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 Langer entered the day with an eight-stroke cushion and finished
things off with a 68 for a 19-under 265 total at Belmont Country
Club.
Kirk Triplett fired a 64 to earn second place at 13-under, but
Langer was never challenged as he successfully defended his Players
Championship crown.
"I got off to a good start so the lead didn't shrink too much, if at
all," Langer told Golf Channel.
"That was my goal to come down the last few holes with a comfortable
lead.
"I'm very blessed again to have won this tournament back-to-back,
another major."
Langer, 57, has dominated the senior circuit since turning 50.
Langer’s wire-to-wire triumph is a familiar sight after he seized
last year's Senior British Open by 13 strokes. Three players tied
for third place at 10-under on Sunday, including Colin Montgomerie
who had won two of the last four senior majors entering this event.
Montgomerie checked himself into hospital with chest pains on Sunday
morning, but was given the all-clear to play the final round.
(Reporting by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles. Editing by Andrew Both)
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