Bernhard Langer knew it wouldn't be easy to come from one stroke back to beat Vijay Singh, who is five years younger, drives the ball 30 yards farther and routinely competes with players young enough to be his sons.
Ultimately, the 59-year-old German star's confidence with the putter, a club that has frequently bedeviled him, was the difference as he edged past Singh in a tense back-nine duel to win the Senior PGA Championship at Trump National on Sunday in Sterling Va.
Langer won his record ninth senior major and the only one that had eluded him during his dominant decade-long run on the 50-and-over circuit. He tied Jack Nicklaus' record of eight majors last week with a comeback victory in the Regions Tradition. He's also the first player to win the career "super slam" of all five senior majors.
"I'm a good friend of Jack's and I think very highly of him, and whenever you can do something just similar or close to what he's achieved, you've done something pretty special," Langer said.
Langer shot a 4-under 68 to finish at 18-under 270. His daughter flew in from Seattle to surprise him on the 18th green.
Singh closed with a 70.
Feng holds on
Shanshan Feng shot a 4-under 68 to hold off Minjee Lee (65) and Sung Hyun Park (66) by a stroke in the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich. Feng won her seventh LPGA Tour title, finishing with a tournament-record 19-under 269.
Noren shoots 62
Alex Noren of Sweden — seven strokes back entering the round — shot a 10-under 62 for a two-stroke victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in Virginia Water, England. In the clubhouse at 11-under 277, Noren had to wait more than two hours to see if the lead would hold up in the European Tour's signature event.
