Where is Bernhard Langer from?

Langer is from Diedorf, Germany

More about Bernhard Langer

Bernhard Langer was born 27th of August 1957 in the Village of Anhausen, near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.

He took up golf at age 7 through caddying.

Langer turned professional in 1972 and has become one of the legends of the game. He has 100+ professional wins during his career and continues to play in the Masters every year.

In September 2018, Langer received the Payne Stewart Award.

Bernhard was the #1 player in the world when the Official Golf Rankings were first introduced in 1986 and was elected to the Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.

To combat putting yips, has used a variety of putting grips, most recently utilizing a long putter that he began using at the end of the 1996 season.

Langer joind the PGA Tour in 1985. His official earnings are 10,759,526.

Langer joind the PGA Tour Champions in 2007. His official earnings as per March 2025 were 37,609,493.

After turning 50, Langer has established himself as the most successful player in the history of the PGA Tour Champions.

Bernhard Langer has won 3 PGA Tour Events

Bernhard Langer won the 1985 Masters Tournament with a total score of 282 (-2). Runners up were Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd and Curtis Strange.

He won the 1985 Sea Pines Heritage with a total score of 273 (-11). He defeated Bobby Wadkins in a playoff.

He won the 1993 Masters Tournament with a total score of 277 (-11). Runner up was Chip Beck 4 shots behind.

Bernhard Langer has won 42 European Tour Events

1980 Dunlop Masters
1981 German Open
1981 Bob Hope British Classic
1982 Lufthansa German Open
1983 Italian Open
1983 Glasgow Golf Classic
1983 St. Mellion Timeshare TPC
1984 Peugeot Open de France
1984 KLM Dutch Open
1984 Carroll's Irish Open
1984 Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
1985 Masters Tournament
1985 Lufthansa German Open
1985 Panasonic European Open
1986 German Open
1986 Trophée Lancôme (shared title with Seve Ballesteros)
1987 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship
1987 Carroll's Irish Open
1988 Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship
1989 Peugeot Spanish Open
1989 German Masters
1990 Cepsa Madrid Open
1990 Austrian Open
1991 Benson & Hedges International Open
1991 Mercedes German Masters
1992 Heineken Dutch Open
1992 Honda Open
1993 Masters Tournament
1993 Volvo PGA Championship
1993 Volvo German Open
1994 Murphy's Irish Open
1994 Volvo Masters
1995 Volvo PGA Championship
1995 Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe
1995 Smurfit European Open
1997 Conte of Florence Italian Open
1997 Benson & Hedges International Open
1997 Chemapol Trophy Czech Open
1997 Linde German Masters
2001 TNT Dutch Open
2001 Linde German Masters
2002 Volvo Masters Andalucía (shared title with Colin Montgomerie)

Langers Team appearances

World Cup (representing Germany): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1990 (winners), 1991, 1992, 1993 (individual winner), 1994, 1996, 2006 (winners)
Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1981, 1983, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied – retained trophy), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners), 2002 (winners), 2004 (non-playing captain – winners)
Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982 (captain)
Four Tours World Championship (representing Europe): 1985 (captain), 1986 (captain), 1987 (captain), 1989 (captain), 1990
Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Germany): 1992, 1994, 2000
Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners)
UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2001, 2002, 2003 (tie), 2004
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2010, 2012, 2013