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Bernhard Langer

Bernhard Langer
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Full Name : Bernhard Langer
Public : Bernhard Langer
Nickname :
Country : Germany 
DOB : August 27, 1957  (Age 52)
Place : Anhausen, West Germany
Height : 5' 9"
Weight : 155 lbs.
Sport : Golf
Level : Professional
Status : Hall of Fame
   
 Quick Facts
The Majors
Masters 2 Won 1985, 1993
U.S. Open 0 T4 : 1987
British Open 0 2nd : 1981 / T2 : 1984
PGA Championship 0 T21 : 1987

PGA Tour 3

European Tour 40

Champions Tour
5

European Seniors Tour
1
Other 26



Professional Wins 75
Turned Pro

: 1976
Current Tours

: PGA Tour


: European Tour
: Champions Tour
: European Seniors Tour


Achievements :
2x European Tour Order of Merit Winner (1981, 1984)
2x European Tour Player of the Year (1985, 1993)


Career Honors :
World Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 2001
Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

(Stats as of April 12, 2009)

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 Mini Biography

Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer born on August 27, 1957 in Anhausen, West Germany.  He currently has two homes, one in Anhausen and the other in Boca Raton, Florida, which he maintains with his wife - Vikki Carol.  They have four children - Jackie, Stefan, Christina and Jason.

 Early Life
 Career (Pro, College, HS, Olympic, International, Contracts, Earnings)
 Stats

Professional Wins (75)

European Tour Wins (40)

  • 1980 (1) Dunlop Masters
  • 1981 (2) German Open, Bob Hope British Classic
  • 1982 (1) Lufthansa German Open
  • 1983 (3) Italian Open, Glasgow Golf Classic, St. Mellion Timeshare TPC
  • 1984 (4) Peugeot Open de France, KLM Dutch Open, Carroll's Irish Open, Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
  • 1985 (2) Lufthansa German Open, Panasonic European Open
  • 1986 (2) German Open, Lancome Trophy
  • 1987 (2) Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship, Carroll's Irish Open
  • 1988 (1) Epson Grand Prix of Europe
  • 1989 (2) Peugeot Spanish Open, German Masters
  • 1990 (2) Cepsa Madrid Open, Austrian Open
  • 1991 (2) Benson & Hedges International Open, Mercedes German Masters
  • 1992 (2) Heineken Dutch Open, Honda Open
  • 1993 (2) Volvo PGA Championship, Volvo German Open
  • 1994 (2) Murphy's Irish Open, Volvo Masters
  • 1995 (3) Volvo PGA Championship, Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe, Smurfit European Open
  • 1997 (4) Conte Of Florence Italian Open, Benson & Hedges Int'l Open, Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, Linde German Masters
  • 2001 (2) The TNT Open, Linde German Masters
  • 2002 (1) Volvo Masters (shared with Colin Montgomerie)

PGA Tour Wins (3)
  • 1985 The Masters, Sea Pines Heritage
  • 1993 The Masters
The Masters did not count as a European Tour event until 1997.

Other Wins (26)
  • 1974 German National Open Championship (as an amateur)
  • 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 Casio World Open (Japan Golf Tour), Johnnie Walker Tournament
  • 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
  • 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters (Hong Kong)
  • 1997 Argentinian 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)
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.

Champions Tour Wins (5)
  • 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
  • 2008 Toshiba Classic, Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort, Administaff Small Business Classic
  • 2009 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai

European Seniors Tour Wins (1)
  • 2008 Casa Serena Open

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 Off the Field (Charity, Pop Culture, Controversy)
 Legacy
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