Bernhard Langer was in the Hall of Fame before he ever played on the PGA Tour Champions. He had 50 wins around the world, including two Masters titles. That being said, what the German golf star has done since he turned 50 is truly amazing.

Langer has made 375 starts on the senior tour and won a record 47 titles, including 12 majors. He has also finished in the top 10 237 times, which is 63.2 percent of all the starts he has made.

To give you more idea, Steve Stricker has 18 – wins, which is the fewest of any “active” PGA Tour Champions player and the some of all time.

Langer has won minimum one PGA Tour Champions event every year since he started playing on the tour in 2007.

This makes his run on the 50-and-older circuit even more amazing. Of course, that’s 18 seasons in a row, which is also a record. To give you some more background, Hale Irwin is the next player in line, with 11. Gil Morgan and Miller Barber are next, both with nine. (By the way, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer hold the record for most straight years with a PGA Tour win with 17.)

But at 68 years old, Langer can’t beat Father Time. He has played in 19 PGA Tour Champions events so far this year and has not won any. To keep his winning run going, he needs to win one of the two events left, which are this week’s Simmons Bank Championship or the Charles Schwab Championship from November 11–14.

Even though Langer played in his 41st and last Masters in April, he hasn’t had a bad season. He has finished second twice and in the top ten six times, including his last two starts. The man is 68 years old, though. To give you some more background, he is not only the oldest player to ever win on the PGA Tour Champions, but also the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth oldest!!!

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Langer truly understands how hard it is to keep up a winning level of play for a very long time. He told Golf Channel at the end of the 2024 season how he had been able to play so well for so long.

Since golf is such a changeable game, Langer said, “Well, it’s a tough thing to have in golf, as we all know. It’s hard to be consistent and have longevity.” “You’re out of the game if you lose a little here or there.” That much competition is out there. That’s why I’m happy and grateful to have played competitive golf for 50 years. That makes me happy that most of them work out.

Langer fans have reason to be hopeful that the streak will last. Besides, he was in the same situation last year when he had to win the season finale at Phoenix Country Club. Sure enough, he did it. He shot an 18-under 266 (including a 66 in the last round) to beat Richard Green by one shot. It works out well that this year’s Charles Schwab Championship will again be held at Phoenix C.C.

Both of the last two events of the year have small fields, with only 54 players playing this week at Pleasant Valley C.C. in Little Rock, Ark., and only 36 players competing next month in Arizona. This is also good news for Langer.

Langer is without a doubt very aware of what he has to deal with. When he was asked on Golf Channel last year after his 18th straight win, he made a reference to this.

It was a big reason, especially because…” Langer said, “I like competing on the Champions Tour and hanging out with great guys.” I knew this was my last chance to win this year as I drove to Phoenix. If I didn’t, my winning run would end. So it meant even more that I beat the best players and won on a golf course I had never won on before. It was also the last chance I had all year to make it 18 in a row.

It must be the same when you’re trying to get to 19 in a row. The only question now is whether Langer can will himself to win again.