Langer takes U.S. Senior Open, sets wins record

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Bernhard Langer gained the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday at SentryWorld to interrupt the PGA Tour Champions’ profession victory report.

Pushing his report because the oldest winner on the 50-and-over tour to 65 years, 10 months, 5 days, the German star broke a tie with Hale Irwin for the victory mark with No. 46.

Seven strokes forward on the again 9, Langer bogeyed the ultimate three holes for 1-under 70 and a 2-stroke victory over home-state favourite Steve Stricker on the tree-lined course with thick tough.

Langer completed at 7-under 277, with solely eight gamers breaking par for the week. He shattered the age report for the match winner, beforehand set by Allen Doyle in 2006 at SentryWorld (57 years, 11 months, 14 days).

Additionally the 2010 U.S. Senior Open winner at Sahalee exterior Seattle, Langer prolonged his report for senior main victories to 12. He gained the Chubb Traditional in Florida in February to tie Irwin.

Stricker — from Madison, 100 miles to the south — birdied three of the final 5 holes for a 69. He gained the primary two senior majors of the yr and took his hometown Madison occasion three weeks in the past for his fourth Champions victory of the season.

Fellow Madison participant Jerry Kelly was third at 4 below after a 71.

Two pictures forward of Kelly coming into the spherical, Langer birdied the primary two holes for the second straight day.

Langer added a birdie on No. 5, then rounded from a bogey on No. 6 with birdie on No. 7. He opened the again 9 with a birdie on the tenth, parred the subsequent 5 and closed with the three straight bogeys.

Brett Quigley (66) and Rob Labritz (69) tied for fourth at 2 below. Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (71), Steven Alker (65) and Dicky Pride (69) had been 1 below.