Bernhard Langer Shares Health Concerns Ahead of 2025 Masters

Bernhard Langer is a bit of a legend in the PGA.  Since 1976, he has competed in 361 events and made the cut in 360.  He has 47 PGA wins under his belt since he joined in 2007 and 61 international wins.  He also made the top 10 in 232 events.  Needless to say, he has quite a standing in the sport.  However, in the leadup to the 2025 Masters, he is sharing that he is having some mobility issues, and it will most likely affect his performance.

Bernhard Langer Going Into The Masters

To make one thing clear, he absolutely plans on playing in the Masters Tournament, rain or shine.  He also doesn’t expect to get a win this time around.  Despite still getting wins as recently as last year, he is very much aware of his age and the limitations it gives him.  In an interview with the Mirror he said:

“So I’m not going in there with a mindset of winning anymore, that train has passed.  But trying to still perform and show some good shots and hopefully be there on the weekend.  To get back to where I was and I always thought I would come back, it was just a matter of when and how,” he continued, adding: “So it was a long and tough process. It still is. I’m not 100 percent and maybe I never will be, but walking is still difficult.”

Langer’s Self Imposed Rules

In the same interview, Langer explained that his difficulties aren’t as bad as they could be.  It’s more that he gets more easily fatigued and that he’s a bit more reliant on the golf cart to get around 18 holes.  This doesn’t mean that he isn’t thinking about retirement.  He has three points that he wants to meet to keep his career going.

“I always said the three things that need to be in place, first of all, I’ve got to be healthy to swing the club the way I want to swing it. Secondly, I’ve got to enjoy the game and have a desire, and certainly I need to be in contention or playing at a level where I’m not finishing in the bottom third of the field every week.” He goes on to say, “ I’ve always said, if those three things are still there, if I have the desire, the health and the success, I probably will continue to play the Champions Tour. When one or two of these things go away, then it’s probably time to quit playing.”

It makes sense why he would set these rules for himself.  Langer is surrounded by players who power through their health problems.  Jason Day famously suffers from vertigo and presses on, and Langer is likely playing with gritted teeth.

On To The Masters

Bernhard Langer is far from the first player to float the idea of retirement this year.  Rory McIlroy set himself a date where he wants to slow down.  Fred Couples is theorized to be one of the next players to retire.  Langer however is planning on riding out his career until his body finally gives out.  He looks forward to playing in the Masters again and is keen to have a good time while competing.