Augusta, Ga. – While Bernhard Langer succeeded in the last shots of his 41 -year -old master career on Friday afternoon, a German shooting team captured at all times. The equipment will be part of a documentary on the life of Langer, aged 67, with the scheduled outing next year.
“This is the last part of it,” said Langer, an assistant professional who has become a prolific winner, at all levels, including twice at the Augusta National Golf Club.
Langer almost kept the red light on for a few more days. He entered the 18th starting box just on the cut line, but after his 3-hybrid in the green has never disappeared, Langer failed to get up and down, finishing at 3, a shot of his first weekend in Augusta National in four years.
Eating at Langer in the moment was the corner of 86 yards which returned to the pond in the 15th hole by 5. But in years, he will remember these last walks with his youngest son, Jason, on the bag, and his wife, Vikki, three other children, two grandchildren and many friends who look from outside the strings.
Changing almost cried while heading for the first TEE Thursday morning before saying to yourself: “Gather, you have golf to play.” He now knows that this golf will not cut it here.
“I love golf game, but I like to compete,” said Lange, “I’m a competitor. I want to be in the heat. I want to be in the class need to stop it.
When Langer slipped his second green jacket in 1993, the Fred couples made the honors. The couples, now 65 years old, also had a chance to make this year’s cup with a hole to play on Friday, but he dropped three of his last five holes, almost failed his shot on n ° 15, then followed an opening of 71 with 77 to miss his sixth weekend in the last seven years.
Unlike changing, however, couples have at least another master in him.
“They clearly indicated that they wanted me to come back, so I come back next year,” said couples. “As soon as I get into this car and go out Magnolia Lane and come back tomorrow and have a good lunch, I’m fine.
The other notables to miss the cup included Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Tony Finau, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Cameron Young, Russell Henley, Sepp Straka and the five amateurs in the field.
Johnson closed in Bogey-Double to miss one.
“If you drive it to the fairway, it’s not difficult,” said Johnson. “You miss the fairway, it’s difficult.”
Koepka was on the cup line playing the last hole on Friday when he collapsed.
Koepka also had an even more disastrous finish, which was crowned by Bogey-Quad. Phil Mickelson played his last four holes in 4.
“I really thought I was going to play well and get right,” said Mickelson. “I didn’t miss many cups here, and I am surprised to have missed one this year because I was playing very well.”
Henley was part of the group at 3 years old, although he went 79-68. Nick Dunlap, however, had the greatest spread, improving by 19 strokes with a performance of 90-71.
“I did my best to take advantage of it today for everything it is worth,” said Dunlap. “It’s just very frustrating that my game is at this stage, and it is difficult not to try to focus on this. I am a competitor, and I love this game. It doesn’t really love me for the moment.”
