Injury costs Langer place in two of Euro tour’s richest events
A wrist injury is costing Langer joint fourth in the Masters in April his place in two of the European tour's richest events.
The three-time PGA champion said: "It is with deep regret that I must withdraw from the Volvo PGA Championship.
"I was looking forward immensely to competing this year as it marks the 50th anniversary of this great championship, our premier event on the European tour.
World number two Vijay Singh, number three Ernie Els and Open champion Ben Curtis are all taking part next week over the West Course, along, of course, with most of Europe's big guns.
The one notable exception to that is Padraig Harrington.
Europe's leading player in the world rankings at eighth, has decided to miss the event for the second year running because of a record which shows not a single top 10 finish in seven attempts.
Meanwhile after several near misses, Lorena Ochoa became the first Mexican winner on the LPGA Tour with a final-round 68 in the Franklin American Mortgage Championship at the Legends Club near Nashville.
Wales' Becky Morgan, who has also come within sight of a first win in America, was the leading British player after a topsy turvy final round of 69 that secured a tie for 15th.
For Ochoa, after six top-three finishes in her two seasons as a professional, it was a huge relief to clinch a first win.
The 22-year-old, who was last year's LPGA Rookie of the Year, was three ahead and seemingly cruising after making birdies at the 14th and 16th.
But American Wendy Ward narrowed the gap to one and piled on the pressure by making an eagle from six feet at the long 18th.
Ochoa, who was second to Se Ri Pak the previous week in Virginia, was in the group behind, and she nearly hit her second shot at the last into the lake.
However, it hung on to the side of the bank, and she made a safe par five to clinch the $135,000 first prize.
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