▁Open , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Reg ions ▁Trad ition , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Const ell ation ▁Senior ▁Play ers ▁Championship , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Senior ▁P GA ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁L anger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁An hausen , ▁which ▁today ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁D ied orf ▁municipality , ▁near ▁A ugs burg , ▁Bav aria , ▁Germany . ▁He ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁has ▁won ▁many ▁events ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁The ▁Masters ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁World ▁Number ▁ 1 ▁when ▁the ▁Official ▁World ▁G olf ▁Rank ings ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁G olf ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( but ▁de ferred ▁his ▁induction ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 ). ▁He ▁ranks ▁second ▁in ▁career ▁wins ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁Tour ▁( 4 2 ) ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁regularly ▁on ▁the ▁U . S .- based ▁P GA ▁Tour , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁fifth ▁at ▁The ▁Open ▁Championship ▁the ▁month ▁before ▁he ▁turned ▁ 4