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)