Langer joins Match Play field

Europe’s triumphant Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer is to play in the World Match Play championship at Wentworth for the first time since 1995.

The 47-year-old German, runner-up to Seve Ballesteros in both 1984 and 1985, has agreed to fill one of the vacancies caused by the decisions of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Davis Love, Justin Leonard, Shigeki Maruyama and Chris DiMarco to turn down their invitations.