Bernhard Langer wins for 18th straight year on the PGA Tour Champions, taking season finale

SHOOTING HIS AGE: Bernhard Langer celebrates after winning the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship following the final round at Phoenix Country Club. Picture Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Bernhard Langer won for the 18th straight year on the PGA Tour Champions, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole to hold off Steven Alker in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday at Phoenix Country Club.

While Pádraig Harringtion tied for eighth place to finish fourth overall in the rankings and Darren Clarke was tied 23rd, the 67-year-old Langer closed with a 5-under 66 — shooting his age or better for the third straight day and 23rd time on the tour — for a one-stroke victory over defending champion Alker — who won the season points title and a $1 million bonus — and Richard Green.