| When the
inaugural Sony Ranking was published in April
1986, Langer had the honour of being the
first-ever world number one. He remained there
for the first three weeks. He has yet to win the
British Open despite finishing in the top-3 on
five occasions. Three of his top-3 finishes were
at Royal St. George's (1981, 85 & 931).
Through to the end of l995, Langer had won at
least one official European Tour event every
year, for the past 16 years. Both his major victories have
come at Augusta. In 1985, the key moment came at
the par-4, 1 7th in the final round, when Langer
holed a birdie putt from 14-feet. It allowed him
the luxury of taking a bogey five at the final
hole and still winning the title. Eight years
later, Langer won by four shots. The decisive
moment was an eagle three at the 13th, when
Langer sank a tricky downhill putt. Once again he
bogied the 72nd hole.
By the end of 1995, he
had won nine European Tour events in his own
country - German Open (1981, 82, 85, 86, 93);
German Masters (1989, 91); Honda Open (1992);
Deutsche Bank Open (1995). He led Germany to a
famous victory in the 1990 World Cup in Orlando,
Florida, when his teammate was Torsten Giedeon.
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 Bernhard Langer - twice the
Masters champion at Augusta.
Langer's
putting stroke might not look to great but it can
function effectively at the highest level.
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