Bernhard Langer

For the Canadian surgeon, see Bernard Langer (surgeon).

Bernhard Langer
— Golfer —
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	102
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
European Tour	42 (2nd all time)
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	29 (T2nd all time)
European Senior Tour	4
Other	27 (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
Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour Money List Winner)	2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour lowest scoring average)	2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016
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.

Life and work

Bernhard Langer at an international tournament in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, in 1985

Langer at 1992 Honda Open

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 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.

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, meaning that he is only missing the Senior PGA Championship to complete a career Grand Slam. This 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 has won more senior majors than Langer. In November, he won his fourth Charles Schwab Cup and his third in a row.

Professional wins (102)

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	19 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	24 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	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	The TNT 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*	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 with 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	The TNT 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

Other wins (27)

1974 German National Open Championship
1975 German National Open Championship
1977 German National Open Championship
1979 German National Open Championship, Cacharel Under-25s Championship (by 17 strokes)
1980 Colombian Open
1983 Johnnie Walker Trophy
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,
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)
1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters (Hong Kong)
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 (29)

Legend
Senior major championships (7)
Other PGA Tour Champions (22)

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

* Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (5–4)

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

European Senior Tour wins (4)

Legend
Senior major championships (3)
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

* The U.S. Senior Open is an unofficial money event on the European Seniors Tour.

Note: The Senior Open Championship and the U.S. Senior Open are both co-sanctioned events by PGA Tour Champions and the European Seniors 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	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T31	1	T16	T7	T9	T26
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	T8	T4	CUT	T59
The Open Championship	T51	2	T13	T56	T2	T3	T3	T17	69	80
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	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	DNP
The Open Championship	T48	T9	T59	3	T60	T24	WD	T38	CUT	T18
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	T40	CUT	T25	DNP	76	T23	DNP	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	DNP	T33	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T11	T3	T28	CUT	DNP	T5	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T46	CUT	T23	T57	T66	T47	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	CUT	T25	T8	CUT	T24
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T78	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	2	0	0	3	9	15	33	24
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	2	4	20	10
The Open Championship	0	2	4	7	8	13	30	23
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13
Totals	2	2	4	11	19	36	103	70

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1994 Masters – 1996 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

Senior major championships

Wins (7)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-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 the 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)	Playoff	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

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2016.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Tradition	–	T7	T17	T10	DNP	T2	T10	T9	T5	1
Senior PGA Championship	–	2	T17	T23	DNP	T4	T13	T3	6	T3
Senior Players Championship	T13	T7	T5	T9	T6	DNP	8	1	1	1
The Senior Open Championship	–	4	4	1	T12	T6	2	1	2	T9
U.S. Senior Open	–	T6	T22	1	T9	T2	T14	T9	T3	T11

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for a win. Yellow background for top-10.

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

Notes and references

↑ Langer was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 but deferred his induction until 2002
1 2 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.
↑ "Bernhard Langer Offizielle Homepage". Bernhard Langer Offizielle Homepage. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
↑ "Meldung 17 07 2016". www.hall-of-fame-sport.de. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
↑ "Pros hail 'incredible' Bernhard Langer". bunkered. 9 April 2016.

External links

Official website (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

World Number One golfers since 1986

Seve Ballesteros Fred Couples Jason Day Luke Donald David Duval Ernie Els Nick Faldo Martin Kaymer Bernhard Langer Tom Lehman Rory McIlroy Greg Norman Nick Price Adam Scott Vijay Singh Jordan Spieth Lee Westwood Tiger Woods Ian Woosnam Player in bold denotes current number one

Official World Golf Ranking

Masters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith 1935 Gene Sarazen† 1936 Horton Smith 1937 Byron Nelson 1938 Henry Picard 1939 Ralph Guldahl 1940 Jimmy Demaret 1941‡ Craig Wood 1942 Byron Nelson† 1943–45 cancelled due to World War II 1946 Herman Keiser 1947 Jimmy Demaret 1948 Claude Harmon 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Jimmy Demaret 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Sam Snead 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Sam Snead† 1955 Cary Middlecoff 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Doug Ford 1958 Arnold Palmer 1959 Art Wall Jr. 1960‡ Arnold Palmer 1961 Gary Player 1962 Arnold Palmer† 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964 Arnold Palmer 1965 Jack Nicklaus 1966 Jack Nicklaus† 1967 Gay Brewer 1968 Bob Goalby 1969 George Archer 1970 Billy Casper† 1971 Charles Coody 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus 1973 Tommy Aaron 1974 Gary Player 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976‡ Raymond Floyd 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Gary Player 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1980 Seve Ballesteros 1981 Tom Watson 1982 Craig Stadler† 1983 Seve Ballesteros 1984 Ben Crenshaw 1985 Bernhard Langer 1986 Jack Nicklaus 1987 Larry Mize† 1988 Sandy Lyle 1989 Nick Faldo† 1990 Nick Faldo† 1991 Ian Woosnam 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Bernhard Langer 1994 José María Olazábal 1995 Ben Crenshaw 1996 Nick Faldo 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 José María Olazábal 2000 Vijay Singh 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Mike Weir† 2004 Phil Mickelson 2005 Tiger Woods† 2006 Phil Mickelson 2007 Zach Johnson 2008 Trevor Immelman 2009 Ángel Cabrera† 2010 Phil Mickelson 2011 Charl Schwartzel 2012 Bubba Watson† 2013 Adam Scott† 2014 Bubba Watson 2015‡ Jordan Spieth 2016 Danny Willett

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

The Tradition champions

1989 Don Bies 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jack Nicklaus 1992 Lee Trevino 1993 Tom Shaw 1994 Raymond Floyd† 1995 Jack Nicklaus† 1996 Jack Nicklaus 1997 Gil Morgan 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Graham Marsh 2000 Tom Kite† 2001 Doug Tewell 2002 Jim Thorpe† 2003 Tom Watson 2004 Craig Stadler 2005 Loren Roberts† 2006 Eduardo Romero† 2007 Mark McNulty 2008 Fred Funk 2009 Mike Reid† 2010 Fred Funk 2011 Tom Lehman† 2012 Tom Lehman 2013 David Frost 2014 Kenny Perry 2015 Jeff Maggert† 2016 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior British Open Championship champions

2003 Tom Watson† 2004 Pete Oakley 2005 Tom Watson† 2006 Loren Roberts† 2007 Tom Watson 2008 Bruce Vaughan† 2009 Loren Roberts† 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Russ Cochran 2012 Fred Couples 2013 Mark Wiebe† 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Marco Dawson 2016 Paul Broadhurst

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

U.S. Senior Open champions

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert 2016 Gene Sauers

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer 2016 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

European Tour Order of Merit and Race to Dubai winners

European Tour Golfer of the Year

1985 Bernhard Langer
1986 Seve Ballesteros
1987 Ian Woosnam
1988 Seve Ballesteros
1989 Nick Faldo
1990 Nick Faldo
1991 Seve Ballesteros
1992 Nick Faldo
1993 Bernhard Langer
1994 Ernie Els
1995 Colin Montgomerie
1996 Colin Montgomerie
1997 Colin Montgomerie
1998 Lee Westwood
1999 Colin Montgomerie
2000 Lee Westwood
2001 Retief Goosen
2002 Ernie Els
2003 Ernie Els
2004 Vijay Singh
2005 Michael Campbell
2006 Paul Casey
2007 Pádraig Harrington
2008 Pádraig Harrington
2009 Lee Westwood
2010 Martin Kaymer & Graeme McDowell (shared)
2011 Luke Donald
2012 Rory McIlroy
2013 Henrik Stenson
2014 Rory McIlroy
2015 Rory McIlroy

Bernhard Langer in the Ryder Cup

European Ryder Cup captains

Great Britain

Great Britain & Ireland

Europe

European Ryder Cup team – 1981

José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Bernard Gallacher Mark James Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Peter Oosterhuis Manuel Piñero Des Smyth Sam Torrance John Jacobs (non-playing captain)

Lost: 9.5 – 18.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1983

Seve Ballesteros Gordon J. Brand Ken Brown José Maria Cañizares Nick Faldo Bernard Gallacher Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Sam Torrance Brian Waites Paul Way Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1985

Seve Ballesteros Ken Brown José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Nick Faldo Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Manuel Piñero José Rivero Sam Torrance Paul Way Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Won: 16.5 – 11.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1987

Seve Ballesteros Gordon Brand, Jnr Ken Brown Howard Clark Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle José María Olazábal José Rivero Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Won: 15 – 13

European Ryder Cup team – 1989

Seve Ballesteros Gordon Brand, Jnr José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Nick Faldo Mark James Bernhard Langer Christy O'Connor Jnr José María Olazábal Ronan Rafferty Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Tied: 14 – 14

European Ryder Cup team – 1991

Seve Ballesteros Paul Broadhurst Nick Faldo David Feherty David Gilford Mark James Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal Steven Richardson Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1993

Peter Baker Seve Ballesteros Nick Faldo Joakim Haeggman Mark James Barry Lane Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal Costantino Rocca Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13 – 15

European Ryder Cup team – 1995

Seve Ballesteros Howard Clark Nick Faldo David Gilford Mark James Per-Ulrik Johansson Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie Costantino Rocca Sam Torrance Philip Walton Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1997

Thomas Bjørn Darren Clarke Nick Faldo Ignacio Garrido Per-Ulrik Johansson Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal Jesper Parnevik Costantino Rocca Lee Westwood Ian Woosnam Seve Ballesteros (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5

European Ryder Cup team – 2002

Thomas Bjørn Darren Clarke Niclas Fasth Pierre Fulke Sergio García Pádraig Harrington Bernhard Langer Paul McGinley Colin Montgomerie Jesper Parnevik Phillip Price Lee Westwood Sam Torrance (non-playing captain)

Won: 15.5 – 12.5

European Ryder Cup team – 2004

Paul Casey Darren Clarke Luke Donald Sergio García Pádraig Harrington David Howell Miguel Ángel Jiménez Thomas Levet Paul McGinley Colin Montgomerie Ian Poulter Lee Westwood Bernhard Langer (non-playing captain)

Won: 18.5 – 9.5

World Golf Championships champions

WGC-Championship

1999 Tiger Woods† 2000 Mike Weir 2001 Cancelled 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Ernie Els 2005 Tiger Woods† 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Geoff Ogilvy 2009 Phil Mickelson 2010 Ernie Els 2011 Nick Watney 2012 Justin Rose 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Patrick Reed 2015 Dustin Johnson 2016 Adam Scott

WGC-Match Play

1999 Jeff Maggert 2000 Darren Clarke 2001 Steve Stricker 2002 Kevin Sutherland 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Tiger Woods 2005 David Toms 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Henrik Stenson 2008 Tiger Woods 2009 Geoff Ogilvy 2010 Ian Poulter 2011 Luke Donald 2012 Hunter Mahan 2013 Matt Kuchar 2014 Jason Day 2015 Rory McIlroy 2016 Jason Day

WGC-Invitational

1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods† 2002 Craig Parry 2003 Darren Clarke 2004 Stewart Cink 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods† 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Vijay Singh 2009 Tiger Woods 2010 Hunter Mahan 2011 Adam Scott 2012 Keegan Bradley 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Shane Lowry 2016 Dustin Johnson

WGC-Champions

2009 Phil Mickelson 2010 Francesco Molinari 2011 Martin Kaymer 2012 Ian Poulter 2013 Dustin Johnson 2014 Bubba Watson 2015 Russell Knox 2016 Hideki Matsuyama

WGC-World Cup

2000 David Duval / Tiger Woods 2001 Ernie Els / Retief Goosen 2002 Toshimitsu Izawa / Shigeki Maruyama 2003 Trevor Immelman / Rory Sabbatini 2004 Paul Casey / Luke Donald 2005 Stephen Dodd / Bradley Dredge 2006 Bernhard Langer / Marcel Siem No longer WGC event

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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