STEVENS POINT, Wis. — It can be said officially now: There’s never been anyone better on golf’s senior circuit than Bernhard Langer, and he made that point in major style Sunday afternoon.
The German great won the U.S. Senior Open at SentryWorld Golf Course to take sole possession of the PGA Tour Champions record for career victories. While extending his record as the oldest winner on the 50-and-older tour to 65 years, 10 months and 5 days and adding to his mark for most senior major championships with his 12th overall — three more than anyone else — Langer broke a tie with Hale Irwin for the senior career wins mark with No. 46.
Irwin, who turned 78 a month ago, won 45 times from July 1995 to January 2007. He made his last start in January 2021.
Langer, seven strokes ahead on the back nine Sunday, made bogeys on the final three holes for 1-under-par 70 on the tree-lined course with thick rough, finishing the 72-hole tournament at 7-under 277 for a two-stroke victory over Steve Stricker, who was playing in his home state.
Langer won the Chubb Classic in February to tie Irwin.