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“It’s a fairy tale”: Langer’s emotional Masters party
Bernhard Langer gives his emotional farewell performance at the Masters at the age of 67 – and is finished two days earlier than hoped for.
After Bernhard Langer’s last putt at the Masters, the audience rose and applauded Germany’s golf icon. Fred Ridley, the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club, received the 67-year-old green on the 18th. Then long hand in hand with his wife Vikki Carol ran one last time as a participant along the trellis of the fans who cheered him and celebrated him for his impressive achievements on the legendary golf course in the US state of Georgia.
Seconds earlier, the Masters champion from 1985 and 1993 missed its chance of extension at the major tournament with a shifted putt.
At the time, the veteran did not know that Langer would fail because of this blow on the cut and no longer compete at the weekend – but he suspected. “I played really well today and just had a terrible ending, that hit me. But I didn’t know if I was running on track 18 for the last time or if I’m still here tomorrow,” said Langer in the US broadcaster ESPN.
In the evening (local time) his departure was officially. In the end, the 67-year-old needed one blow too much and had to leave his loved golf course after rounds of 74 and 73 strokes.
For a long time it looks very good for the cut
Until the 15th of the margin, there were a good chance that Langer would be able to compete with the two decisive rounds. But the veteran struck his ball into the water on the Par 5 with the third blow. In the end he needed seven blows on 15th hole. “It was very annoying. Otherwise I would be here this weekend,” Langer analyzed after the round. “But that’s how it is with the Golf. It can be the most beautiful game, and sometimes it can be very brutal. It is a very narrow line.”
Langer also affected a failure in the final hole. At the decisive putt to the par, his ball ran wafer -thin past the hole. Langer stood on three after two days on three strokes, which cut made all players with a maximum of two strokes over Par – including Stephan Jäger.
The tournament ended two days earlier for a long time when he had hoped – the Swabian who had been living in the USA for a long time was still happy. “The last two days were special for me, even when I ran to the first discount yesterday, I got standing ovations and people really applauded me,” he said. “I almost came about the tears and I almost started crying. Then I said to myself, tear you together, you still have some golf to play here.”
Farewell to 41 Masters starts
Langer had announced in advance to compete for the last time at the Major tournament on Magnolia Lane. With his first Masters triumph 40 years ago, he suddenly moved Golf in Germany. In 1993 he again secured the legendary green jacket for the winner. In the future, Langer only wants to concentrate on the tournaments of the US senior tour.
“Many emotions went through my head during the past two days when I ran the fairways,” said Langer. “I saw my wife, my four children, two of my grandchildren were here and supported me, friends from Germany, family from Germany. Even friends from all over the world ran a few lanes with me. That meant a lot.”
Langer: “Yes, that’s really a fairy tale”
With a view of his previously unique golf career, long sentimental. He would never have believed that he would ever play in America, live in America, marry an American, raise his children here and then win the world’s biggest tournament. “Yes, that’s really a fairy tale,” said Langer.
Leave out from the Masters, Langer cannot yet. “We make a documentary about my life. So it is a documentary that will be broadcast in Germany in a few months,” revealed Langer. “And this is the last part of it.” He wants to enjoy the remaining two tournament days in Augusta with his whole family. “We won’t be bored. It will be a good weekend either way,” Langer promised.
Mcilroy with the best round on Friday
While the tournament is now over for Langer, the younger generation on Saturday and Sunday is all about everything. Justin Rose from England is still in the lead before the weekend. After his strong 65 round at the start, he added a 71 round on Friday.
With eight strokes under par, he has a lead on Bryson Dechameau from the USA. Rory McIlroy played the best round of the day and, thanks to the only 66 strokes on the second day, improved to the shared third place. Like Corey Conners, he is under par at six and has two strokes behind Rose.
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Source: Stern
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