Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer, whose hopes to play the major for a final time were cruelly dashed after suffering a torn Achilles in February, on Monday said that he'll instead try to bid farewell as a participant at Augusta National in 2025.
"Most likely," Langer, 66, told Reuters when asked if the 2025 edition would be his final Masters start. "I hope so, but it all depends how the recovery is going."
The German player tore his Achilles while playing pickleball and is forced to miss significant time. He said his recovery is trending in the right direction and that he has not had any setbacks.
"Recovery is going great," Langer said. "Should be back in action in another two months or so."
Langer has made 40 Masters appearances and his two triumphs at Augusta National Golf Club highlight a World Golf Hall of Fame career that also includes 10 European Ryder Cup teams and over 60 worldwide wins.
Langer won his first Masters in 1985, when he rallied from a 4-stroke deficit in the final round and birdied four of the last seven holes to beat Curtis Strange, Seve Ballesteros and Raymond Floyd by 2 strokes. He triumphed again eight years later when he made a decisive eagle on the 13th and cruised to a 4-stroke victory over Chip Beck.