2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Neal Lancaster (cont.)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1990 26 11 2 7 $85,769 1421991 33 22 3 5 180,037 901992 35 23 1 4 146,867 1031993 32 19 2 5 149,381 1071994 29 19 1 1 2 305,038 581995 29 18 1 4 182,219 1011996 32 22 2 6 210,000 1041997 34 19 4 179,273 1251998 28 18 2 7 346,563 861999 35 13 1 3 283,140 1392000 31 19 2 5 466,712 1052001 36 18 1 3 6 657,580 802002 31 20 1 3 4 813,230 832003 35 21 1 6 590,627 110Total 446 262 1 1 1 24 68 4,596,436NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1990 4 4 2 2 $4,516 1182003 1Total 5 4 2 2 4,516COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $4,600,952<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03MastersCUT CUTU.S. Open T4 T82 CUTBritish OpenT37<strong>PGA</strong> T84 T44 T52 CUT T34THE PLAYERS T20 T40 CUT T35 CUT T53 CUT CUT CUT CUT 68 T27PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.19 (110)Driving Distance ------------------294.6 (31)Driving Accuracy Percentage --61.6% (155)Total Driving ------------------------186 (85)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------67.0% (62)Putting Average--------------------1.790 (131)Sand Save Percentage ----------52.4% (58)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------175.1 (71)Birdie Average --------------------3.55 (110)All-Around Ranking --------------728 (86)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.78 (76)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.24 (52)Final Round Scoring Average --71.42 (120)Birdie Conversion Percentage--28.7% (128)Par Breakers ------------------------20.3% (108)BERNHARD LANGER (BURN-hard LONGER)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:64–The Honda Classic/2Career Low Round/Round:63–1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$352,000–2002 Bell Canadian Open/T2WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted in 2002)EXEMPT STATUS: 2002 European Ryder Cup Team MemberFULL NAME: Bernhard Langer HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155BIRTHDATE: August 27, 1957BIRTHPLACE: Anhausen, GermanyRESIDENCE: Anhausen, Germany FAMILY: Wife, Vikki; Jackie (7/9/86); Stefan (6/8/90), Christina (2/3/93),SPECIAL INTERESTS: Skiing, football, tennis, cycle riding Jason (3/20/00)TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1972 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1985, 2000SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (3): 1985 Masters Tournament, Sea Pines Heritage. 1993Masters Tournament.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (58): 1974 German National Open Championship [Am].1977 German National Open Championship. 1979 German National Open Championship.1980 Dunlop Masters, Colombian Open. 1981 German Open, Bob Hope British Classic.1982 Lufthansa German Open. 1983 Italian Open, Glasgow Golf Classic, St. MellionTimeshare TPC, Casio World Open [Jpn]. 1984 Peugeot Open de France, KLM Dutch Open,Carroll’s Irish Open, Benson & Hedges Spanish Open, German National OpenChampionship. 1985 Lufthansa German Open, Panasonic European Open, AustralianMasters [Aus], German National Open Championship. 1986 German Open, LancomeTrophy, German National Open Championship. 1987 Whyte & Mackay <strong>PGA</strong> Championship,Carroll’s Irish Open, German National Open Championship. 1988 Epson Grand Prix ofEurope, German National Open Championship. 1989 Peugeot Spanish Open, GermanMasters, German National Open Championship. 1990 Cepsa Madrid Open, Austrian Open,German National Open Championship. 1991 Benson & Hedges International Open,Mercedes German Masters, German National Open Championship, Hong Kong Open.1992 Heineken Dutch Open, Honda Open, German National Open Championship. 1993Volvo <strong>PGA</strong> Championship, Volvo German Open. 1994 Murphy’s Irish Open, Volvo Masters.1995 Volvo <strong>PGA</strong> Championship, Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe, Smurfit EuropeanOpen. 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters. 1997 Conte Of Florence Italian Open, Benson &Hedges International Open, Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, Linde German Masters,Argentinian Masters [SA]. 2001 The TNT Open [Eur], Linde German Masters. 2002 VolvoMasters [Eur/shared with Colin Montgomerie].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T5—FBR Capital Open; T10—John Deere Classic.2003 SEASON: Named <strong>2004</strong> Ryder Cup Captain in July 2003. “It’s a fabulous honor to benamed European captain. I’ve never made a secret of how much I enjoy being part of theRyder Cup, and to be the captain makes me feel very proud, especially as the first Germangolfer to hold this prestigious role.” A stalwart of the European Ryder Cup team, lying secondbehind Nick Faldo with 10 tournament appearances. In that time he has picked up 24 pointsout of a possible 42, including 3 of 4 points at The Belfry in 2003…Competed in 21 <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> events, tying the 1986 season for most starts of <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> career, but managed onlytwo top-10s…A T5 at the FBR Capital Open was his first top-10 since a fourth at the 2002WORLDCOM CLASSIC…Finished T10 at the John Deere Classic for second top-10 ofseason, moving into top 125 on <strong>TOUR</strong> money list to secure status for <strong>2004</strong>…Streak of 19consecutive made cuts at the Masters came to an end with rounds of 79-76.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Although he missed just three of 16 cuts, his lone top top-10 was a fourth-place finish at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC, aided by a second-round65…Week prior, made 19th cut in a row, the longest active streak at Augusta NationalGolf Club…Finished European Tour season as co-champion of Volvo Masters with ColinMontgomerie. The pair was declared co-champions after posting identical 3-under 281,then playing two sudden-death holes before darkness…Inducted into World Golf Hall ofFame. 2001: Posted seven top-10s on <strong>TOUR</strong> for first time since 1987 season including asecond and three third-place finishes - THE PLAYERS Championship, WORLDCOMCLASSIC and British Open…First German to be elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame viaInternational Ballot and was slated for induction in the Fall of 2002…Second-place finishat FedEx St. Jude Classic, one stroke behind Bob Estes. Best finish at <strong>TOUR</strong> event sincerunner-up at 1995 THE PLAYERS Championship…Week later won The TNT Open, his 38thvictory on the European Tour and 64th worldwide…Won Linde German Masters, boostinghim to third on the Volvo Order of Merit. He finished the year sixth on the European Tourmoney list. 2000: Made appearances in 10 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> events, the most since 14 in1988.Participated in 12 events on the European Tour where he finished runner-up twice— TNT Dutch Open and the BMW International Open — the only event held in Germanyhe has yet to win. 1999: Made a bold bid for a 10th successive Ryder Cup appearance, butfinished 14th in the qualifying table. 1996: The only time he has been outside the top 30in the Volvo Order of Merit since 1980, finishing 39th. 1993: Won his second Masters, byfour strokes over Chip Beck. 1992: Won German National Open Championship for 12thtime in his career. 1985: Won the Masters, by two over Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floydand Curtis Strange, and followed with a win at the Sea Pines Heritage Classic, the lastman to win the Masters and the event afterward.PERSONAL: One of the most remarkably consistent and resilient professionals ingolf…Conquered adversity in the form of the putting ‘yips’ to reach the top, and hashovered in the upper echelons of the game for over 20 years. Played the last eight yearswith a long putter that he began using at the end of the 1996 season…Father settled inBavaria after jumping a Russian prisoner-of-war train bound for Siberia…Developed“fever cramps” several times as a child (ages 2-5) and nearly died as a result. Took up golfat age 7 through caddying, turned pro at 15…Developed back problems when he was 19,during an 18-month stint as a member of the German Air Force. Marching with 30-poundpack and rifle led to two stress fractures and bulging discs…Devout Christian, helpedorganize the regular meetings of the European Tour Bible Class…Web site isbernhardlanger.de…Started skiing at age 4 and would say he’s a “scratch skier”, alsoenjoys driving fast cars.WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-85