BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bernhard Langer broke his personal document because the oldest winner on the PGA Tour Champions with a 6-under 66 for a six-shot victory Sunday within the TimberTech Championship, leaving the 65-year-old German one win away from matching the profession document.
Langer began the ultimate spherical with a one-shot lead, was caught briefly by Paul Goydos after which pulled away from the youthful crowd, which for him means nearly everybody.
The 2-time Masters champion, who broke his age by two photographs on Saturday when he took the lead, wanted a birdie on the par-5 18th at Royal Palm Yacht and Nation Membership to shoot his age for the seventh time.
He made par for a 66, six photographs away from Goydos (71) and Thongchai Jaidee (67).
Langer now has 44 profession victories on the 50-and-older circuit, one away from matching the document Hale Irwin set from 1995 to 2007. Irwin gained his final title at age 61.
Langer has been reminded for the final a number of years of Irwin’s document 45 wins.
“I am getting nearer and nearer,” Langer mentioned. “I am additionally getting older and older, so the clock is ticking and I may need one other two or three years the place I might win. However I am already the oldest and I broke that document once more this week.”
Langer, who earlier this yr gained the Chubb Basic in Florida, now has 11 victories since turning 60. He has gained a minimum of as soon as within the 16 years on the senior circuit.
Langer, who completed at 17-under 199, moved to No. 5 within the Charles Schwab Cup, however with out a probability to win the title for the seventh time.
Steven Alker, a four-time winner this yr, tied for sixth and maintained an enormous lead within the Schwab Cup. Will probably be determined subsequent week within the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, which successfully is a two-man race.
Padraig Harrington, who had to deal with a pulled muscle in his neck on Sunday, shot 67 and completed fourth to a minimum of have an opportunity.
Factors rely double within the three postseason occasions. Alker leads by 617,980 factors over Harrington, and the winner subsequent week will get 880,000 factors.
Harrington is completely happy to have a distant probability, particularly after beginning the second spherical with a quadruple-bogey 8.
“No less than I saved it going. It did not appear like that after the primary gap yesterday,” he mentioned. “My first ball went out-of-bounds, my second ball was going properly out-of-bounds, hit the fence. I performed it left-handed, then I hit it within the water. Yeah, it did not appear like I might be on this event at that stage.”
The main 36 gamers advance to Phoenix. Kevin Sutherland performed his approach in with a 66-68 weekend to complete fifth, transferring up 11 spots to No. 26. John Huston, regardless of a double bogey on the seventeenth gap, shot 71 to tie for eight and transfer up six spots to complete at No. 36.
