Jaeger holds off Scheffler to seal first PGA Tour win

Germany's Stephan Jaeger claimed his first PGA Tour title in the Texas Children’s Houston Open as Scottie Scheffler came up agonisingly short in his bid for a third straight victory.

Scheffler, who followed his five-shot win in the Arnold Palmer Invitational by becoming the first player ever to successfully defend the Players Championship, missed from six feet for birdie on the 18th to force a play-off.

The world number one had to settle for a share of second place with defending champion Tony Finau, Thomas Detry, Taylor Moore and Alejandro Tosti, who bogeyed the last to drop out of a share of the lead.

Jaeger, who was part of a five-way tie for the lead heading into the final round, carded four birdies and a bogey on the front nine before making nine straight pars to complete a closing 67.

The 34-year-old narrowly missed from 20 feet for birdie on the last and must have been preparing for extra holes before Scheffler’s surprising miss.

"He’s been playing some unbelievable golf," Jaeger said. "I played the Arnold Palmer and the Players with him and he’s such a great dude as well.

"It was such a blast the last couple of days to kind of fight with him and you just know he’s going to have some good stuff.

"I just tried to stay within myself, tried to make some birdies. Birdies kind of eluded me on the back nine there but this golf course plays a little difficult especially if you’re right around the lead.

"There’s so much trouble and I’m super happy obviously with the day."

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Asked about his birdie putt on the 18th, a disappointed Scheffler said: "I didn’t think it was going to move very much and I tried to hit it straight and I feel like I started right in the middle and looked like it broke off pretty hard, so