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From hole-in-ones to healed successful 3 — months, that is. Bernhard Langer, a two-time Masters champion, will tee up astatine nan PGA Tour Champions adjacent week aft tearing his Achilles tendon successful February.
In a statement astatine nan clip done nan PGA Tour, nan 66-year-old said he tore his Achilles tendon "during training exercises."
Langer later admitted during a March question and reply connected the "Musings connected Golf" podcast that his wounded came from playing pickleball.
He had announced successful January that nan 2024 Masters Tournament would beryllium his last. Though Langer did look astatine Augusta earlier this period and took portion successful nan proceedings, he did not play.
Bernhard Langer looks connected during a believe information anterior to nan 2024 Masters Tournament connected April 8, 2024, successful Augusta, Georgia.
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On Friday, nan PGA Tour Champions announced Langer's return successful nan upcoming Insperity Invitational successful Houston, Texas, adjacent week, along pinch a video documenting his betterment process from various stepping boots to beingness therapy — and citing Aaron Rodgers arsenic inspiration.
"I heard from different athletes who had akin injuries, for illustration Aaron Rodgers," Langer said successful nan video. "That encouraged maine that I mightiness beryllium capable to do thing similar."
Rodgers, nan 40-year-old backmost for nan New York Jets, tore his Achilles tendon successful nan Jets' play opener past September.
Langer is nan existent grounds holder for nan PGA Tour Champions, a elder circuit for golfers complete property 50, pinch 46 wins. He is nan only subordinate to triumph nan circuit complete property 64 – which he has done 4 times. Langer won nan Masters successful 1985 and 1993.
"If I get backmost to being my champion again, moreover astatine my age, I still deliberation I'm competitive. And I still deliberation I tin triumph connected definite play courses," Langer said successful nan video.
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Rishikesh Rajagopalan
Rishi Rajagopalan is simply a societal media subordinate shaper and contented writer for PapaRead News.
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