Fasth praises runner-up Langer

Swede Niclas Fasth tonight praised Bernhard Langer for having “the stuff of champions” – after stopping the 49-year-old German from achieving perhaps the most remarkable victory of his amazing career.

Trying to become the oldest winner in European Tour history, Langer had been close to pulling out of the BMW International in Munich with a neck injury as an opening 76 left him way down in 135th place.