Record-breaker Bernhard Langer will play his final tournament on the DP World Tour this week at the BMW International Open. – Supplied photo
Golf legend Bernhard Langer will play his final event on the DP World Tour this week at the BMW International Open Munich.
The 66-year-old is still active on the Champions Tour and has made a huge contribution to European golf and even world golf.
Let's take a look back at his career so far.
Langer turned professional in 1972 and racked up 123 career wins.
He won the Masters twice, in 1985 and 1993, and in 1986 became the first player ranked No. 1 when the Sony Rankings (now the Official World Golf Rankings) were launched.
One of his first professional victories came at the 1979 World Under-25 Championship in Cacharel, France, winning by 17 shots.
Langer is one of five golfers to have won professional golf tournaments on all six continents. On Europe's DP World Tour, he has won 42 times, second only to Seve Ballesteros.
His previous DP World Tour regular event was the 2015 Porsche European Open, where he tied for 24th.
“I am very much looking forward to the 35th BMW International Open, which is particularly important to me,” said Langer. “I was there at the first event in 1989 and have only missed two tournaments up until the 25th anniversary.
“I grew up in Anhausen near Augsburg and worked as a golf coach in Munich for three and a half years before becoming a tour pro, so I’m very happy to experience another great tournament back home in Bavaria.”
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After turning 50, Langer has become the most successful player in the history of the Champions Tour.
He has won a record 12 senior major championships and topped the money list 11 times, including a record seven consecutive titles.
Langer's last official victory came at the 2023 U.S. Senior Open, but he also captured his fifth PNC title in December 2023 with his son Jason.
