Bernhard Langer
| Bernhard Langer | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Bernhard Langer in 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bernhard Langer |
| Born |
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
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| 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 | 103 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| European Tour | 42 (2nd all time) |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 30 (2nd all time) |
| European Senior Tour | 4 |
| Other | 27 (regular) 1 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
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| 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(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 |
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Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year) |
2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour Money List Winner) |
2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour lowest scoring average) |
2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour) |
2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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 seven senior major championships: the 2010 and 2014 Senior Open Championship, the 2010 U.S. Senior Open, the 2016 Regions Tradition and the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship.
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). 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 four 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.
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