Stephan Jaeger achieves rare PGA Championship feat only done twice in last 40 years
Aronimink has provided a far tougher test for players at the PGA Championship than expected. Some said the winning score could be as low as 20-under, which would threaten the lowest score in major championship history.
Photo by Maddie Meyer/PGA of America/PGA of America via Getty Images Aronimink has provided a far tougher test for players at the PGA Championship than expected. Some said the winning score could be as low as 20-under, which would threaten the lowest score in major championship history. But instead, four under par leads the field after two days of action.
The combination of wind, long rough, and tricky pin positions meant there were plenty of bogeys out there for players. But not Stephan Jaeger, who finished even par on Friday to keep him one shot off the lead. And in doing so, he did something that’s only been done twice in the last 40 years at the PGA Championship.
Photo by Maddie Meyer/PGA of America/PGA of America via Getty Images Stephan Jaeger third player in 40 years of PGA Championship to make 18 pars in a round Jaeger achieved his score of even par without a birdie or a bogey, and in doing so, he became the third player since 1986 to score 18 straight pars in a round at the PGA Championship. The other two players to do so were Franklin Langham in 2001 at Atlanta Athletic Club and Richard Green in 2011 at Atlanta Athletic Club. Jaeger joined them in his second round in 2026.
Jaeger is also the first player to hold at least a share of the first round lead at the PGA and follow it up with a bogey-free round two since Nick Price in 1994. Price went on to win the event. That’s the good news.