Bernhard Langer - Media Guide

1984 Peugeot Open de France, KLM Dutch Open, Carroll's Irish Open, Benson & Hedges Spanish Open, German National Open Championship. 1985 Lufthansa German Open, Panasonic European Open, Australian Masters [Aus], German National Open Championship. 1986 German Open, Lancome Trophy, German National Open Championship. 1987 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship, Carroll's Irish Open, German National Open Championship. 1988 Epson Grand Prix of Europe, German National Open Championship. 1989 Peugeot Spanish Open, German Masters, German National Open Championship. 1990 Cepsa Madrid Open, Austrian Open, German National Open Championship. 1991 Benson & Hedges International Open, Mercedes German Masters, German National Open Championship, Hong Kong Open. 1992 Heineken Dutch Open, Honda Open, German National Open Championship. 1993 Volvo PGA Championship, Volvo German Open. 1994 Murphy's Irish Open, Volvo Masters. 1995 Volvo PGA Championship, Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe, Smurfit European Open. 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters. 1997 Conte Of Florence Italian Open, Benson & Hedges International Open, Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, Linde German Masters, Argentinian Masters [SA]. 2001 The TNT Open [Eur], Linde German Masters. 2002 Volvo Masters [Eur/shared with Colin Montgomerie].

Shell Houston Open...Finished T10 at the Wachovia Championship thanks to a final-round 69, which tied the low round of the day...Best finish since the 2001 FedEx St. Jude Classic (2nd) came in late May after firing four rounds in the 60s at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to force a playoff with Rory Sabbatini and Jim Furyk. Missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to finish T2 with Furyk after Sabbatini made a 15-footer. The finish came just three months shy of his 50th birthday...After turning 50 on August 27, did not play the PGA TOUR for the rest of the year and did not participate in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Made five starts on the Champions Tour with a win at the Administaff Small in October. Opened the event with a course-record, 10-under 62 at Augusta Pines and eventually equaled the all-time Champions Tour 54-hole scoring mark of 25-under 191 (Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai). Eight-stroke triumph over Mark O'Meara was the second-largest victory margin of the season...Also made three starts on the European Tour and finished among the top three in two events. T3 at the BMW International Open in June and then T2 at the KLM Open in the Netherlands in August, where he was joined in the field by his son Stefan.

Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai). Eight-stroke triumph over Mark O'Meara was the second-largest victory margin of the season...Debuted on the Champions Tour at the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach and T10...Also closed with a final-round 66 at the SAS Championship, the lowest Sunday round, to move into a T11 near Raleigh...Had a nice year on the PGA TOUR...Opened with a 4-under 66 at The Honda Classic en route to a T10 finish...Posted four rounds under par to finish T9 at the Shell Houston Open...Finished T10 at the Wachovia Championship, thanks to a final-round 69, which tied the low round of the day...Best finish since the 2001 FedEx St. Jude Classic (second) came in late May after firing four rounds in the 60s at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to force a playoff with Rory Sabbatini and Jim Furyk. Missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to finish T2 with Furyk after Sabbatini made a 15-footer. The finish came just three months shy of his 50th birthday...Also made three starts on the European Tour and finished among the top three in two events. Was T3 at the BMW International Open in June and then T2 at the KLM Open in the Netherlands in August, where he was joined in the field by his son, Stefan...Played in the Mercedes Benz Championship in Germany in September and was T27...Recorded a hole-in-one in the third round at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, his first PGA TOUR ace..

to win the World Golf Championships-Barbados World Cup for Germany. 2005: Finished 84th on the money list and totaled just under $1 million in earnings...Finished T5 in the British Open at St. Andrews after being added to the field on Monday afternoon when Japan's Shingo Katayama withdrew. He and Tiger Woods were the only two players to post four sub-par rounds at St. Andrews. 2004: Highlight of the season was leading the European Ryder Cup team as its Captain to a record 18 1/2-9 1/2 victory over the Americans in the 35th Ryder Cup matches held at Oakland Hills CC in Bloomfield, MI...Despite carrying the extra burdens of his captaincy, finished in the top 100 (83rd) on the TOUR money list for just the third time in his last 10 seasons. Four top-10s on TOUR were most since seven in 2001...Playing in his 22nd Masters, two-time champion finished T4. Co-leader early on Sunday after opening birdie-birdie. 2003: Named 2004 Ryder Cup Captain in July...Competed in 21 TOUR events, tying the 1986 season for most starts of TOUR career, but managed only two top-10s...Streak of 19 consecutive made cuts at the Masters came to an end with rounds of 79-76. 2002: Although he missed just three of 16 cuts, his lone top top-10 was a fourth-place finish at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC...Finished European Tour season as co-champion of Volvo Masters with Colin Montgomerie. The pair was declared co-champions after posting 3-under 281s, then playing two sudden-death holes before darkness...Inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame. 2001: Posted seven top-10s on TOUR for first time since 1987 season including a second and three third-place finishes - THE PLAYERS Championship, WORLDCOM CLASSIC and British Open...First German to be elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame via International Ballot and was slated for induction in the Fall of 2002...Second-place finish at FedEx St. Jude Classic, one stroke behind Bob Estes. Best finish at TOUR event since runner-up at 1995 THE PLAYERS Championship...Week later won The TNT Open, his 38th victory on the European Tour and 64th worldwide...Won Linde German Masters, boosting him to third on the Volvo Order of Merit. He finished the year sixth on the European Tour money list. 2000: Made appearances in 10 PGA TOUR events, the most since 14 in 1988...Participated in 12 events on the European Tour where he finished runner-up twice -- TNT Dutch Open and the BMW International Open -- the only event held in Germany he has yet to win. 1999: Made a bold bid for a 10th successive Ryder Cup appearance, but finished 14th in the qualifying table. 1996: The only time he has been outside the top 30 in the Volvo Order of Merit since 1980, finishing 39th. 1993: Won his second Masters, by four strokes over Chip Beck. 1992: Won German National Open Championship for 12th time in his career. 1985: Won the Masters by two over Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd and Curtis Strange, and followed with a win at the Sea Pines Heritage Classic, the last man to win the Masters and the event afterward.

and nearly died as a result...Took up golf at age 7 through caddying, turned pro at 15...Developed back problems when he was 19, during an 18-month stint as a member of the German Air Force. Marching with 30-pound pack and rifle led to two stress fractures and bulging discs...Devout Christian, helped organize the regular meetings of the European Tour Bible Class...Web site is bernhardlanger.de...Started skiing at age 4 and would say he's a "scratch skier."...Also enjoys driving fast cars.