Bernhard Langer News

Chapman, the Englishman who stunned the field with a two-stroke win at Harbor Shores in Michigan last weekend, will play in Spain this week following his first career Champions Tour win.

Do you know how far you hit each of your clubs? In the last game you played how many times was your ball past the flag? The majority of club golfers will answer 'not sure' and 'not often.' One of the most common errors club golfers make is not hitting enough club, which is just one of the many areas where the top professionals differ greatly from ... (more)

Tiger Woods cruised to an easy victory at the Buick Open in 2009 - before a scandal in his personal life stunted his career - the last time a significant golf tournament was held in southeast Michigan.

Those who follow all forms of British golf will have woken up yesterday, logged on to the internet, and thought to themselves: 'Roger Chapman? No, that can't possibly be right.' But, rather wonderfully, it is and if you have not got the foggiest idea what I'm on about keep reading, because you are going to love this tale of the underdog.

The Englishman, who had never won on the Champions Tour, held on to triumph in the year's first senior major despite bogeying three of his last five holes as nerves finally started to set in.

Hale Irwin hits his approach shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Mich., Friday, May 25, 2012.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. - What course architect Jack Nicklaus calls "a little spice in the greens" at Harbor Shores is a flavor that isn't tasting very good to some competitors at the 73rd Senior PGA Championship.

DOUBLE STRUNG: The double-strung racquet had a short lifespan in tennis after Guillermo Vilas protested a match against Ilie Nastase.

With a little over a month remaining, final preparations are being made at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh for the start of the Constellation Senior Players Championship , one of the Champions Tour's five major tournaments.

This week's Senior PGA Championship is the biggest sporting event ever to come to Southwest Michigan, said Jeff Hintz, championship director of the tournament.

Germany's Bernhard Langer, recovered from 2011 thumb surgery and making his impact felt again in senior golf, heads a list of 36 international players, representing 18 countries, in the 73rd Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid, May 24-27, at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich.

Jake Knapp poses with the medal that he won for posting the low score in Wednesday's local U.S. Open qualifying tournament at Newport Beach Country Club.

Or it could have been the simple act of pointing the car toward the World Golf Hall of Fame.