeger earned an invitation to the Masters Tournament, which will be played at Augusta National Golf Course in two weeks.
Texas Children’s Houston Open: Leaderboard and money breakdown
This is the complete leaderboard and money breakdown for the 2024 Houston Open:
- 1 Stephan Jaeger (-12) $1,638,000
- T2 Tony Finau (-11) $553,735
- T2 Taylor Moore (-11) $553,735
- T2 Thomas Detry (-11) $553,735
- T2 Alejandro Tosti (-11) $553,735
- T2 Scottie Scheffler (-11) $553,735
- T7 Billy Horschel (-10) $276,412
- T7 Aaron Rai (-10) $276,412
- T7 Max Greyserman (-10) $276,412
- T7 David Skinns (-10) $276,412
- T11 Alex Noren (-9) $211,575
- T11 Nick Dunlap (-9) $211,575
- T11 Akshay Bhatia (-9) $211,575
- T14 Mackenzie Hughes (-8) $166,075
- T14 Davis Riley (-8) $166,075
- T14 Tom Hoge (-8) $166,075
- T17 Si Woo Kim (-7) $134,225
- T17 Erik Barnes (-7) $134,225
- T17 Victor Perez (-7) $134,225
- T17 Chad Ramey (-7) $134,225
- T21 Davis Thompson (-6) $88,725
- T21 Gary Woodland (-6) $88,725
- T21 Cam Davis (-6) $88,725
- T21 Matti Schmid (-6) $88,725
- T21 Joe Highsmith (-6) $88,725
- T21 Nate Lashley (-6) $88,725
- T21 Jacob Bridgeman (-6) $88,725
- T28 Sahith Theegala (-5) $65,065
- T28 Justin Lower (-5) $65,065
- T28 Harry Hall (-5) $65,065
- T31 Wyndham Clark (-4) $54,418
- T31 Mark Hubbard (-4) $54,418
- T31 Martin Laird (-4) $54,418
- T31 K.H. Lee (-4) $54,418
- T31 Ryan Moore (-4) $54,418
- T36 Jhonattan Vegas (-3) $39,635
- T36 Joseph Bramlett (-3) $39,635
- T36 Taylor Pendrith (-3) $39,635
- T36 Ben Griffin (-3) $39,635
- T36 Wilson Furr (-3) $39,635
- T36 Peter Malnati (-3) $39,635
- T36 J.J. Spaun (-3) $39,635
- T36 Kurt Kitayama (-3) $39,635
- T36 Ben Silverman (-3) $39,635
- T45 Greyson Sigg (-2) $25,503
- T45 Roger Sloan (-2) $25,503
- T45 Bud Cauley (-2) $25,503
- T45 Daniel Berger (-2) $25,503
- T45 Chandler Phillips (-2) $25,503
- T45 S.H. Kim (-2) $25,503
- T45 Cameron Champ (-2) $25,503
- T45 Kevin Dougherty (-2) $25,503
- T53 Ryan Brehm (-1) $21,521
- T53 Andrew Novak (-1) $21,521
- T53 Austin Cook (-1) $21,521
- T53 Chan Kim (-1) $21,521
- T57 Chris Gotterup (E) $20,475
- T57 Nick Hardy (E) $20,475
- T57 Beau Hossler (E) $20,475
- T57 Pierceson Coody (E) $20,475
- T57 Sam Stevens (E) $20,475
- T57 Lanto Griffin (E) $20,475
- T57 Adam Svensson (E) $20,475
- T64 Sam Ryder (+1) $19,383
- T64 Tyson Alexander (+1) $19,383
- T64 Adam Long (+1) $19,383
- T64 Michael Kim (+1) $19,383
- T64 Harrison Endycott (+1) $19,383
- T69 Scott Gutschewski (+2) $18,655
- T69 Callum Tarren (+2) $18,655
- T69 Garrick Higgo (+2) $18,655
- T72 Sam Bennett (+3) $18,200
- T72 James Hahn (+3) $18,200
- T74 Patrick Rodgers (+4) $17,654
- T74 Emilio Gonzalez (+4) $17,654
- T74 Ryan Palmer (+4) $17,654
- T74 Will Zalatoris (+4) $17,654
- T78 Ryan Fox (+5) $17,017
- T78 Dylan Wu (+5) $17,017
- T78 Raul Pereda (+5) $17,017
- 81 Adrien Dumont de Chassart (+6) $16,653
- 82 Aaron Baddeley (+7) $16,471
- 83 Vincent Norrman (+8) $16,289
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