8 , ▁and ▁reg ained ▁a ▁ranking ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁turned ▁ 5 0 . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Gary ▁Player , ▁David ▁Graham , ▁H ale ▁Ir win ▁and ▁Justin ▁Rose , ▁L anger ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁five ▁players ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁official ▁tournament s ▁on ▁all ▁six ▁contin ents ▁on ▁which ▁golf ▁is ▁played . ▁He ▁played ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁teams ▁( 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁non - play ing ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁vict orious ▁European ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁L anger ▁has ▁batt led ▁the ▁y ips , ▁having ▁a ▁strong ▁t endency ▁to ▁fl inch ▁or ▁tw itch ▁during ▁putting . ▁He ▁has ▁changed ▁his ▁put ter ▁g rip ▁numerous ▁times ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁c ure ▁the ▁problem . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Ry der ▁Cup , ▁L anger ▁missed ▁a ▁five - foot ▁put t ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁tied ▁the ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁and ▁allowed ▁the ▁European ▁team ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁tro phy . ▁ ▁L anger ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁his ▁American ▁wife ▁Vik ki ▁Carol ▁since ▁