STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Bernhard Langer took a two-stroke lead Saturday in the U.S. Senior Open at difficult SentryWorld in the 65-year-old German star’s bid to break the PGA Tour Champions’ career victory record.
Fan favorites Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly —both from Madison, 100 miles to the south — were right behind, with Retief Goosen and Y.E. Yang the only other players under par with a round left on the punishing tree-lined course with thick rough and tricky greens.
Langer shot his second-straight 3-under 68 to reach 6 under. The 2010 U.S. Senior Open winner at Sahalee, Langer won the Chubb Classic in Florida in February to tie Hale Irwin for the Champions’ career victory record of 45.