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Emotional St Andrews Farewell for Popular Langer

ST ANDREWS, Scotland — Emotions were running high when twice U.S. Masters champion Bernhard Langer strode off the 18th green at St Andrews for probably the last time in a British Open on Monday.

The 57-year-old German, playing in the first match of the final round alongside Ryan Fox of New Zealand, ended his campaign with a level-par 72 and a one-over aggregate of 289.

"This might be my last time playing the Open championship here at St Andrews at the home of golf," Langer told reporters at the historic Old Course.

"It's a little bit emotional.