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• Bernhard Langer is a professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour and the European PGA Tour. He won the European Tour Order of Merit in 1981 and has won 42 European Tour events in his career. Langer was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.World Golf Hall Of Fame: Bernhard Langer

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Bernhard LangerAthlete.com: Bernhard Langer Profile
  2. Born: August 27, 1957Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  3. Birth place: Anhausen, GermanyOfficial Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  4. Residence: Anhausen, Germany; Boca Raton, FloridaOfficial Site Of The PGA European Tour: Bernhard Langer Profile
  5. Height: 5' 9"Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  6. Weight: 155 lbsOfficial Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  7. Turned pro: 1972Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  8. PGA Tour career earnings: $10,111,921 (through 2008)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  9. Champions Tour earnings: $2,434,673 (through 2008)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  10. Major championships: 2 (1985, 1993)databaseGolf.com: Career Stats

• PGA Career

  Bernhard Langer played in his first event on the PGA Tour in 1976. databaseGolf.com: Career Stats In 1981, Langer finished second at the British Open.Yahoo! Sports: 1981 British Open Results He also finished second with Tom Watson at the 1984 British Open, two shots behind Seve Ballesteros.Yahoo! Sports: 1984 British Open Results He won the Masters in 1985 by two shots over Ballesteros, Curtis Strange and Raymond Floyd.Official Site Of The Masters: 1985 Results Langer finished tied for 4th at the 1987 U.S. Open, six shots behind Scott Simpson.Yahoo! Sports: 1987 U.S. Open Results Later that year, Langer tied for 21st at the PGA Championship, eight shots behind Larry Nelson.Yahoo! Sports: 1987 PGA Championship Results Through the 2008 season, he has played in 320 events and made the cut 242 times.databaseGolf.com: Career Stats

• Career Highlights

  • Wins: 8 (3 PGA Tour, 5 Champions Tour)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  • Second place finishes: 11 (9 PGA Tour, 2 Champions)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  • Third place finishes: 9 (8 PGA Tour, 1 Champions)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  • Top ten finishes: 79 (62 PGA Tour, 17 Champions)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  • Wins in a season: 2 (PGA Tour), 3 (Champions)Official Site Of The PGA Tour: Bernhard Langer
  • Scoring avg. in a season: 66.88 (1986)databaseGolf.com: Career Stats
  • Earnings in a season: $1,810,362.63 (2001)databaseGolf.com: Career Stats
  • Ryder Cup appearances 11 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004)World Golf Hall Of Fame: Bernhard Langer

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