Bernhard Langer
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Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer.
He turned professional in 1972 and has won many events in Europe and the United States, among them The Masters in 1985 and 1993. He was the inaugural World Number 1 when the Official World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986, and he became a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
He ranks second in career wins on the European Tour, with forty and has also played regularly on the U.S. based PGA Tour, especially in the late 1980s and since 2000. . He was non-playing captain of the victorious European Ryder Cup team in 2004.
Langer is married to wife Vikki Carol with whom he has four children. They have homes in both Langer’s birthplace of Anhausen, Germany and in Boca Raton, Florida.
He is known to be a devout Christian and when not playing golf, he enjoys speaking about Christianity.
