Langer bids farewell to DP World Tour

Bernhard Langer says he "lived nan dream" aft his 50-year relation pinch nan DP World Tour came to an extremity astatine nan BMW International Open.

The 66-year-old carded a one-over 73 successful Friday's 2nd information successful Munich to miss nan trim connected what was his last quality connected nan European-based tour.

The German made his debut successful 1974 and went connected to declare 42 Tour wins, winning nan Order of Merit twice.

He is besides a two-time Masters champion, erstwhile world number 1 and victor of nan Ryder Cup arsenic some a skipper and player.

"I was capable to unrecorded that dream for 50 years," he said. "I person awesome memories from each complete nan world, not conscionable successful Europe but Asia, Australia, Japan, America, South Africa. I was capable to recreation nan world and meet pinch kings and queens.

"I played play pinch each sorts of people, whether they were successful businessmen aliases conscionable nan mean butcher aliases bricklayer aliases whatever, it was fun, it was great."

Langer is not afloat retiring from golf. He is still a personnel of nan PGA Champions Tour and hopes to make his last quality astatine nan Masters adjacent year.

He had hoped to make his last quality astatine Augusta this twelvemonth but suffered an Achilles wounded successful February, meaning he missed nan arena for only nan 2nd clip since 1983.