German champion Bernhard Langer dominated the WINSTONgolf Senior Open, the Legends Tour tournament, winning with a 195 (62, 67, 66, -21) score, a comfortable six-point advantage over Sweden's Patrik Sjoland, who finished second with a 201 (-15) and winner of the Italian Open (1998).
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On the par-72 WINSTONgolf Golf Club course in Gneven, Germany, Emanuele Canonica, who was fourth after one round, finished in 31st place with a 213 (68, 73, 72, -3), and Costantino Rocca in 60th place with a 237 (77, 84, 76, +21).
Langer, a native of Anhausen, is still extremely competitive among the over-50s at 68, holding the all-time record for wins with 47, achieved between 2007 and 2024, on the US PGA Tour Champions. In his career around the world, he boasts 125 victories, 42 of which were on the European Tour (now the DP World Tour), including two majors. He immediately took the lead with a spectacular 62 (-10, ten birdies) and concluded his run at the top with a 66 (-6), seven birdies, and the second of his two bogeys.
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In third and fourth place are two Englishmen, Mathew Cort (202, -14) and Peter Baker (203, -13), ranked fourth in the rankings. Their compatriot Paul Streeter is fifth with 204 (-12) alongside Swede Michael Jonzon, and Brazilian Adilson Da Silva is seventh with 205 (-11).
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