Bernhard Langer’s victory is his forty sixth PGA Tour Champions title, breaking the earlier all-time complete held by Hale Irwin, with the US Senior Open success additionally his twelfth senior main and increasing his personal file tally
Final Up to date: 02/07/23 10:27pm
Bernhard Langer created extra {golfing} historical past and set a number of information after easing to a two-stroke victory over Steve Stricker on the US Senior Open.
Langer carded a one-under 70 on the ultimate day at SentryWorld in Stevens Level, Wisconsin to drag away from the chasing pack, with the in a single day chief by no means threatened as he ended the week on seven underneath to shut out a formidable victory.
He began the day two forward and shortly prolonged his lead with three birdies in his first 5 holes, with Langer then cancelling out a bogey on the sixth by birdieing the following and profiting from the par-five tenth.
Bernhard Langer claimed a two-shot victory on the US Senior Open
A run of pars over the again 9 stored Langer in charge of the match, solely to see his victory margin over nearest challenger Stricker diminished when he bogeyed every of his remaining three holes.
The German’s win is his forty sixth PGA Tour Champions title, breaking the earlier all-time complete held by Hale Irwin, with the victory additionally his twelfth senior main and increasing his personal file tally.
Langer at 65 years and 10 months additionally breaks his personal file because the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions historical past, following on from his Chubb Basic victory in February, with the victory coming 13 years on from his earlier US Senior Open success.
“Ever since I received my forty fifth in Naples in February and I tied Hale Irwin’s file, everyone retains speaking wherever I play and other people come as much as me and say ‘make this your forty sixth, make historical past right here!”,” Langer mentioned after his victory.
“It is laborious to get away from it however I did very effectively, I used to be capable of block it out more often than not, try to keep within the current and I actually felt at peace right this moment. There’s much more aches and pains than there have been 10 years in the past however I nonetheless benefit from the sport and if I play like I did this week I’ll maintain enjoying.”
Stricker completed runner-up after a final-round 69, having received the opening two senior majors of the yr, whereas Jerry Kelly completed three strokes again in third after a level-par 71.
The subsequent PGA Tour Champions occasion is the Kaulig Corporations Championship at Firestone CC in Ohio from July 13-16, whereas the following senior main is The Senior Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales from July 27-30.
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