Bernhard Langer caps injury-plagued season with 47th career PGA Tour Champions victory

Only one word can describe what Bernhard Langer did on Sunday at the Phoenix Country Club:

Wow.

The 67-year-old Langer, who ruptured his Achilles in February, drained a 40-footer for birdie on the 18th hole to eclipse Steven Alker and Richard Green by a stroke at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. He closed it in style, capturing his 47th career victory on the PGA Tour Champions. It is also the 18th straight season Langer won on the senior circuit.

“Yeah, incredible, just incredible. He just defies anything; he’s an absolutely incredible golfer,” said Ernie Els of Langer after.

“The golf course is playing very well. It’s very suited to

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