Fifty years after his European Tour debut, Bernhard Langer will make his final DP World Tour start this week on the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany.
It will mark his 513th begin on the European circuit—the tour the place he amassed 42 profession titles, second solely to the late, nice Seve Ballesteros.
“I’ve by no means stated goodbye to something to date when it comes to golf; that is going to be a primary expertise [for me],” Langer informed DP World Tour media officers.
“I’ve a sense it’s going to be very emotional.”
The two-time Masters champion grew up 45 minutes from Golfclub München Eichenried, the host course of this week’s match. His connections to this space run deeper than that, although. Langer labored as an assistant skilled at close by Munich Golf Club, which helped give him his begin.
Langer then went on to win 123 instances world wide.
He is a Ryder Cup legend, too, having performed on Team Europe 10 instances, profitable six. Langer additionally captained the Europeans to a dominant victory on the 2004 Ryder Cup, profitable 18.5-to-9.5 on American soil—one of many extra spectacular wins in Ryder Cup historical past.
He is, no doubt, Germany’s most completed golfer.
So, in an ode to German golf, the DP World Tour paired Langer with fellow countryman Marcel Siem, who received final week’s Italian Open, and Martin Kaymer, who, like Langer, received a pair of main championships. Kaymer received the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits and the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.
“It means an amazing deal simply to play in entrance of the house crowd,” Langer added.
“Hopefully, I could make the minimize, however I hear the golf course is rather a lot longer than it was once, and that’s a problem for me.”
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