Langer passes Nicklaus in senior majors
Bernhard Langer played near-flawless golf and took advantage of Vijay Singh’s late mistakes to win the Senior PGA Championship Sunday at Trump National in Sterling, Va., for his record ninth senior major.
The Senior PGA was the only major that had eluded the 59-year-old German star during his dominant decadelong run on the 50-and-over circuit.
He tied Jack Nicklaus’ senior major record last week with a comeback victory in the Regions Tradition in Alabama.
“It means a great deal to win two majors at age 59,” Langer said. “And to surpass Jack’s record of eight majors out here is pretty neat.
“I’m a good friend of Jack’s and I think very highly of him, and whenever you can do something just similar or close to what he’s achieved, you’ve done something pretty special.”
Langer pulled ahead of Singh with a 12-foot birdie on the par-4 16th. Singh threeputted 17 to give Langer a two-shot advantage.
After Singh birdied 18, Langer calmly tapped in for par and a one-shot victory.
He shot a 4-under 68 to finish at 18-under 270. Singh closed with a 70. Langer also won the season-opening event in Hawaii and has 32 career senior victories.
Other tournaments
BMW PGA Championship: Alex Noren shot a 10under 62 for a two-stroke victory at Wentworth in Virginia Water, England, overcoming a seven-stroke deficit. Noren made six birdies and holed a 6-foot eagle putt on the No. 18 to complete what he described as “probably the best round of my life.” He finished at 11-under 277.
Colonial: Kevin Kisner birdied the first three holes on the back nine to take the lead and held on to win at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, holding off defending champion Jordan Spieth’s charge. Kisner shot a 4under 66 to finish at 10-under 270. Spieth shot a bogeyfree 65 and was a stroke back.
LPGA Volvik Championship: Shanshan Feng shot a 4-under 68 to hold off Minjee Lee and Sung Hyun Park by a stroke at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Mich.