Bernhard Langer (German pronunciation:[ˈbɛʁnhaʁtˈlaŋɐ]ⓘ; born 27 August 1957) is a Germanprofessional golfer. He is a two-timeMasters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's firstnumber one ranked player following the creation of the Sony Ranking (now theOfficial 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 premieretours, with 42 wins on theEuropean Tour (2nd most all-time), three on thePGA Tour, and numerous international victories; including wins on theJapan Golf Tour,Asian Tour,Australasian Tour, and theTour de las Américas.
The highlights of Langer's career are his twomajor championships. His first major win came at the1985 Masters Tournament, where Langer won by two strokes over runners-upSeve Ballesteros,Raymond Floyd andCurtis Strange. His second major came at the1993 Masters Tournament with a four-shot victory overChip Beck. Langer has also finished runner-up on two occasions atThe Open Championship (1981 and1984). In 2020 Langer became the oldest player in Masters history to make the tournament cut, at age 62 years, 7 months. This record has since been overcome byFred Couples in 2023.
After turning 50, Langer has established himself as the most successful player in the history of thePGA Tour Champions. He has won a record 12senior 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 the only player to have achieved the current careerSenior Grand Slam (winning each of the five current major championships at least once during one's career). He has won the2010,2014,2017 and2019 Senior Open Championship, the2010 U.S. Senior Open and 2023U.S. Senior Open, the2016 and2017 Regions Tradition, the 2014, 2015 and 2016Constellation Senior Players Championship, and the 2017Senior PGA Championship.
Langer was born on 27 August 1957 in the village ofAnhausen, Germany. He is the younger brother of Erwin and Maria.[3] Today it is a part ofDiedorf municipality, nearAugsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
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In 1972, Langer turned professional. He has won many events in Europe and the United States, includingThe Masters in1985 and1993. He was the inaugural #1 when theOfficial World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986. He ranks second incareer wins on theEuropean Tour (42) and has also played regularly on the U.S.-basedPGA Tour, especially in the late 1980s and since 2000. He finished in a tie for fifth atThe Open Championship the month before he turned 48, and regained a ranking in the top 100 three months before he turned 50. Along withGary Player,David Graham,Hale Irwin andJustin 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 tenRyder 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 in2004.
Langer has battled theyips, having a strong tendency to flinch or twitch during putting.[4] He has changed his putter grip numerous times in an attempt to cure the problem.[5] 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.
In 2015, Langer became the first player since Arnold Palmer (1984–85) to win theConstellation 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.[6]
In 2016, Langer claimed theRegions Tradition title for his sixth senior major championship. He won by a six-stroke margin overOlin 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, afterJack Nicklaus, with wins in four different senior major championships. Later in 2016 he wrote history by becoming the first three-time winner of theConstellation 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.
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'.[7]
In November 2018, Langer won his fifthCharles Schwab Cup. This brought his lifetime earnings in the Charles Schwab Cup to $7,000,000.
In July 2019, Langer won his fourthSenior Open Championship atRoyal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club. This marked his eleventh victory in a senior major championship.[8]
In March 2020, Langer won theCologuard Classic for his 41st victory on thePGA Tour Champions.[9]
In October 2021, Langer won theDominion Energy Charity Classic in a playoff overDoug Barron. This made him the oldest man to win a PGA Tour Champions event at 64 years, 1 month and 27 days.[10]
In November 2021, Langer won his sixthCharles Schwab Cup for the combined 2020–21 season. The Cup was awarded for play over two seasons due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Langer's total career earnings through 2021 on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions were more than US$42 million.[11]
In February 2022, Langer won theChubb Classic for the fourth time. At 64 years, 5 months, 23 days he broke his own record for oldest winner on thePGA Tour Champions and won for the 16th straight season. This win left him two behindHale Irwin for the career PGA Tour Champions record.[12] In November 2022, Langer won theTimberTech Championship for the third time. This was his first win as a 65-year-old and his 44th win onPGA Tour Champions.[13]
In February 2023, Langer successfully defended his title at theChubb Classic. This was his 45th win on the PGA Tour Champions, tying him withHale Irwin. Langer birdied five of his last seven holes in the final round to shoot 65 and earn a three-stroke victory.[14]
In July 2023, Langer won theU.S. Senior Open by two strokes overSteve Stricker at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. This win put him ahead ofHale Irwin with a record 46 career titles on the PGA Tour Champions.[15]
In November 2024, Langer won theCharles Schwab Cup Championship by one stroke overSteven Alker andRichard Green, also extending his age record and most wins on PGA Tour Champions.[16]
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 inBoca Raton, Florida. Langer is known to be adevout Christian.[17] Daughter Christina is married to professional baseball playerChase De Jong.[18]
In January 2017, US presidentDonald Trump used an incorrect story about Langer's failed attempt at voting in the United States to justify an investigation of voter fraud in the2016 US presidential election. The story was covered in several media outlets.[19][20][21][22][23][24] Since Langer is a citizen only of Germany, he was not eligible to vote.[25]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Apr1985 | 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 Apr1993 | 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 first extra hole |
| 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 Oct1980 | Dunlop Masters | −14 (70-65-67-68=270) | 5 strokes |  Brian Barnes |
| 2 | 2 Aug1981 | 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)[b] | 5 strokes | Peter Oosterhuis |
| 4 | 1 Aug1982 | Lufthansa German Open (2) | −9 (73-71-69-66=279) | Playoff | Bill Longmuir |
| 5 | 1 May1983 | 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 May1984 | Peugeot Open de France | −18 (68-71-67-64=270) | 1 stroke | José Rivero |
| 9 | 29 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 Apr1985 | Masters Tournament | −6 (72-74-68-68=282) | 2 strokes | Seve Ballesteros,Raymond Floyd,Curtis Strange |
| 13 | 25 Aug 1985 | Lufthansa German Open (3) | −27 (61-60-62=183)[b] | 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 Aug1986 | German Open (4) | −15 (75-65-66-67=273) | Playoff | Rodger Davis |
| 16 | 19 Oct 1986 | Trophée Lancôme | −14 (67-69-68-70=274) | Shared title withSeve Ballesteros[c] | |
| 17 | 25 May1987 | 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 May1988 | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship | 4 and 3 | Mark McNulty | |
| 20 | 30 Apr1989 | Peugeot Spanish Open (2) | −7 (70-72-67-72=281) | 3 strokes | José María Cañizares,Paul Carrigill |
| 21 | 8 Oct 1989 | German Masters | −12 (67-71-70-68=276) | 1 stroke | José María Olazábal,Payne Stewart |
| 22 | 22 Apr1990 | 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 Apr1991 | 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 Jul1992 | 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 Apr1993 | 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 Jul1994 | 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 May1995 | 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 May1997 | 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 Jul2001 | TNT Dutch 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,Freddie Jacobson |
| 42 | 10 Nov2002 | Volvo Masters Andalucía (2) | −3 (71-71-72-67=281) | Shared title withColin Montgomerie[d] | |
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 by 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 | Trophée Lancôme | 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 | TNT Dutch Open | Warren Bennett | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 16 | 2002 | Volvo Masters Andalucía | Colin Montgomerie | Playoff abandoned after two holes due to darkness; tournament shared |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Nov1983 | Casio World Open | −1 (74-68-74-71=287) | 2 strokes |  Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Scott Simpson | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Nov1996 | Alfred Dunhill Masters1 | −17 (66-67-69-65=267) | 2 strokes |  Kang Wook-soon |
1Co-sanctioned by thePGA Tour of Australasia
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Feb1991 | Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Open | −15 (65-72-69-63=269) | 7 strokes |  Choi Sang-ho, Lu Wen-teh |
| 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 | Nick Faldo,Greg Norman |
| 2 | 3 Nov1996 | Alfred Dunhill Masters1 | −17 (66-67-69-65=267) | 2 strokes | Kang Wook-soon |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian PGA Tour
| 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 |  Jaime Gonzalez,Mike White |
| 2 | 16 Nov 1997 | Argentine Masters | −7 (73-69-68-67=277) | 1 stroke | Eduardo Romero |
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 GermanNational Open Championship is "open" to German golfers whether they are amateur or professional.
| Legend |
|---|
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other wins (13) |
| 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 |  Jim Nelford, Denis Watson |
| 2 | 20 Mar 1981 | BCA Tournament[30] | −3 (70-67=137) | 3 strokes | Neil Coles |
| 3 | 13 Nov 1983 | Johnnie Walker Trophy | −18 (67-68-66-69=270) | 2 strokes | Sandy Lyle |
| 4 | 8 Dec 1985 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | −10 (69-70-68-71=278) | 2 strokes | Lanny Wadkins |
| 5 | 24 Nov 1990 | World Cup (with  Torsten Giedeon) | −20 (141-142-132-141=556) | 3 strokes | England −Richard Boxall andMark James, Ireland −David Feherty andRonan Rafferty |
| 6 | 8 Dec 1991 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (2) | −16 (68-65-67-72=272) | 5 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 7 | 14 Nov 1993 | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | −16 (69-68-66-69=272) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 8 | 4 Dec 2005 | MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge (with son Stefan Langer) | −24 (59-61=120) | 1 stroke | 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 | Vijay Singh and son Qass Singh,Bob Tway and sonKevin Tway |
| 10 | 10 Dec 2006 | WGC-World Cup (2) (with Marcel Siem) | −16 (65-69-68-66=268) | Playoff | Scotland −Colin Montgomerie andMarc Warren |
| 11 | 14 Dec 2014 | PNC Father-Son Challenge (3) (with son Jason Langer) | −23 (62-59=121) | 2 strokes | 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 | Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen,Tom Lehman and son Thomas Lehman |
| 13 | 17 Dec 2023 | PNC Championship (5) (with son Jason Langer) | −25 (60-59=119) | 2 strokes | David Duval and son Brady Duval |
| 14 | 22 Dec 2024 | PNC Championship (6) (with son Jason Langer) | −28 (59-57=116) | Playoff | Tiger Woods and sonCharlie Woods |
Other playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | WGC-World Cup (with Marcel Siem) | Scotland –Colin Montgomerie andMarc Warren | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2019 | PNC Father-Son Challenge (with son Jason Langer) | Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen,Tom Lehman and son Thomas Lehman | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2024 | PNC Championship (with son Jason Langer) | Tiger Woods and sonCharlie Woods | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| PGA Tour Champions major championships (12) |
| Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (5) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (30) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Oct2007 | Administaff Small Business Classic | −25 (62-65-64=191) | 8 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
| 2 | 7 Mar2008 | Toshiba Classic | −14 (65-65-69=199) | Playoff | Jay Haas |
| 3 | 30 Mar 2008 | Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort | −12 (67-66-71=204) | 8 strokes | Lonnie Nielsen,Tim Simpson |
| 4 | 19 Oct 2008 | Administaff Small Business Classic (2) | −12 (68-67-69=204) | 2 strokes | Lonnie Nielsen |
| 5 | 25 Jan2009 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | −18 (64-66-68=198) | 1 stroke | Andy Bean |
| 6 | 26 Apr 2009 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tom Lehman) | −27 (61-66-62=189) | Playoff | Jeff Sluman andCraig Stadler |
| 7 | 7 Jun 2009 | Triton Financial Classic | −15 (65-69-67=201) | 6 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
| 8 | 12 Jul 2009 | 3M Championship | −16 (67-68-65=200) | 1 stroke | Andy Bean |
| 9 | 21 Feb2010 | Allianz Championship | −17 (67-65-67=199) | Playoff | John Cook |
| 10 | 18 Apr 2010 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | −9 (67-66=133)[b] | 1 stroke | Mark O'Meara,Mike Reid |
| 11 | 25 Jul 2010 | The Senior Open Championship | −5 (67-71-69-72=279) | 1 stroke | Corey Pavin |
| 12 | 1 Aug 2010 | U.S. Senior Open | −8 (69-68-68-67=272) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 13 | 29 Aug 2010 | Boeing Classic | −18 (66-63-69=198) | 3 strokes | Nick Price |
| 14 | 20 Feb2011 | ACE Group Classic | −20 (64-66-66=196) | 4 strokes | Fred Funk |
| 15 | 5 Aug2012 | 3M Championship (2) | −18 (67-69-62=198) | 2 strokes | David Peoples |
| 16 | 7 Oct 2012 | SAS Championship | −13 (68-72-63=203) | 2 strokes | Jay Don Blake |
| 17 | 17 Feb2013 | ACE Group Classic (2) | −12 (62-70-72=204) | 1 stroke | Jay Don Blake |
| 18 | 21 Apr 2013 | Greater Gwinnett Championship | −10 (73-66-67=206) | 3 strokes | Tom Lehman,Tom Pernice Jr. |
| 19 | 19 Jan2014 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (2) | −22 (66-64-64=194) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples,Jeff Sluman |
| 20 | 4 May 2014 | Insperity Invitational (3) | −11 (66-68-71=205) | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
| 21 | 29 Jun 2014 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | −15 (65-64-66-70=265) | Playoff | Jeff Sluman |
| 22 | 27 Jul 2014 | The Senior Open Championship (2) | −18 (65-66-68-67=266) | 13 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 23 | 17 Aug 2014 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | −16 (67-67-66=200) | 1 stroke | Woody Austin,Mark O'Meara |
| 24 | 14 Jun2015 | Constellation Senior Players Championship (2) | −19 (65-65-67-68=265) | 6 strokes | Kirk Triplett |
| 25 | 18 Oct 2015 | San Antonio Championship | −12 (71-68-65=204) | 3 strokes | Scott Dunlap |
| 26 | 14 Feb2016 | Chubb Classic (3) | −15 (62-66-73=201) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 27 | 22 May 2016 | Regions Tradition | −17 (66-69-69-67=271) | 6 strokes | Olin Browne |
| 28 | 12 Jun 2016 | Constellation Senior Players Championship (3) | +1 (71-68-69-73=281) | 1 stroke | Joe Durant,Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 29 | 28 Aug 2016 | Boeing Classic (2) | −13 (69-67-67=203) | Playoff | Woody Austin,Kevin Sutherland |
| 30 | 21 Jan2017 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (3) | −15 (64-65=129)[b] | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
| 31 | 21 May 2017 | Regions Tradition (2) | −20 (69-69-66-64=268) | 5 strokes | Scott Parel,Scott McCarron |
| 32 | 28 May 2017 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | −18 (65-67-70-68=270) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
| 33 | 30 Jul 2017 | The Senior Open Championship (3) | −4 (69-74-65-72=280) | 3 strokes | Corey Pavin |
| 34 | 24 Sep 2017 | PURE Insurance Championship | −17 (64-67-67=198) | 3 strokes | Jerry Kelly |
| 35 | 22 Oct 2017 | Dominion Charity Classic | −16 (67-63-70=200) | 1 stroke | Scott Verplank |
| 36 | 29 Oct 2017 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | −11 (69-69-67=205) | Playoff | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 37 | 6 May2018 | Insperity Invitational (4) | −11 (63-72-70=205) | 1 stroke | Bart Bryant,Paul Goydos,Jeff Maggert |
| 38 | 14 Oct 2018 | SAS Championship (2) | −22 (62-67-65=194) | 6 strokes | Scott Parel |
| 39 | 10 Feb2019 | Oasis Championship (2) | −19 (64-68-65=197) | 5 strokes | Marco Dawson |
| 40 | 28 Jul 2019 | The Senior Open Championship (4) | −6 (71-67-70-66=274) | 2 strokes | Paul Broadhurst |
| 41 | 1 Mar2020 | Cologuard Classic | −18 (68-68-65=201) | 2 strokes | Woody Austin |
| 42 | 24 Oct2021 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic (2) | −14 (66-67-69=202) | Playoff | Doug Barron |
| 43 | 20 Feb2022 | Chubb Classic (4) | −16 (64-68-68=200) | 3 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
| 44 | 6 Nov 2022 | TimberTech Championship (3) | −17 (70-63-66=199) | 6 strokes | Paul Goydos, Thongchai Jaidee |
| 45 | 19 Feb2023 | Chubb Classic (5) | −17 (64-70-65=199) | 3 strokes | Pádraig Harrington,Steve Stricker |
| 46 | 2 Jul 2023 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −7 (71-68-68-70=277) | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker |
| 47 | 10 Nov2024 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −18 (69-64-67-66=266) | 1 stroke | Steven Alker,Richard Green |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (7–10)
| 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 andCraig 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 |
| 10 | 2017 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 11 | 2018 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Steve Flesch,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 Tom Lehman) | Paul Broadhurst andKirk Triplett | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 13 | 2019 | Chubb Classic | Olin Browne,Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Jiménez won with par on first extra hole |
| 14 | 2019 | Invesco QQQ Championship | Colin Montgomerie | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 15 | 2020 | Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge | Shane Bertsch,Glen Day,Kenny Perry | Bertsch won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 16 | 2021 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Doug Barron | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 17 | 2024 | Ascension Charity Classic |  Yang Yong-eun | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (7) |
| Other European Senior Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep2008 | Casa Serena Open | −12 (67-67-67=201) | 3 strokes | Ian Woosnam |
| 2 | 25 Jul2010 | 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 Jul2014 | The Senior Open Championship (2) | −18 (65-66-68-67=266) | 13 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 5 | 28 May2017 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | −18 (65-67-70-68=270) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
| 6 | 30 Jul 2017 | The Senior Open Championship (3) | −4 (69-74-65-72=280) | 3 strokes | Corey Pavin |
| 7 | 28 Jul2019 | The Senior Open Championship (4) | −6 (71-67-70-66=274) | 2 strokes | Paul Broadhurst |
| 8 | 2 Jul2023 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −7 (71-68-68-70=277) | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker |
| 9 | 28 Sep2025 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | −21 (62-67-66=195) | 6 strokes | Patrik Sjöland |
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | The Senior Open Championship | Mark Wiebe | Lost to par on fifth extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Philip Golding,Paul Wesselingh | Wesselingh won with birdie on third extra hole Golding eliminated by par on second hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Dec 2012 | Nedbank Champions Challenge | −7 (68-67-74=209) | 2 strokes | Jay Haas |
| 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 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 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T62 | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | |||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||
| The Open Championship | NT |
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 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 | 112 | 74 |
| 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 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| 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 to9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
| 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 | Corey Pavin |
| 2010 | U.S. Senior Open | Tied for 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 |
| 2017 | Regions Tradition (2) | 2 shot deficit | −20 (69-69-66-64=268) | 5 strokes | Scott Parel,Scott McCarron |
| 2017 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 1 shot deficit | −18 (65-67-70-68=270) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
| 2017 | The Senior Open Championship (3) | 4 shot lead | −4 (69-74-65-72=280) | 3 strokes | Corey Pavin |
| 2019 | The Senior Open Championship (4) | 3 shot deficit | −6 (71-67-70-66=274) | 2 strokes | Paul Broadhurst |
| 2023 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | 2 shot lead | −7 (71-68-68-70=277) | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker |
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 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | – | T7 | T17 | T10 | T2 | T10 | T9 | T5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | T6 | NT | T6 | T18 | T8 | T27 | ||
| Senior PGA Championship | – | 2 | T17 | T23 | T4 | T13 | T3 | 6 | T3 | 1 | T12 | NT | T50 | 3 | T20 | T34 | |||
| Senior Players Championship | T13 | T7 | T5 | T9 | T6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T2 | T17 | T34 | T10 | T20 | T25 | 6 | 67 | ||
| U.S. Senior Open | – | T6 | T22 | 1 | T9 | T2 | T14 | T9 | T3 | T11 | T18 | T16 | T24 | NT | T5 | CUT | 1 | T42 | CUT |
| The Senior Open Championship | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | T12 | T6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | T9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | NT | 4 | T12 | T7 | T5 | T24 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
In 2025, the film documentary "Bernhard Langer - The Eternal Champion" was released, which retells Langer's career and life.[31]
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