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Bernhard Langer: Masters Tournament
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While competing in a tournament on the European Tour, German player Bernhard Langer’s ball lodges in the branches of a tree, some 15 feet above the ground. Since the rules of golf state you must clearly identify your ball before declaring it unplayable, he decides to climb the tree. Someone in the crowd suggests he take his “tree” iron. He smiles, but selects his wedge before beginning the climb. When he eventually reaches the ball, he decides he can play a shot. Balancing on one limb and bracing himself against another, Langer plays his ball onto the green and makes the putt for a par!
Langer experienced his breakthrough in America using the cross-handed method. Ironically, he overcame his putting woes to win the world's most demanding putting contest, recording his first major victory in the 1985 Masters. Langer rallied from a four-stroke deficit at the turn on Sunday and birdied four of the last seven holes to pass Curtis Strange.
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In 1976, Langer joined the European PGA tour. By 1981, he topped the European Order of Merit. From 1981, he consistently won tournaments all around Europe including the German and Irish Opens. In 1984, he joined the American tour but wasn't particularly successful there. However, he continued to compete around the world and maintained his winning streak.
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Equipped with a new stance, Langer stepped up from foreign delegate to Masters contender with a 69 on Saturday. He is 46 now, playing his 22nd Masters and already in the World Golf Hall of Fame. But, on a week that bears a touch of grey, he opens the final round three shots off the lead on a course where local knowledge is invaluable.
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In 1985, Langer was the top world golfer after winning 7 tournaments on 5 continents--including the Masters. In 1993, he regained the Masters title with an impressive four stroke victory. But there's more to the German pro than golf. On this recording, Bernhard tells you his life story and what satisfies him more than winning.
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Langer hasn't won an individual title since 2002, when he and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie -- who missed a 4-foot par putt that allowed Germany to win Sunday's playoff -- were declared joint winners of the Volvo Masters. But Langer has won three team titles in the last 53 weeks, including two on successive weekends. He teamed with his 16-year-old son, Stefan, to win the last two Father-Son Challenges near Orlando.
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