THE LANGER FILE
• Born Aug. 27, 1957, in West Germany.
• Started caddying at age 9.
• Turned professional at age 18.
• Won 40 times on the European Tour.
• Won the 1985 and 1993 Masters and twice finished runner-up in the British Open.
• Member of 10 Ryder Cup teams and captain of winning 2004 European team.
• Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.
• Has 22 Champions Tour victories, including the 2009 and 2012 3M Championship.
• His 13-stroke victory last week at the Senior British Open was a Champions Tour record.
Season stats/rankings
Champions Tour events14
Earnings$2,308,380 (first)
VictoriesFour (first)
Top-10 finishes13 (first)
Scoring average68.20 (first)
Rounds in the 60s29 (first)