Bernhard Langer is a professional golfer from Germany. He has won two Masters Championships and one of the top Golfers in the late 80s and 90s. He was the first player who was ranked as number one after the formulation of OWGR, the Official World Golf Ranking System. Golf is a difficult sport, and some limited golfers have won professional events on six golf-playing continents, and Bernhard is one of them. He has won all the premiere tours such as Australasian Tour, Asian Tour, Tour de las Americas, Japan Golf Tour, and the European Tour. He has won the second most event on the European Tour with 42 wins. In the year 2020, he made the tournament cut, which made him the eldest player in the Master’s history. He was 63 years old at that time.

Early life 

Bernhard was born on 27th August 1957 in the village of Anhausen, which is currently located in Augsburg, Bavaria. He started his professional golf career in 1972 and soon became one of the top players to ever play the sport. He has won several top events in the sport, in 1985 and 1993. When the World Golf Rankings were presented, he was the first player to be ranked at the top spot. He was also inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the year 2001. If we talk about the number of career wins, he has the second-most career wins, even with 42 wins. Before he turned 50 years old, he was again included in the Top 100 players.

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Career beginning 

Bernhard became the first player to get a victory in the Constellation Championship for consecutive years. In the Master’s championship of 2016, he was part of the second-last group of the final round and couldn’t win the game as it was tied for the 24th. In 2016, he won the title of Regions Tradition, which was his sixth championship as a senior. It was his 100th win. In the next year, he won a career grand slam and became the second golfer to win four senior major championships. In the same year, his name got written in history after he won the Constellation Championship for the third consecutive year.

Personal life 

Bernhard Langer got hitched to Vikki Carol in 1984. His wife is an American, and they both have four children; Stefan, Jackie, Jason, and Christina. He lives in his birthplace, Anhausen and Boca Raton, Florida, with his family. He has a strong belief in Christianity and is a devout Christian. He has received several honors in Germany, such as the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the highest sports award, Silver Laurel Leaf. In 2016, he was also included in the Germany Sports Hall of Fame.

Net Worth

Bernhard Langer is considered to be one of the greatest golfers ever. He has a lot of money during his professional career, and his net worth stands at a whopping $25 million.