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Bernhard Langer (:ˈbɛʁnhaʁt ˈlaŋɐ) (born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first official number one ranked player. After turning 50, he established himself as one of the most successful players on the Champions Tour and has won five senior major championships: the 2010 Senior Open Championship, 2010 U.S. Senior Open, 2014 Constellation Senior Players Championship, 2014 Senior Open Championship and the 2015 Constellation Senior Players Championship. ==Life and work== Langer was born in the village of Anhausen, which today is a part of Diedorf municipality, near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He turned professional in 1972 and has won many events in Europe and the United States, including The Masters in 1985 and 1993. He was the inaugural World Number 1 when the Official World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 (but deferred his induction until 2002).〔(Profile at the World Golf Hall of Fame )〕 He ranks second in career wins on the European Tour (40) and has also played regularly on the U.S. based PGA Tour, especially in the late 1980s and since 2000. He finished in a tie for fifth at The Open Championship the month before he turned 48, and regained a ranking in the top 100 three months before he turned 50. Along with Gary Player, David Graham, and Hale Irwin, Langer is one of only four players to have won official tournaments on all six continents on which golf is played. He played on 10 Ryder Cup teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002) and was the non-playing captain of the victorious European team in 2004. Langer has battled the yips, having a strong tendency to flinch or twitch during putting.〔James Wagner (13 March 2009) (James Wagner – Are the yips more than something in the head? ) LATimes〕 He has changed his putter grip numerous times in an attempt to cure the problem.〔(World Golf Hall of Fame Profile: Bernhard Langer ). worldgolfhalloffame.org〕 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. 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 in Boca Raton, Florida. Langer is known to be a devout Christian.〔(Bernhard’s Story – Pg 3 ). bernhardlangerstory.com〕 In 2006, in recognition of his contribution to the sport of golf, Langer was appointed as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 2015 Langer became the first player since Arnold Palmer (1984–85) to win the Constellation Senior Players Championship in back-to-back years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernhard Langer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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