Watch: Bernhard Langer in tears as he bids farewell to DP World Tour after 513 appearances
German golf legend Bernhard Langer was visibly emotional as he bid farewell to the DP World Tour at the BMW International Open in Germany.
Former Masters champion Bernhard Langer was reduced to tears as he bid farewell to the DP World Tour after 513 appearances.
Langer admitted before the BMW International Open he did not know what to expect given he's never said goodbye to anything in the game.
The 66-year-old said his target was just to make the cut here at Golfclub München Eichenried.
Sadly for Langer after battling performance, he missed out on the weekend by two strokes, carding rounds of 71 and 73.
But he was given a proper farewell as he strode up the 18th hole and his playing partners, Martin Kaymer and Marcel Siem, were also misty-eyed.
Langer signed off in style too, holing a nine-foot putt for par before being applauded off the green.
"It's hard to put into words," Langer told Sky Sports when what the European circuit means to him.
"It's a dream come true for me, growing up in a village of 800 people where nobody knew what golf was
"People had no idea [and] it was really a strange situation when I finished school and I tried to become a professional golfer, it [the profession] didn't exist
"It was difficult and complicated but it was my dream. I was able to live that dream for 51 years now, so I have wonderful memories all over the world."
Through tears, he added: "I was able to travel the world and meet with kings and queens and meet all sorts of people.
"It was fun, it was great and yeah I had lots of ups and downs and difficult times with the yips, but I've had many wonderful memories."
Langer is Germany's most successful player of all time.
He made his debut on the circuit - then the European Tour - in 1974 and went on to win 42 titles across five decades.
It is a feat that was only bettered by the late, great Seve Ballesteros.
Langer, who won the green jacket twice in his illustrious career, last played in the BMW International Open in 2012.
It was the perfect place for Langer to say goodbye, given the venue is where he made his first steps in the game.
"I grew up about 45 minutes from here," he told reporters earlier in the week.
"I worked as an assistant professional 30 minutes from here at Munich Country Club.
"I have a lot of friends, some relatives and just people that have been with me, supported me for many, many years in the game of golf, and obviously I've played this tournament many times."
