Dfrom his debut in 1974, Bernhard Langer has won 42 tournaments on the DP World Tour over five decades, a feat only surpassed by the deceased Seve Ballesteros (fifty). Langer helped write a very important part of the history of what was once known as the European Tour and today, con 66 a�os, the German has played his last round. He has done it in his country – where he has never won – by competing in the BMW International Open. She is two strokes away from making the cut.
The double winner of the Masters can boast of having played 513 tournaments on the Tour. Adem�s, He was part of 10 European Ryder Cup teams and went capit�n of the team that was victorious in 2004. Of course, he will continue to be active on the PGA Tour Champions, for those over 50, where he has won 46 tournaments, 12 majors included.
“It’s hard to put it into words. It’s been a dream come true. I’ve been able to live that dream for 50 or 51 years.”, said the German, holding back tears after finishing his tour. “I had many ups and downs in my career. There were difficult moments with the yips and other things, but I lived many wonderful moments,” he added.
Langer was also happy to have been part of the ‘Big Five’ of European golf, along with Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam. “It was a privilege to play with the Big Five, as they call them. I think we encouraged each other and I think we probably made the Tour of the ’80s and ’90s what it is now., what it has become. “It was fun playing against these guys and now the young guys benefit from that.”
