Bernhard Langer: 2-time Masters Champion

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🗓️ 24 December 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Episode 426

Bernhard Langer is a golfing legend. He's the winner of two Masters championships in 1985 and 1993. He has 114 professional in his career and reached the number one overall ranking in April of 1986.

Growing up in Germany, Langer turned pro in 1972 and is one of five golfers to have professional golf event victories on all six continents where golf is played. He has victories on all the premiere tours, with 42 wins on the European Tour (2nd most all-time), three on the PGA Tour, and numerous international victories; including wins on the Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour, Australasian Tour, and the Tour de las Américas.

In 2001, Langer was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Since joining the senior golf touring ranks, he has dominated the field winning the 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2019 Senior British Open Championship and being named Champions Tour player of the year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Bernhard Langer about his desire to continue playing golf as long as he can, his coming to faith in Christ after winning the Masters in 1985, winning a second Masters on Easter Sunday in 1993, and the crazy story of his father escaping as a prisoner during World War II.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:17.0	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:20.4	This episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast with Bernhard Limeon Here's your host, Jason Romano. Three, two, one.
0:21.7	This episode of Sports Spectrums podcast with Bernhard Langer, two-time Masters Champion,
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1:04.0	Really excited to welcome Bernhard Langer to the Sports Spectrum podcast. Two-time Masters Champion turned pro in 1972. The guy's a legend.
1:14.9	He's currently on the PGA Tour Champions Tour. I think that used to be called the Senior Tour.
1:20.8	114 professional wins in his career. He was ranked number one back in April of 1986, and he's won the Masters, as I mentioned,
1:30.3	twice in 1985 and 1993. He talks about both of those experiences here on the show, specifically
1:39.4	the 85 Masters because he wins it all and finds himself still empty inside. And in 1993, he wins
1:49.2	it all and he's got a different joy inside of him. And it happens to be a victory that takes
1:54.3	place on Easter Sunday. Bernhard also has 42 career wins on the European tour, and he's still really doing great
2:03.8	in the world of golf.
2:04.7	He won the 2019 Senior British Open Championship by two strokes, finishing six under.
2:10.7	He won the 2010, 2014, and 2017 senior British Open Championship as well.
2:17.2	Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame inducted in 2002.
2:21.5	And he's the Champions Tour player of the year, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
2:30.7	The man is still doing it on the golf course at 62 years old.
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