Bernhard Langer
| Bernhard Langer | |
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 Bernhard Langer in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bernhard Langer |
| Born | (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957 Anhausen (today part of Diedorf municipality), Bavaria, West Germany |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. Anhausen, Germany |
| Spouse | Vikki Carol (m. 1984) |
| Children | Jackie, Stefan, Christina, Jason |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1972 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 112 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| European Tour | 42 (2nd all time) |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 38 (2nd all time) |
| European Senior Tour | 6 |
| Other | 28 (regular) 1 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1985, 1993 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 1987 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd/T2: 1981, 1984 |
| PGA Championship | T21: 1987 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2001/2002[1][2](member page) |
| Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | 2006 |
| European Tour Order of Merit winner | 1981, 1984 |
| European Tour Player of the Year | 1985, 1993 |
| Champions Tour Rookie of the Year | 2008 |
Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year) | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour Money List Winner) | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour lowest scoring average) | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour) | 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| Payne Stewart Award | 2018 |
Bernhard Langer ([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 official number one ranked player. After turning 50, he established himself as one of the most successful players on PGA Tour Champions and has won a record 10 senior major championships: the 2010, 2014 and 2017 Senior Open Championship, the 2010 U.S. Senior Open, the 2016 and 2017 Regions Tradition, the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship, and 2017 Senior PGA Championship. In the senior majors, Langer has competed in 48 events and has finished in the top-5 and top-10 in 24 (50%) and 38 (79%) of them, respectively.
Contents
1 Life and work
2 Professional wins (112)
2.1 European Tour wins (42)
2.2 PGA Tour wins (3)
2.3 Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
2.4 Asian Tour wins (1)
2.5 Other wins (27)
2.6 PGA Tour Champions wins (38)
2.7 European Senior Tour wins (6)
2.8 Other senior wins (1)
3 Major championships
3.1 Wins (2)
3.2 Results timeline
3.3 Summary
4 Senior major championships
4.1 Wins (10)
4.2 Senior results timeline
5 Team appearances
6 See also
7 Notes and references
8 External links
Life and work
Bernhard Langer at an international tournament in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, in 1985
Langer was born in the village of Anhausen, which today is a part of Diedorf municipality, near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He turned professional in 1972 and has won many events in Europe and the United States, including The Masters in 1985 and 1993. He was the inaugural World Number 1 when the Official World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 (but deferred his induction until 2002).[2] He ranks second in career wins on the European Tour (42) and has also played regularly on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, especially in the late 1980s and since 2000. He finished in a tie for fifth at The Open Championship the month before he turned 48, and regained a ranking in the top 100 three months before he turned 50. Along with Gary Player, David Graham, Hale Irwin and Justin Rose, Langer is one of only five players to have won official tournaments on all six continents on which golf is played. He played on 10 Ryder Cup teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002) and was the non-playing captain of the victorious European team in 2004.
Langer has battled the yips, having a strong tendency to flinch or twitch during putting.[3] He has changed his putter grip numerous times in an attempt to cure the problem.[4] In the 1991 Ryder Cup, Langer missed a five-foot putt that would have tied the Ryder Cup and allowed the European team to retain the trophy.
Langer has been married to his American wife Vikki Carol since 1984. They have four children: Jackie, Stefan, Christina, and Jason. They maintain homes in Langer's birthplace of Anhausen and in Boca Raton, Florida. Langer is known to be a devout Christian.[5]
In 2006, in recognition of his contribution to the sport of golf, Langer was appointed as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).[6] In his native Germany, Langer has received multiple honors, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Silver Laurel Leaf (Silbernes Lorbeerblatt),[7] which is the highest German sport award. In July 2016, he was inducted into Germany's Sport Hall of Fame.[8]
In 2015, Langer became the first player since Arnold Palmer (1984–85) to win the Constellation Senior Players Championship in back-to-back years. It was also the last year that Langer was allowed to use the anchor putter, which the USGA banned effective 1 January 2016. At the 2016 Masters, Langer was in the second to last group in the final round only two shots back, but fell to a tie for 24th.[9]
In 2016, Langer claimed the Regions Tradition title for his sixth senior major championship. He won by a six stroke margin over Olin Browne. This was his 100th professional win and the first time Langer had won the title. His capture of the 2017 Senior PGA Championship completed a career Grand Slam. The Regions Tradition title had also made him only the second golfer, after Jack Nicklaus, with wins in four different senior major championships. Later in 2016 he wrote history by becoming the first three-time winner of the Constellation Senior Players Championship and wins it for third straight year. The result also meant that only Nicklaus had won more senior majors than Langer. In November, he won his fourth Charles Schwab Cup and his third in a row.
In January 2017, US president Donald Trump used a story about Langer's failed attempt at voting in the United States to justify an investigation of voter fraud in the 2016 US presidential election. The story was covered in several media outlets.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Since Langer is a citizen only of Germany, he was not eligible to vote.[16]
Langer won three more senior majors in 2017 to become the most decorated player in the senior ranks of all-time. In total, he won seven titles – but he did not win the season-ending Schwab Cup. Instead, Kevin Sutherland, who was fifth in the Order of Merit heading into the final event of the season, won that to lift the trophy in what was his only win of the season. Langer subsequently called the playoff process 'unfair'.[17]
Langer's total career earnings up to 2018 on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions were more than US$36 million.[18]
In September 2018, Langer received the Payne Stewart Award.
In November 2018, Langer won his fifth Charles Schwab Cup. This brought his lifetime earnings in the Charles Schwab Cup to $7,000,000.
Professional wins (112)
European Tour wins (42)
Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Flagship events (3) |
| Other European Tour (37) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Oct 1980 | Dunlop Masters | −14 (70-65-67-68=270) | 5 strokes |  Brian Barnes |
| 2 | 2 Aug 1981 | German Open | −12 (67-69-64-72=272) | 1 stroke |  Tony Jacklin |
| 3 | 27 Sep 1981 | Bob Hope British Classic | −16 (67-65-68=200) | 5 strokes | Peter Oosterhuis |
| 4 | 1 Aug 1982 | Lufthansa German Open (2) | −9 (73-71-69-66=279) | Playoff | Bill Longmuir |
| 5 | 1 May 1983 | Italian Open | −17 (67-69-67-68=271) | Playoff |  Seve Ballesteros, Ken Brown |
| 6 | 26 Jun 1983 | Glasgow Golf Classic | −6 (70-66-66-72=274) | 1 stroke |  Vicente Fernández |
| 7 | 18 Sep 1983 | St. Mellion Timeshare TPC | −11 (69-68-66-66=269) | 2 strokes | Paul Way |
| 8 | 20 May 1984 | Peugeot Open de France | −18 (68-71-67-64=270) | 1 stroke | José Rivero |
| 9 | 29 Jul 1984 | KLM Dutch Open | −13 (64-68-69-74=275) | 4 strokes |  Graham Marsh |
| 10 | 5 Aug 1984 | Carroll's Irish Open | −21 (68-66-67-66=267) | 4 strokes | Mark James |
| 11 | 14 Oct 1984 | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | −13 (73-68-72-62=275) | 2 strokes | Howard Clark |
| 12 | 14 Apr 1985 | Masters Tournament | −6 (72-74-68-68=282) | 2 strokes | Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd, Curtis Strange |
| 13 | 25 Aug 1985 | Lufthansa German Open (3) | −27 (61-60-62=183) | 7 strokes | Michael McLean, Mark McNulty |
| 14 | 1 Sep 1985 | Panasonic European Open | −11 (66-72-64-67=269) | 3 strokes |  John O'Leary |
| 15 | 31 Aug 1986 | German Open (4) | −15 (75-65-66-67=273) | Playoff | Rodger Davis |
| 16 | 19 Oct 1986 | Lancome Trophy | −14 (67-69-68-70=274) | Shared title with Seve Ballesteros | |
| 17 | 25 May 1987 | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | −18 (66-69-68-67=270) | 4 strokes | Seve Ballesteros |
| 18 | 5 Jul 1987 | Carroll's Irish Open (2) | −19 (67-68-66-68=269) | 10 strokes | Sandy Lyle |
| 19 | 8 May 1988 | Epson Grand Prix of Europe | 4 & 3 | Mark McNulty | |
| 20 | 30 Apr 1989 | Peugeot Spanish Open (2) | −7 (70-72-67-72=281) | 3 strokes | José Maria Cañizares, Paul Carrigill |
| 21 | 8 Oct 1989 | German Masters | −12 (67-71-70-68=276) | 1 stroke | José María Olazábal, Payne Stewart |
| 22 | 22 Apr 1990 | Cepsa Madrid Open | −18 (70-67-66-67=270) | 1 stroke | Rodger Davis |
| 23 | 14 Oct 1990 | Austrian Open | −17 (65-66-72-68=271) | Playoff | Lanny Wadkins |
| 24 | 21 Apr 1991 | Benson & Hedges International Open | −2 (73-68-75-70=286) | 2 strokes |  Vijay Singh |
| 25 | 6 Oct 1991 | Mercedes German Masters (2) | −13 (68-72-67-68=275) | Playoff | Rodger Davis |
| 26 | 26 Jul 1992 | Heineken Dutch Open (2) | −11 (68-68-69-72=277) | Playoff | Gordon Brand, Jnr |
| 27 | 11 Oct 1992 | Honda Open | −15 (69-65-70-69=273) | 3 strokes |  Darren Clarke |
| 28 | 11 Apr 1993 | Masters Tournament (2) | −11 (68-70-69-70=277) | 4 strokes | Chip Beck |
| 29 | 31 May 1993 | Volvo PGA Championship (2) | −14 (70-69-67-68=274) | 6 strokes | Gordon Brand, Jnr, Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo |
| 30 | 29 Aug 1993 | Volvo German Open (5) | −19 (65-68-70-66=269) | 5 strokes | Robert Allenby, Peter Baker |
| 31 | 3 Jul 1994 | Murphy's Irish Open (3) | −13 (70-68-70-67=275) | 1 stroke | Robert Allenby, John Daly |
| 32 | 30 Oct 1994 | Volvo Masters | −8 (71-62-73-70=276) | 1 stroke | Seve Ballesteros, Vijay Singh |
| 33 | 29 May 1995 | Volvo PGA Championship (3) | −9 (67-73-68-71=279) | 1 stroke | Michael Campbell, Per-Ulrik Johansson |
| 34 | 11 Jun 1995 | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe (2) | −18 (67-66-68-69=270) | 6 strokes | Jamie Spence |
| 35 | 1 Oct 1995 | Smurfit European Open (2) | −8 (74-70-68-68=280) | Playoff | Barry Lane |
| 36 | 4 May 1997 | Conte Of Florence Italian Open (2) | −15 (71-69-69-64=273) | 1 stroke | José María Olazábal |
| 37 | 11 May 1997 | Benson & Hedges International Open (2) | −12 (70-66-71-69=276) | 2 strokes |  Ian Woosnam |
| 38 | 10 Aug 1997 | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | −20 (70-67-64-63=264) | 4 strokes | Niclas Fasth, Ignacio Garrido, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 39 | 5 Oct 1997 | Linde German Masters (3) | −21 (68-69-60-70=267) | 6 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 40 | 29 Jul 2001 | TNT Dutch Open (3) | −15 (69-67-67-66=269) | Playoff | Warren Bennett |
| 41 | 7 Oct 2001 | Linde German Masters (4) | −22 (67-64-68-67=266) | 1 stroke | John Daly, Fredrik Jacobson |
| 42 | 10 Nov 2002 | Volvo Masters Andalucia (2) | −3 (71-71-72-67=281) | Shared title with Colin Montgomerie | |
* Langer and Montgomerie agreed to share the 2002 Volvo Masters Andalucia after failing light caused play to halt after 2 holes of a playoff.
European Tour playoff record (8–6–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | Tony Jacklin | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1982 | Lufthansa German Open | Bill Longmuir | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1983 | Italian Open | Seve Ballesteros, Ken Brown | Won with birdie on second extra hole Ballesteros eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 1985 | Carroll's Irish Open | Seve Ballesteros | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1986 | German Open | Rodger Davis | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 6 | 1986 | Lancome Trophy | Seve Ballesteros | Playoff abandoned after four holes due to darkness; tournament shared |
| 7 | 1987 | German Masters | Sandy Lyle | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 8 | 1990 | Peugeot Open de France | Philip Walton | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 9 | 1990 | Austrian Open | Lanny Wadkins | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 10 | 1991 | Mercedes German Masters | Rodger Davis | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 11 | 1992 | Heineken Dutch Open | Gordon Brand, Jnr | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 12 | 1992 | BMW International Open | Paul Azinger, Glen Day, Anders Forsbrand, Mark James | Azinger won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 13 | 1995 | Smurfit European Open | Barry Lane | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 14 | 1996 | Peugeot Open de France | Robert Allenby | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 15 | 2001 | TNT Dutch Open | Warren Bennett | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 16 | 2002 | Volvo Masters Andalucia | Colin Montgomerie | Playoff abandoned after two holes due to darkness; tournament shared |
PGA Tour wins (3)
Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Apr 1985 | Masters Tournament | −6 (72-74-68-68=282) | 2 strokes | Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd, Curtis Strange |
| 2 | 21 Apr 1985 | Sea Pines Heritage | −11 (68-66-69-70=273) | Playoff | Bobby Wadkins |
| 3 | 11 Apr 1993 | Masters Tournament (2) | −11 (68-70-69-70=277) | 4 strokes | Chip Beck |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Sea Pines Heritage | Bobby Wadkins | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1986 | Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open | Bob Tway | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2007 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Jim Furyk,  Rory Sabbatini | Sabbatini won with birdie on the first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
- 1983 Casio World Open
Asian Tour wins (1)
1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters (Co-sanctioned with the Australasian Tour)
Other wins (27)
- 1975 German National Open Championship
- 1977 German National Open Championship
- 1979 German National Open Championship, German PGA Championship, Cacharel Under-25s Championship
- 1980 Colombian Open
- 1983 Johnnie Walker Open
- 1984 German National Open Championship
- 1985 Australian Masters, German National Open Championship, Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa)
- 1986 German National Open Championship
- 1987 German National Open Championship
- 1988 German National Open Championship
- 1989 German National Open Championship
- 1990 German National Open Championship, World Cup of Golf (with Torsten Giedeon)
- 1991 German National Open Championship, Hong Kong Open, Sun City Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa)
- 1992 German National Open Championship
- 1993 World Cup of Golf (individual champion)
- 1997 Argentine Masters
- 2005 MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge (with son Stefan)
- 2006 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge (with son Stefan), WGC-World Cup (with Marcel Siem)
- 2014 PNC Father Son Challenge (with son Jason)
Note: the German National Open Championship is a different event from the German Open listed five times in the European Tour wins section. That event was open to all comers, German and non-German. The German National Open Championship is "open" to German golfers whether they are amateur or professional.
PGA Tour Champions wins (38)
Legend |
| Senior major championships (10) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (28) |
Note: The U.S. senior tour was known as the Champions Tour during Langer's first nine seasons on that circuit (2007–2015). The PGA Tour rebranded the senior circuit as PGA Tour Champions effective with the 2016 season.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Oct 2007 | Administaff Small Business Classic | 62-65-64=191 | −25 | 8 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
| 2 | 7 Mar 2008 | Toshiba Classic | 65-65-69=199 | −14 | Playoff | Jay Haas |
| 3 | 30 Mar 2008 | Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort | 67-66-71=204 | −12 | 8 strokes | Lonnie Nielsen, Tim Simpson |
| 4 | 19 Oct 2008 | Administaff Small Business Classic (2) | 68-67-69=204 | −12 | 2 strokes | Lonnie Nielsen |
| 5 | 25 Jan 2009 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | 64-66-68=198 | −18 | 1 stroke | Andy Bean |
| 6 | 26 Apr 2009 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tom Lehman) | 61-66-62=189 | −27 | Playoff | Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler |
| 7 | 7 Jun 2009 | Triton Financial Classic | 65-69-67=201 | −15 | 6 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
| 8 | 12 Jul 2009 | 3M Championship | 67-68-65=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Andy Bean |
| 9 | 21 Feb 2010 | Allianz Championship | 67-65-67=199 | −17 | Playoff | John Cook |
| 10 | 18 Apr 2010 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am* | 67-66=133 | −9 | 1 stroke | Mark O'Meara, Mike Reid |
| 11 | 25 Jul 2010 | The Senior Open Championship | 67-71-69-72=279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Corey Pavin |
| 12 | 1 Aug 2010 | U.S. Senior Open | 69-68-68-67=272 | −8 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 13 | 29 Aug 2010 | Boeing Classic | 66-63-69=198 | −18 | 3 strokes | Nick Price |
| 14 | 20 Feb 2011 | The ACE Group Classic | 64-66-66=196 | −18 | 4 strokes | Fred Funk |
| 15 | 5 Aug 2012 | 3M Championship (2) | 67-69-62=198 | −18 | 2 strokes | David Peoples |
| 16 | 7 Oct 2012 | SAS Championship | 68-72-63=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Jay Don Blake |
| 17 | 17 Feb 2013 | ACE Group Classic (2) | 62-70-72=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jay Don Blake |
| 18 | 21 Apr 2013 | Greater Gwinnett Championship | 73-66-67=206 | −10 | 3 strokes | Tom Lehman, Tom Pernice, Jr. |
| 19 | 19 Jan 2014 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (2) | 66-64-64=194 | −22 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples, Jeff Sluman |
| 20 | 4 May 2014 | Insperity Invitational (3) | 66-68-71=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
| 21 | 29 Jun 2014 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | 65-64-66-70=265 | −15 | Playoff | Jeff Sluman |
| 22 | 27 Jul 2014 | The Senior Open Championship (2) | 65-66-68-67=266 | −18 | 13 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 23 | 17 Aug 2014 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | 67-67-66=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Woody Austin, Mark O'Meara |
| 24 | 14 Jun 2015 | Constellation Senior Players Championship (2) | 65-65-67-68=265 | −19 | 6 strokes | Kirk Triplett |
| 25 | 18 Oct 2015 | San Antonio Championship | 71-68-65=204 | −12 | 3 strokes | Scott Dunlap |
| 26 | 14 Feb 2016 | Chubb Classic (3) | 62-66-73=201 | −15 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 27 | 22 May 2016 | Regions Tradition | 66-69-69-67=271 | −17 | 6 strokes | Olin Browne |
| 28 | 12 Jun 2016 | Constellation Senior Players Championship (3) | 71-68-69-73=281 | +1 | 1 stroke | Joe Durant, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 29 | 28 Aug 2016 | Boeing Classic (2) | 69-67-67=203 | −13 | Playoff | Woody Austin, Kevin Sutherland |
| 30 | 21 Jan 2017 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (3)* | 64-65=129 | −15 | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
| 31 | 21 May 2017 | Regions Tradition (2) | 69-69-66-64=268 | −20 | 5 strokes | Scott Parel, Scott McCarron |
| 32 | 28 May 2017 | Senior PGA Championship | 65-67-70-68=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
| 33 | 30 Jul 2017 | The Senior Open Championship (3) | 69-74-65-72=280 | −4 | 3 strokes | Corey Pavin |
| 34 | 24 Sept 2017 | PURE Insurance Championship | 64-67-67=198 | −17 | 3 strokes | Jerry Kelly |
| 35 | 22 Oct 2017 | Dominion Charity Classic | 67-63-70=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Scott Verplank |
| 36 | 29 Oct 2017 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | 69-69-67=205 | −11 | Playoff | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 37 | 6 May 2018 | Insperity Invitational (4) | 63-72-70=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Bart Bryant, Paul Goydos, Jeff Maggert |
| 38 | 14 Oct 2018 | SAS Championship (2) | 62-67-65=194 | −22 | 6 strokes | Scott Parel |
* Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (6–6)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Toshiba Classic | Jay Haas | Won with birdie on seventh extra hole |
| 2 | 2009 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with Tom Lehman | Jeff Sluman & Craig Stadler | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2010 | Allianz Championship | John Cook | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2012 | AT&T Championship | David Frost | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 2013 | The Senior Open Championship | Mark Wiebe | Lost to par on fifth extra hole |
| 6 | 2013 | AT&T Championship | Kenny Perry | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 2014 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Jeff Sluman | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 8 | 2015 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Billy Andrade | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 9 | 2016 | Boeing Classic | Woody Austin, Kevin Sutherland | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 10 | 2017 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 11 | 2018 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Steve Flesch, Scott Parel | Flesch won with birdie on second extra hole Langer eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 12 | 2018 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf with Tom Lehman | Kirk Triplett & Paul Broadhurst | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
European Senior Tour wins (6)
Legend |
| Senior major championships (5) |
| Other European Senior Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep 2008 | Casa Serena Open | −12 (67-67-67=201) | 3 strokes | Ian Woosnam |
| 2 | 25 Jul 2010 | The Senior Open Championship | −5 (67-71-69-72=279) | 1 stroke | Corey Pavin |
| 3 | 1 Aug 2010 | U.S. Senior Open* | −8 (69-68-68-67=272) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 4 | 27 Jul 2014 | The Senior Open Championship (2) | −18 (65-66-68-67=266) | 13 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 5 | 28 May 2017 | Senior PGA Championship* | −18 (65-67-70-68=270) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
| 6 | 30 Jul 2017 | Senior Open Championship (3) | −4 (69-74-65-72=280) | 3 strokes | Corey Pavin |
* The U.S. Senior Open and Senior PGA Championship are unofficial money events on the European Senior Tour.
Note: The Senior Open Championship and the U.S. Senior Open are both co-sanctioned events by PGA Tour Champions and the European Senior Tour.
Other senior wins (1)
- 2012 Nedbank Champions Challenge
Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Masters Tournament | 2 shot deficit | −6 (72-74-68-68=282) | 2 strokes | Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd, Curtis Strange |
| 1993 | Masters Tournament (2) | 4 shot lead | −11 (68-70-69-70=277) | 4 strokes | Chip Beck |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||
PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | T31 | 1 | T16 | T7 | T9 | T26 | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T8 | T4 | CUT | T59 | ||||
The Open Championship | T51 | 2 | T13 | T56 | T2 | T3 | T3 | T17 | 69 | 80 |
PGA Championship | T32 | CUT | T21 | CUT | T61 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T7 | T32 | T31 | 1 | T25 | T31 | T36 | T7 | T39 | T11 |
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | T23 | T36 | DQ | CUT | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T48 | T9 | T59 | 3 | T60 | T24 | WD | T38 | CUT | T18 |
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T40 | CUT | T25 | 76 | T23 | T61 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T28 | T6 | T32 | CUT | T4 | T20 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Open | CUT | T40 | T35 | T42 | T33 | |||||
The Open Championship | T11 | T3 | T28 | CUT | T5 | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | T46 | CUT | T23 | T57 | T66 | T47 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T25 | T8 | CUT | T24 | CUT | T38 | |
U.S. Open | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T78 | T24 | ||||||
PGA Championship |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 25 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 24 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 106 | 72 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1994 Masters – 1996 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)
Senior major championships
Wins (10)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Senior Open Championship | 3 shot lead | −5 (67-71-69-72=279) | 1 stroke | Corey Pavin |
| 2010 | U.S. Senior Open | Tied for lead | −8 (69-68-68-67=272) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 2014 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | 3 shot lead | −15 (65-64-66-70=265) | Playoff1 | Jeff Sluman |
| 2014 | The Senior Open Championship (2) | 8 shot lead | −18 (65-66-68-67=266) | 13 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 2015 | Constellation Senior Players Championship (2) | 8 shot lead | −19 (65-65-67-68=265) | 6 strokes | Kirk Triplett |
| 2016 | Regions Tradition | 4 shot lead | −17 (66-69-69-67=271) | 6 strokes | Olin Browne |
| 2016 | Constellation Senior Players Championship (3) | 3 shot lead | +1 (71-68-69-73=281) | 1 stroke | Joe Durant, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 2017 | Regions Tradition (2) | 2 shot deficit | −20 (69-69-66-64=268) | 5 strokes | Scott Parel, Scott McCarron |
| 2017 | Senior PGA Championship | 1 shot deficit | −18 (65-67-70-68=270) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
| 2017 | The Senior Open Championship (3) | 4 shot lead | −4 (69-74-65-72=280) | 3 strokes | Corey Pavin |
1Defeated Jeff Sluman in a sudden death playoff with birdie on second extra hole
Senior results timeline
Results are not in chronological order before 2017.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Tradition | – | T7 | T17 | T10 | T2 | T10 | T9 | T5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Senior PGA Championship | – | 2 | T17 | T23 | T4 | T13 | T3 | 6 | T3 | 1 | ||
U.S. Senior Open | – | T6 | T22 | 1 | T9 | T2 | T14 | T9 | T3 | T11 | T18 | T16 |
Senior Players Championship | T13 | T7 | T5 | T9 | T6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T2 | T17 | |
The Senior Open Championship | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | T12 | T6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | T9 | 1 | 2 |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
World Cup (representing Germany): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1990 (winners), 1991, 1992, 1993 (individual winner), 1994, 1996, 2006 (winners)
Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1981, 1983, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied – retained trophy), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners), 2002 (winners), 2004 (non-playing captain – winners)
Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982 (captain)
Four Tours World Championship (representing Europe): 1985 (captain), 1986 (captain), 1987 (captain), 1989 (captain), 1990
Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Germany): 1992, 1994, 2000
Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners)
UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2001, 2002, 2003 (tie), 2004
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2010, 2012, 2013
See also
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
Notes and references
^ Langer was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 but deferred his induction until 2002
^ ab Profile at the World Golf Hall of Fame
^ James Wagner
(13 March 2009) James Wagner – Are the yips more than something in the head? LATimes
^ World Golf Hall of Fame Profile: Bernhard Langer. worldgolfhalloffame.org
^ Bernhard’s Story – Pg 3. bernhardlangerstory.com
^ "Honorary OBE Awarded to Bernard Langer". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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^ "Meldung 17 07 2016". www.hall-of-fame-sport.de. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
^ "Pros hail 'incredible' Bernhard Langer". bunkered. 9 April 2016.
^ "Golfer Bernhard Langer reportedly sparked Trump's unsubstantiated voter fraud claims". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Bernhard Langer blames media for Trump report". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Who Is Bernhard Langer?". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Bernhard Langer clarifies role in Trump story alleging voter fraud". news.go.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "German golfer Bernhard Langer disputes President Trump's story about unfounded voter fraud". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "German golfer Bernhard Langer: Voter fraud story used by Trump misconstrued". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Trump's Voter Fraud Example? A Troubled Tale With Bernhard Langer". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Inglis, Martin (13 November 2017). "Bernhard Langer critical of 'unfair' Schwab Cup". bunkered.
^ "All Time Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
External links
Official website (in German)
Bernhard Langer at the European Tour official site
Bernhard Langer at the PGA Tour official site
Bernhard Langer at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Bernhard Langer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site- Profile on about.com
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