Bernhard Langer wins US Senior Open

Bernhard Langer wasn’t particularly interested in any hometown-guy-makes good storylines at the US Senior Open in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on Sunday.

He was busy writing more history.

Entering the day at 6 under with a two-shot lead over Wisconsin native Jerry Kelly and a three-shot lead over Wisconsin native Steve Stricker, Langer birdied the first two holes and three of the first five and never looked back. He led by as much as seven and finished at 7-under par to claim his 46th victory since turning 50, making him the winningest player in PGA TOUR Champions history.

Langer, 65, had been tied with Hale Irwin since February 19, when he won the Chubb Classic for a record fifth time. He also became the oldest player to win on PGA TOUR Champions, rewriting his own record for the fifth time. The victory also marked his 12th senior major title, extending his own record.

Stricker, 56, shot a 2-under 69 in the final round to finish alone in second at 5 under. Stricker was looking to become the first player in PGA TOUR Champions history to win the first three majors of a season, after claiming the titles at the Regions Tradition and the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.

Kelly, 56, shot even-par 71 to finish third. It was his fifth consecutive top-10 at the US Senior Open.

Langer finished the event at SentryWorld as the leader in fairways hit and greens in regulation.

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