Bernhard Langer

Bernhard Langer
Langer in 2009
Personal information
Born (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957 (age 66)
Anhausen (today part of Diedorf municipality), Bavaria, West Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Anhausen, Germany
Spouse
Vikki Carol
(m. 1984)
Children4
Career
Turned professional1972
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins123
Highest ranking1 (6 April 1986)[1]
(3 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
European Tour42 (2nd all-time)
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia2
PGA Tour Champions46 (1st all-time)
European Senior Tour8 (Tied-7th all-time)
Other29 (regular)
1 (senior)
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters TournamentWon: 1985, 1993
PGA ChampionshipT21: 1987
U.S. OpenT4: 1987
The Open Championship2nd/T2: 1981, 1984
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2001/2002[a][2] (member page)
European Tour
official money list winner/
Order of Merit winner
1981, 1984
European Tour
Golfer of the Year
1985, 1993
PGA Tour Champions
money list winner
2008, 2009, 2010,
2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2020–21
PGA Tour Champions
Player of the Year
2008, 2009, 2010,
2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2020–21
Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year
2008
PGA Tour Champions
Byron Nelson Award
2008, 2009, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017,
2018
PGA Tour Champions
Charles Schwab Cup winner
2010, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2018, 2020–21
Payne Stewart Award2018

Bernhard Langer (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnhaʁt ˈlaŋɐ] ; born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first number one ranked player following the creation of the Sony Ranking (now the Official World Golf Ranking).

Langer is one of five golfers who have won professional golf events on all six continents where golf is played. He has victories on all the premiere tours, with 42 wins on the European Tour (2nd most all-time), three on the PGA Tour, and numerous international victories; including wins on the Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour, Australasian Tour, and the Tour de las Américas.

The highlights of Langer's career are his two major championships. His first major win came at the 1985 Masters Tournament, where Langer won by two strokes over runners-up Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd and Curtis Strange. His second major came at the 1993 Masters Tournament with a four-shot victory over Chip Beck. Langer has also finished runner-up on two occasions at The Open Championship (1981 and 1984). In 2020 Langer became the oldest player in Masters history to make the tournament cut, at age 63. This record has since been overcome by Fred Couples in 2023.

After turning 50, Langer has established himself as the most successful player in the history of the PGA Tour Champions. He has won a record 12 senior major championships, been the money leader in a record 11 seasons and a record 7 times in a row. He has the most PGA Tour Champions career wins and is one of only two players who have achieved the career Senior Grand Slam (winning each of the five major championships at least once during one's career). He has won the 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2019 Senior Open Championship, the 2010 U.S. Senior Open and 2023 U.S. Senior Open, the 2016 and 2017 Regions Tradition, the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship, and the 2017 Senior PGA Championship.

  1. ^ "Week 14 1986 Ending 6 Apr 1986" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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