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Bernhard Langer
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Just as Langer became successful, he developed the 'yips', a condition, which afflicts a golfer while putting. Somehow the hands do not follow the instructions the brain is sending and seem to strike the ball of their own accord. After much heartache and despair, he manged to overcome and re-establish his consistency and form. Since then he has periodically suffered putting problems. He experiments with many different types of putter and techniques in a continuous effort to overcome this affliction.
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Langer has been married to his American wife Vikki Carol since 1984. They have four children: Jackie, Stefan, Christina, and Jason. They maintain homes in Langer's birthplace of Anhausen and in Boca Raton, Florida. Langer is known to be a devout Christian.
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Langer grew up in a small rural community in the mountainous area of Bavaria. Although his father, Erwin, was a bricklayer, the family still struggled to make a decent living. In his autobiography, Langer recounts that he cannot remember ever being given pocket money. Indeed a shortage of cash was a constant factor in Langer's life until he finally made a name for himself in golf.
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"A lot of people think it's going to be a pushover out here, but I know better," Langer said. "I need to bring my 'A' game' to be in contention on a regular basis. It's not going to be that easy to win."
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Langer again went for the green in two and made his eagle putt. Mickelson and co-leader Chris DiMarco stayed put, leaving Langer three strokes down, tied with Ernie Els and K.J. Choi.
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There are few more durable professionals than Bernhard Langer, who will be 50 in August. Langer is the oldest competitor at the Shell Houston, just as he is the oldest at most events in which he competes. Few of his rival competitors are as determined, as fit and well conditioned and as mentally strong.
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