Golf
Bernhard Langer fights back tears in emotional Masters press conference
An emotional Bernhard Langer was visibly moved as he reflected on his last Masters appearance in a press conference to preview the tournament. The 67-year-old German golf legend, a two-time Masters champion, has decided to end his illustrious Augusta National career. “It’s very emotional,” Langer admitted, his voice wavering during the press conference that featured highlights of his victories in 1985 and 1993.
“You can tell already my voice is breaking a bit just realising it’s going to be my last competitive Masters. After four decades, it’s going to be bittersweet. I think I knew it was time to call it quits as a player. I wanted to do it last year but I couldn’t with my Achilles surgery. The course is just getting too long and I’m getting shorter and shorter and I’m hitting hybrids where the other kids are hitting nine irons and eight irons, maybe even wedges. So I knew I wasn’t going to be in contention anymore.
