Bernhard Langer

Born: Aug. 27, 1957

Birthplace: Anhausen, Germany

Age: 50

Residence: Boca Raton, Fla.

Turned pro: 1972

Player notes:Picked up his second Champions Tour victory at 2008 Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Resort at the end of March…First Champions Tour win came at 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic…Two of his three PGA Tour victories were majors, the 1985 and ’93 Masters…Will be competing in first U.S. Senior Open after turning 50 last August…First German to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (2002)…Played on 10 European Ryder Cup teams from 1981-97…Captained Europe to a Ryder Cup victory at Oakland Hills in 2004…Represented Germany 12 times in World Cup, winning the 1990 event with Torsten Gideon…European Tour Golfer of the Year in 1985 and ’93…To combat putting woes, used a variety of putting grips before going to the long putter at the end of the 1996 season…Father settled in Bavaria after jumping a Russian prisoner-of-war train bound for Siberia…Developed fever cramps as a child (ages 2-5) and nearly died as a result…Took up golf at 7 through work as a caddie and turned pro at 15…Developed back problems at 19 during an 18-month stint as a member of the German Air Force…Marching with 30-pound pack and rifle led to two stress fractures and bulging discs…Also enjoys snow skiing, an activity he’s done since he was 4…First job in golf was as a teaching professional.