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Bernhard Langer
Langer in 2009
Personal information
Born (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957 (age 67)
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
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(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.

Life and work

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

Langer was born on 27 August 1957 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 ten Ryder Cup teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002), winning five times, 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] Daughter Christina is married to professional baseball player Chase De Jong.[6]

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).[7] 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),[8] which is the highest German sport award. In July 2016, he was inducted into Germany's Sport Hall of Fame.[9]

Senior career

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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 anchor the long putter, a technique 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.[10]

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 an incorrect 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.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Since Langer is a citizen only of Germany, he was not eligible to vote.[17]

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'.[18]

In September 2018, Langer received the Payne Stewart Award.[19]

In November 2018, Langer won his fifth Charles Schwab Cup. This brought his lifetime earnings in the Charles Schwab Cup to $7,000,000.

In July 2019, Langer won his fourth Senior Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club. This marked his eleventh victory in a senior major championship.[20]

In March 2020, Langer won the Cologuard Classic for his 41st victory on the PGA Tour Champions.[21]

In October 2021, Langer won the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in a playoff over Doug Barron. This made him the oldest man to win a PGA Tour Champions event at 64 years, 1 month and 27 days.[22]

In November 2021, Langer won his sixth Charles Schwab Cup for the combined 2020–21 season. The Cup was awarded for play over two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Langer's total career earnings through 2021 on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions were more than US$42 million.[23]

In February 2022, Langer won the Chubb Classic for the fourth time. At 64 years, 5 months, 23 days he broke his own record for oldest winner on the PGA Tour Champions and won for the 16th straight season. This win left him two behind Hale Irwin for the career PGA Tour Champions record.[24] In November 2022, Langer won the TimberTech Championship for the third time. This was his first win as a 65-year-old and his 44th win on PGA Tour Champions.[25]

In February 2023, Langer successfully defended his title at the Chubb Classic. This was his 45th win on the PGA Tour Champions, tying him with Hale Irwin. Langer birdied five of his last seven holes in the final round to shoot 65 and earn a three-stroke victory.[26]

In July 2023, Langer won the U.S. Senior Open by two strokes over Steve Stricker at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. This win put him ahead of Hale Irwin with a record 46 career titles on the PGA Tour Champions.[27]

Professional wins (123)

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PGA Tour wins (3)

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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 Spain Seve Ballesteros, United States Raymond Floyd,
United States Curtis Strange
2 21 Apr 1985 Sea Pines Heritage −11 (68-66-69-70=273) Playoff United States Bobby Wadkins
3 11 Apr 1993 Masters Tournament (2) −11 (68-70-69-70=277) 4 strokes United States Chip Beck

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1985 Sea Pines Heritage United States Bobby Wadkins Won with par on first extra hole
2 1986 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open United States Bob Tway Lost to par on second extra hole
3 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial United States Jim Furyk, South Africa Rory Sabbatini Sabbatini won with birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (42)

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Legend
Major championships (2)
Flagship events (2)
Tour Championships (2)
Other European Tour (36)
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 Scotland Brian Barnes
2 2 Aug 1981 German Open −12 (67-69-64-72=272) 1 stroke England Tony Jacklin
3 27 Sep 1981 Bob Hope British Classic −16 (67-65-68=200)* 5 strokes England Peter Oosterhuis
4 1 Aug 1982 Lufthansa German Open (2) −9 (73-71-69-66=279) Playoff Scotland Bill Longmuir
5 1 May 1983 Italian Open −17 (67-69-67-68=271) Playoff Spain Seve Ballesteros, Scotland Ken Brown
6 26 Jun 1983 Glasgow Golf Classic −6 (70-66-66-72=274) 1 stroke Argentina Vicente Fernández
7 18 Sep 1983 St. Mellion Timeshare TPC −11 (69-68-66-66=269) 2 strokes England Paul Way
8 20 May 1984 Peugeot Open de France −18 (68-71-67-64=270) 1 stroke Spain José Rivero
9 29 Jul 1984 KLM Dutch Open −13 (64-68-69-74=275) 4 strokes Australia Graham Marsh
10 5 Aug 1984 Carroll's Irish Open −21 (68-66-67-66=267) 4 strokes England Mark James
11 14 Oct 1984 Benson & Hedges Spanish Open −13 (73-68-72-62=275) 2 strokes England Howard Clark
12 14 Apr 1985 Masters Tournament −6 (72-74-68-68=282) 2 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros, United States Raymond Floyd,
United States Curtis Strange
13 25 Aug 1985 Lufthansa German Open (3) −27 (61-60-62=183)* 7 strokes England Michael McLean, Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
14 1 Sep 1985 Panasonic European Open −11 (66-72-64-67=269) 3 strokes Republic of Ireland John O'Leary
15 31 Aug 1986 German Open (4) −15 (75-65-66-67=273) Playoff Australia Rodger Davis
16 19 Oct 1986 Trophée Lancôme −14 (67-69-68-70=274) Shared title with Spain Seve Ballesteros
17 25 May 1987 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship −18 (66-69-68-67=270) 4 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros
18 5 Jul 1987 Carroll's Irish Open (2) −19 (67-68-66-68=269) 10 strokes Scotland Sandy Lyle
19 8 May 1988 Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship 4 and 3 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
20 30 Apr 1989 Peugeot Spanish Open (2) −7 (70-72-67-72=281) 3 strokes Spain José María Cañizares, England Paul Carrigill
21 8 Oct 1989 German Masters −12 (67-71-70-68=276) 1 stroke Spain José María Olazábal, United States Payne Stewart
22 22 Apr 1990 Cepsa Madrid Open −18 (70-67-66-67=270) 1 stroke Australia Rodger Davis
23 14 Oct 1990 Austrian Open −17 (65-66-72-68=271) Playoff United States Lanny Wadkins
24 21 Apr 1991 Benson & Hedges International Open −2 (73-68-75-70=286) 2 strokes Fiji Vijay Singh
25 6 Oct 1991 Mercedes German Masters (2) −13 (68-72-67-68=275) Playoff Australia Rodger Davis
26 26 Jul 1992 Heineken Dutch Open (2) −11 (68-68-69-72=277) Playoff Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr
27 11 Oct 1992 Honda Open −15 (69-65-70-69=273) 3 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
28 11 Apr 1993 Masters Tournament (2) −11 (68-70-69-70=277) 4 strokes United States Chip Beck
29 31 May 1993 Volvo PGA Championship (2) −14 (70-69-67-68=274) 6 strokes Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr, Scotland Colin Montgomerie,
New Zealand Frank Nobilo
30 29 Aug 1993 Volvo German Open (5) −19 (65-68-70-66=269) 5 strokes Australia Robert Allenby, England Peter Baker
31 3 Jul 1994 Murphy's Irish Open (3) −13 (70-68-70-67=275) 1 stroke Australia Robert Allenby, United States John Daly
32 30 Oct 1994 Volvo Masters −8 (71-62-73-70=276) 1 stroke Spain Seve Ballesteros, Fiji Vijay Singh
33 29 May 1995 Volvo PGA Championship (3) −9 (67-73-68-71=279) 1 stroke New Zealand Michael Campbell, Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson
34 11 Jun 1995 Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe (2) −18 (67-66-68-69=270) 6 strokes England Jamie Spence
35 1 Oct 1995 Smurfit European Open (2) −8 (74-70-68-68=280) Playoff England Barry Lane
36 4 May 1997 Conte of Florence Italian Open (2) −15 (71-69-69-64=273) 1 stroke Spain José María Olazábal
37 11 May 1997 Benson & Hedges International Open (2) −12 (70-66-71-69=276) 2 strokes Wales Ian Woosnam
38 10 Aug 1997 Chemapol Trophy Czech Open −20 (70-67-64-63=264) 4 strokes Sweden Niclas Fasth, Spain Ignacio Garrido,
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
39 5 Oct 1997 Linde German Masters (3) −21 (68-69-60-70=267) 6 strokes Scotland Colin Montgomerie
40 29 Jul 2001 TNT Dutch Open (3) −15 (69-67-67-66=269) Playoff England Warren Bennett
41 7 Oct 2001 Linde German Masters (4) −22 (67-64-68-67=266) 1 stroke United States John Daly, Sweden Freddie Jacobson
42 10 Nov 2002 Volvo Masters Andalucía (2) −3 (71-71-72-67=281) Shared title with Scotland Colin Montgomerie

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
*Ballesteros and Langer agreed to share the 1986 Trophée Lancôme after failing light caused play to halt after four holes of a playoff.
*Langer and Montgomerie agreed to share the 2002 Volvo Masters Andalucía after failing light caused play to halt after two holes of a playoff.

European Tour playoff record (8–6–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1982 Sun Alliance PGA Championship England Tony Jacklin Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1982 Lufthansa German Open Scotland Bill Longmuir Won with par on first extra hole
3 1983 Italian Open Spain Seve Ballesteros, Scotland Ken Brown Won with birdie on second extra hole
Ballesteros eliminated by par on first hole
4 1985 Carroll's Irish Open Spain Seve Ballesteros Lost to birdie on second extra hole
5 1986 German Open Australia Rodger Davis Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
6 1986 Trophée Lancôme Spain Seve Ballesteros Playoff abandoned after four holes due to darkness; tournament shared
7 1987 German Masters Scotland Sandy Lyle Lost to par on second extra hole
8 1990 Peugeot Open de France Republic of Ireland Philip Walton Lost to par on second extra hole
9 1990 Austrian Open United States Lanny Wadkins Won with birdie on third extra hole
10 1991 Mercedes German Masters Australia Rodger Davis Won with par on first extra hole
11 1992 Heineken Dutch Open Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr Won with par on second extra hole
12 1992 BMW International Open United States Paul Azinger, United States Glen Day,
Sweden Anders Forsbrand, England Mark James 		Azinger won with birdie on first extra hole
13 1995 Smurfit European Open England Barry Lane Won with birdie on second extra hole
14 1996 Peugeot Open de France Australia Robert Allenby Lost to birdie on first extra hole
15 2001 TNT Dutch Open England Warren Bennett Won with par on first extra hole
16 2002 Volvo Masters Andalucía Scotland Colin Montgomerie Playoff abandoned after two holes due to darkness; tournament shared

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 27 Nov 1983 Casio World Open −1 (74-68-74-71=287) 2 strokes Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1984 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament United States Scott Simpson Lost to par on second extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 3 Nov 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters1 −17 (66-67-69-65=267) 2 strokes South Korea Kang Wook-soon

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 10 Feb 1991 Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Open −15 (65-72-69-63=269) 7 strokes South Korea Choi Sang-ho, Taiwan Lu Wen-teh

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 17 Feb 1985 Australian Masters −11 (76-64-71-70=281) 3 strokes England Nick Faldo, Australia Greg Norman
2 3 Nov 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters1 −17 (66-67-69-65=267) 2 strokes South Korea Kang Wook-soon

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour

South American Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 7 Dec 1980 Colombian Open −9 (67-73-69-70=279) 6 strokes Brazil Jaime Gonzalez, United States Mike White
2 16 Nov 1997 Argentine Masters −7 (73-69-68-67=277) 1 stroke Argentina Eduardo Romero

Other German wins (13)

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  • 1975 German National Open Championship
  • 1977 German National Open Championship
  • 1979 German National Open Championship, German PGA Championship
  • 1984 German National Open Championship
  • 1985 German National Open Championship
  • 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
  • 1992 German National Open Championship

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.

Other wins (13)

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Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other wins (12)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 30 Sep 1979 Cacharel World Under-25 Championship −14 (73-67-67-67=274) 17 strokes Canada Jim Nelford, Zimbabwe Rhodesia Denis Watson
2 20 Mar 1981 BCA Tournament[28] −3 (70-67=137) 3 strokes England Neil Coles
3 13 Nov 1983 Johnnie Walker Trophy −18 (67-68-66-69=270) 2 strokes Scotland Sandy Lyle
4 8 Dec 1985 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge −10 (69-70-68-71=278) 2 strokes United States Lanny Wadkins
5 24 Nov 1990 World Cup
(with Germany Torsten Giedeon) 		−20 (141-142-132-141=556) 3 strokes  England − Richard Boxall and Mark James,
 Ireland − David Feherty and Ronan Rafferty
6 8 Dec 1991 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (2) −16 (68-65-67-72=272) 5 strokes United States Mark Calcavecchia
7 14 Nov 1993 World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy −16 (69-68-66-69=272) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples
8 4 Dec 2005 MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge
(with son Stefan Langer) 		−24 (59-61=120) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd and son Robert Floyd
9 3 Dec 2006 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge (2)
(with son Stefan Langer) 		−24 (59-61=120) 1 stroke Fiji Vijay Singh and son Qass Singh,
United States Bob Tway and son Kevin Tway
10 10 Dec 2006 WGC-World Cup (2)
(with Germany Marcel Siem) 		−16 (65-69-68-66=268) Playoff  Scotland − Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren
11 14 Dec 2014 PNC Father-Son Challenge (3)
(with son Jason Langer) 		−23 (62-59=121) 2 strokes United States Davis Love III and son Dru Love
12 8 Dec 2019 PNC Father-Son Challenge (4)
(with son Jason Langer) 		−24 (60-60=120) Playoff South Africa Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen,
United States Tom Lehman and son Thomas Lehman
13 17 Dec 2023 PNC Championship (5)
(with son Jason Langer) 		−25 (60-59=119) 2 strokes United States David Duval and son Brady Duval

Other playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2006 WGC-World Cup
(with Germany Marcel Siem) 		 Scotland – Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren Won with par on first extra hole
2 2019 PNC Father-Son Challenge
(with son Jason Langer) 		South Africa Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen,
United States Tom Lehman and son Thomas Lehman 		Won with eagle on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (46)

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Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (12)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (4)
Other PGA Tour Champions (30)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 14 Oct 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic −25 (62-65-64=191) 8 strokes United States Mark O'Meara
2 7 Mar 2008 Toshiba Classic −14 (65-65-69=199) Playoff United States Jay Haas
3 30 Mar 2008 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort −12 (67-66-71=204) 8 strokes United States Lonnie Nielsen, United States Tim Simpson
4 19 Oct 2008 Administaff Small Business Classic (2) −12 (68-67-69=204) 2 strokes United States Lonnie Nielsen
5 25 Jan 2009 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai −18 (64-66-68=198) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean
6 26 Apr 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with United States Tom Lehman) 		−27 (61-66-62=189) Playoff United States Jeff Sluman and United States Craig Stadler
7 7 Jun 2009 Triton Financial Classic −15 (65-69-67=201) 6 strokes United States Mark O'Meara
8 12 Jul 2009 3M Championship −16 (67-68-65=200) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean
9 21 Feb 2010 Allianz Championship −17 (67-65-67=199) Playoff United States John Cook
10 18 Apr 2010 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am −9 (67-66=133)* 1 stroke United States Mark O'Meara, United States Mike Reid
11 25 Jul 2010 The Senior Open Championship −5 (67-71-69-72=279) 1 stroke United States Corey Pavin
12 1 Aug 2010 U.S. Senior Open −8 (69-68-68-67=272) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples
13 29 Aug 2010 Boeing Classic −18 (66-63-69=198) 3 strokes Zimbabwe Nick Price
14 20 Feb 2011 ACE Group Classic −20 (64-66-66=196) 4 strokes United States Fred Funk
15 5 Aug 2012 3M Championship (2) −18 (67-69-62=198) 2 strokes United States David Peoples
16 7 Oct 2012 SAS Championship −13 (68-72-63=203) 2 strokes United States Jay Don Blake
17 17 Feb 2013 ACE Group Classic (2) −12 (62-70-72=204) 1 stroke United States Jay Don Blake
18 21 Apr 2013 Greater Gwinnett Championship −10 (73-66-67=206) 3 strokes United States Tom Lehman, United States Tom Pernice Jr.
19 19 Jan 2014 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (2) −22 (66-64-64=194) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples, United States Jeff Sluman
20 4 May 2014 Insperity Invitational (3) −11 (66-68-71=205) 1 stroke United States Fred Couples
21 29 Jun 2014 Constellation Senior Players Championship −15 (65-64-66-70=265) Playoff United States Jeff Sluman
22 27 Jul 2014 The Senior Open Championship (2) −18 (65-66-68-67=266) 13 strokes Scotland Colin Montgomerie
23 17 Aug 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open −16 (67-67-66=200) 1 stroke United States Woody Austin, United States Mark O'Meara
24 14 Jun 2015 Constellation Senior Players Championship (2) −19 (65-65-67-68=265) 6 strokes United States Kirk Triplett
25 18 Oct 2015 San Antonio Championship −12 (71-68-65=204) 3 strokes United States Scott Dunlap
26 14 Feb 2016 Chubb Classic (3) −15 (62-66-73=201) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples
27 22 May 2016 Regions Tradition −17 (66-69-69-67=271) 6 strokes United States Olin Browne
28 12 Jun 2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship (3) +1 (71-68-69-73=281) 1 stroke United States Joe Durant, Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
29 28 Aug 2016 Boeing Classic (2) −13 (69-67-67=203) Playoff United States Woody Austin, United States Kevin Sutherland
30 21 Jan 2017 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (3) −15 (64-65=129)* 1 stroke United States Fred Couples
31 21 May 2017 Regions Tradition (2) −20 (69-69-66-64=268) 5 strokes United States Scott Parel, United States Scott McCarron
32 28 May 2017 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship −18 (65-67-70-68=270) 1 stroke Fiji Vijay Singh
33 30 Jul 2017 The Senior Open Championship (3) −4 (69-74-65-72=280) 3 strokes United States Corey Pavin
34 24 Sep 2017 PURE Insurance Championship −17 (64-67-67=198) 3 strokes United States Jerry Kelly
35 22 Oct 2017 Dominion Charity Classic −16 (67-63-70=200) 1 stroke United States Scott Verplank
36 29 Oct 2017 PowerShares QQQ Championship −11 (69-69-67=205) Playoff Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
37 6 May 2018 Insperity Invitational (4) −11 (63-72-70=205) 1 stroke United States Bart Bryant, United States Paul Goydos,
United States Jeff Maggert
38 14 Oct 2018 SAS Championship (2) −22 (62-67-65=194) 6 strokes United States Scott Parel
39 10 Feb 2019 Oasis Championship (2) −19 (64-68-65=197) 5 strokes United States Marco Dawson
40 28 Jul 2019 The Senior Open Championship (4) −6 (71-67-70-66=274) 2 strokes England Paul Broadhurst
41 1 Mar 2020 Cologuard Classic −18 (68-68-65=201) 2 strokes United States Woody Austin
42 24 Oct 2021 Dominion Energy Charity Classic (2) −14 (66-67-69=202) Playoff United States Doug Barron
43 20 Feb 2022 Chubb Classic (4) −16 (64-68-68=200) 3 strokes United States Tim Petrovic
44 6 Nov 2022 TimberTech Championship (3) −17 (70-63-66=199) 6 strokes United States Paul Goydos, Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
45 19 Feb 2023 Chubb Classic (5) −17 (64-70-65=199) 3 strokes Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington, United States Steve Stricker
46 2 Jul 2023 U.S. Senior Open (2) −7 (71-68-68-70=277) 2 strokes United States Steve Stricker

*Note: Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (7–10)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2008 Toshiba Classic United States Jay Haas Won with birdie on seventh extra hole
2 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with United States Tom Lehman) 		United States Jeff Sluman and United States Craig Stadler Won with par on second extra hole
3 2010 Allianz Championship United States John Cook Won with eagle on first extra hole
4 2012 AT&T Championship South Africa David Frost Lost to birdie on second extra hole
5 2013 The Senior Open Championship United States Mark Wiebe Lost to par on fifth extra hole
6 2013 AT&T Championship United States Kenny Perry Lost to birdie on first extra hole
7 2014 Constellation Senior Players Championship United States Jeff Sluman Won with birdie on second extra hole
8 2015 Charles Schwab Cup Championship United States Billy Andrade Lost to birdie on first extra hole
9 2016 Boeing Classic United States Woody Austin, United States Kevin Sutherland Won with birdie on first extra hole
10 2017 PowerShares QQQ Championship Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez Won with birdie on second extra hole
11 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Classic United States Steve Flesch, United States Scott Parel Flesch won with birdie on second extra hole
Langer eliminated by birdie on first hole
12 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with United States Tom Lehman) 		England Paul Broadhurst and United States Kirk Triplett Lost to birdie on first extra hole
13 2019 Chubb Classic United States Olin Browne, Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez Jiménez won with par on first extra hole
14 2019 Invesco QQQ Championship Scotland Colin Montgomerie Lost to par on first extra hole
15 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge United States Shane Bertsch, United States Glen Day,
United States Kenny Perry 		Bertsch won with eagle on first extra hole
16 2021 Dominion Energy Charity Classic United States Doug Barron Won with birdie on first extra hole
17 2024 Ascension Charity Classic South Korea Yang Yong-eun Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (8)

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Legend
Senior major championships (7)
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 Wales Ian Woosnam
2 25 Jul 2010 The Senior Open Championship −5 (67-71-69-72=279) 1 stroke United States Corey Pavin
3 1 Aug 2010 U.S. Senior Open −8 (69-68-68-67=272) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples
4 27 Jul 2014 The Senior Open Championship (2) −18 (65-66-68-67=266) 13 strokes Scotland Colin Montgomerie
5 28 May 2017 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship −18 (65-67-70-68=270) 1 stroke Fiji Vijay Singh
6 30 Jul 2017 The Senior Open Championship (3) −4 (69-74-65-72=280) 3 strokes United States Corey Pavin
7 28 Jul 2019 The Senior Open Championship (4) −6 (71-67-70-66=274) 2 strokes England Paul Broadhurst
8 2 Jul 2023 U.S. Senior Open (2) −7 (71-68-68-70=277) 2 strokes United States Steve Stricker

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2013 The Senior Open Championship United States Mark Wiebe Lost to par on fifth extra hole
2 2014 WINSTONgolf Senior Open England Philip Golding, England Paul Wesselingh Wesselingh won with birdie on third extra hole
Golding eliminated by par on second hole

Other senior wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 1 Dec 2012 Nedbank Champions Challenge −7 (68-67-74=209) 2 strokes United States Jay Haas

Major championships

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Wins (2)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1985 Masters Tournament 2 shot deficit −6 (72-74-68-68=282) 2 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros, United States Raymond Floyd,
United States Curtis Strange
1993 Masters Tournament (2) 4 shot lead −11 (68-70-69-70=277) 4 strokes United States Chip Beck

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament T62 T29 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 2 0 0 3 9 15 40 27
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 13
U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 2 4 20 10
The Open Championship 0 2 4 7 8 14 31 24
Totals 2 2 4 11 19 37 111 74
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1994 Masters – 1996 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Players Championship T29 T7 T40 T24 T16 T67
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Players Championship T6 T29 2 T27 2 T31 CUT T38
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Players Championship T42 3 T22 T48 T77 CUT T58 T58 T15
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Match Play R16 R64 R64 R64 R64 R32
Championship T48 T35 NT1 T33
Invitational T11 T38 T11 T61

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

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Wins (12)

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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 United States Corey Pavin
2010 U.S. Senior Open Tied for lead −8 (69-68-68-67=272) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples
2014 Constellation Senior Players Championship 3 shot lead −15 (65-64-66-70=265) Playoff United States Jeff Sluman
2014 The Senior Open Championship (2) 8 shot lead −18 (65-66-68-67=266) 13 strokes Scotland Colin Montgomerie
2015 Constellation Senior Players Championship (2) 8 shot lead −19 (65-65-67-68=265) 6 strokes United States Kirk Triplett
2016 Regions Tradition 4 shot lead −17 (66-69-69-67=271) 6 strokes United States Olin Browne
2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship (3) 3 shot lead +1 (71-68-69-73=281) 1 stroke United States Joe Durant, Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2017 Regions Tradition (2) 2 shot deficit −20 (69-69-66-64=268) 5 strokes United States Scott Parel, United States Scott McCarron
2017 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship 1 shot deficit −18 (65-67-70-68=270) 1 stroke Fiji Vijay Singh
2017 The Senior Open Championship (3) 4 shot lead −4 (69-74-65-72=280) 3 strokes United States Corey Pavin
2019 The Senior Open Championship (4) 3 shot deficit −6 (71-67-70-66=274) 2 strokes England Paul Broadhurst
2023 U.S. Senior Open (2) 2 shot lead −7 (71-68-68-70=277) 2 strokes United States Steve Stricker

Results timeline

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Results are not in chronological order.

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition – T7 T17 T10 T2 T10 T9 T5 1 1 11 T6 NT T6 T18 T8
Senior PGA Championship – 2 T17 T23 T4 T13 T3 6 T3 1 T12 NT T50 3 T20 T34
U.S. Senior Open – T6 T22 1 T9 T2 T14 T9 T3 T11 T18 T16 T24 NT T5 CUT 1 T42
Senior Players Championship T13 T7 T5 T9 T6 8 1 1 1 T2 T17 T34 T10 T20 T25 6
The Senior Open Championship – 4 4 1 T12 T6 2 1 2 T9 1 2 1 NT 4 T12 T7 T5
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Langer was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 but deferred his induction until 2002

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