PEABODY, Mass. (AP) Bernhard Langer said questions about his putting stroke weren’t what kept him from winning a third straight senior major.
Langer shot a 4-over 74 in the final round at the Salem Country Club on Sunday, including a double bogey on No. 18, to tie for 18th at 2 under. He opened the day nine strokes behind leader Kirk Triplett.
The 59-year-old German met with USGA officials over the weekend to respond to complaints that he was anchoring his long putter against his body, a technique that became illegal at the start of 2016. Langer said he was told he wasn’t doing anything illegal.