Bernard's Biography
Born: August 27, 1957 - Anhausen West Germany
Career Highlights:
- Turned Professional at age 15 in 1972
- 1st Pro victory, National German Open – 1974
He has won this tournament 13 times
- Prominent Professional Wins – 91
European Tour – 42 PGA Tour – 3 Champions Tour – 17 European Sr. Tour - 3 Other wins - 26
- Won Two Majors - Masters Champion – 1985, 1993
- European Tour Order of Merit winner – 1981, 1984
- European Tour Player of the Year – 1985, 1993
- World Golf Hall of Fame – 2002
- Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – 2006
- Champions Tour Rookie of the Year - 2008
- Champions Tour Player of the Year – 2008, 2009, 2010
- First Official Number One Ranked Player in the World – 1986
- One of only a handfull of players to have won sanctioned professional tournaments on every continent on which the game is played: Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Australia.
- Has played on 10 Ryder Cup teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002)
- Was non-playing captain of the victorious European Ryder Cup team in 2004.
"I like reading my bible, I like bible studies where I get together with others and talk about the word of God and how it relates to us and how we can change to become more like him."
Bernard Langer
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