Bernhard  Langer celebrates 59th birthday with 

29th US Senior Tour win

SNOQUALMIE, Washington (AP): By the time Bernhard Langer made the turn in the final round of the Boeing Classic, he was five shots out if the lead. At one point Sunday he was tied for 14th after not finishing lower than 13th in any tournament this year.
A few hours later, Florida-based Langer had outlasted Kevin Sutherland and Woody Austin in a play-off and was celebrating his fourth US PGA Tour Champions victory this season and 29th overall on the 50-and-over tour.

''I blew tournaments when I had a lead and I've come from seven behind, so you just never know,'' Langer said.
Langer made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a play-off with Austin and Sutherland to win the Boeing Classic for the second time.
A day after his 59th birthday, Langer birdied the par-5 18th in regulation for a 5-under 67 to match Austin and Sutherland at 13-under 203 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Austin also had a 67, and Sutherland shot 64, the low round of the week.
It took a special stretch for Langer to recover from a shaky front nine where he needed a few lengthy par putts to stay on the edge of contention. Langer went out in 1-over 37, but played the back nine in 6-under 30, also making birdies on Nos. 10-13 and 15.
''When he gets hot with that broom,'' Austin said in reference to Langer's putter, ''you can't beat that broom.''
Langer, who earned $300,000 for his latest win, is now tied with Lee Trevino for second on the Senior Tour career victories, but is still well behind leader Hale Irwin, out on his own with 45. Langer also won the Boeing Classic in 2010.
Langer took advantage of Austin and Sutherland both finding bunkers on the 18th in the playoff. Sutherland ended up in a bunker off the tee, while Austin's second to the par 5 found a greenside bunker. Langer's second shot landed 10 yards short of the green and he nearly chipped in for eagle before making the birdie putt to win.
''You need to be precise and have the nerve and play the golf course the way it needs to be played,'' Langer said. ''There's still a little bit of life left in me.''
Gene Sauers, the second-round leader and U.S. Senior Open winner two weeks ago, shot a 72 to finish a shot out of the playoff. Sauers started his day with two straight birdies to reach 14 under. But he struggled on the back nine, bogeying three of the first five holes and allowed the chase group to catch up. Sauers was still in contention until making bogey at the 17th after his tee shot came up short. Sauers made birdie at the 18th to finish alone in fourth.
While Langer rolled through the back nine, Austin was hot on the front nine going out in 32. His first mistake of the round came at the 15th when he went for the green in two on the par 5 unaware he was in a tie for the lead because electronic scoreboards on the back nine were not working. Austin found a bunker and ended up making bogey.
''I would have laid up to the right for sure, absolutely, no question,'' said Austin, who birdied Nos. 17 and 18 to get into the playoff.
Sutherland started the day seven shots behind Sauers and made eight birdies with no bogeys in his round. Sutherland was attempting to win his first stroke-play tournament on either the regular or senior tour.
Colin Montgomerie, who saddled himself with a 77 in his first round, eventually tied for 55th place with Paul Broadhurst on two-over 218. Monty scored 77, 73 and 68; Broadhurst 74, 74 and 70. Both mean earned $4,200 (about £2,100). 
FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZEMONEY
x indicates won play-off
par 216 (3x72)

1	x-Bernhard Langer	69	67	67	.			203	$300,000
T2	Woody Austin	69	67	67				203	$160,000
T2	Kevin Sutherland	72	67	64				203	$160,000
4	Gene Sauers	65	67	72				204	$119,000
5	Kirk Triplett	65	71	69				205	$95,000
T6	Stephen Ames	66	69	71				206	$64,800
T6	Tom Byrum	67	68	71				206	$64,800
T6	Joe Durant	69	65	72				206	$64,800
T6	Fred Funk	70	67	69				206	$64,800
T6	Brandt Jobe	70	69	67				206	$64,800
T11	David Frost	67	72	69				208	$44,000
T11	Jerry Smith	70	73	65				208	$44,000
T11	Grant Waite	71	65	72				208	$44,000
T14	Glen Day	69	69	71				209	$35,000
T14	Eduardo Herrera	70	68	71				209	$35,000
T14	Fran Quinn	69	67	73				209	$35,000
T14	Willie Wood	68	71	70				209	$35,000
T18	Olin Browne	73	70	67				210	$28,067
T18	Tim Petrovic	73	68	69				210	$28,067
T18	Duffy Waldorf	66	73	71				210	$28,067
T21	John Daly	71	71	69				211	$23,900
T21	Billy Mayfair	73	67	71				211	$23,900
T23	Jay Don Blake	67	74	71				212	$17,940
T23	Michael Bradley	70	71	71				212	$17,940
T23	Brad Bryant	72	69	71				212	$17,940
T23	Jim Carter	71	71	70				212	$17,940
T23	Doug Garwood	69	75	68				212	$17,940
T23	Mike Grob	74	66	72				212	$17,940
T23	Lee Janzen	74	68	70				212	$17,940
T23	Jesper Parnevik	73	69	70				212	$17,940
T23	Tom Pernice Jr.	67	70	75				212	$17,940
T23	Wes Short Jr.	74	71	67				212	$17,940
T33	Mike Goodes	71	73	69				213	$12,900
T33	Gary Hallberg	71	74	68				213	$12,900
T33	Jeff Maggert	67	71	75				213	$12,900
T33	Loren Roberts	73	70	70				213	$12,900
T37	Michael Allen	73	72	69				214	$10,400
T37	Billy Andrade	74	69	71				214	$10,400
T37	Tommy Armour III	68	75	71				214	$10,400
T37	Scott McCarron	69	68	77				214	$10,400
T37	Rocco Mediate	73	69	72				214	$10,400
T37	Steve Pate	70	72	72				214	$10,400
T43	Jose Coceres	73	71	71				215	$8,000
T43	Dan Forsman	70	70	75				215	$8,000
T43	Carlos Franco	72	72	71				215	$8,000
T43	Larry Mize	78	65	72				215	$8,000
T43	Mark O'Meara	72	70	73				215	$8,000
T43	Rod Spittle	72	74	69				215	$8,000
T49	Mark Brooks	75	67	74				216	$6,200
T49	Brian Henninger	74	71	71				216	$6,200
T49	Scott Hoch	74	72	70				216	$6,200
T52	John Cook	73	72	72				217	$5,067
T52	Gibby Gilbert III	71	70	76				217	$5,067
T52	Jeff Sluman	78	71	68				217	$5,067
T55	Paul Broadhurst	74	74	70				218	$4,200
T55	Marco Dawson	73	72	73				218	$4,200
T55	Jeff Hart	77	73	68				218	$4,200
T55	Colin Montgomerie	77	73	68				218	$4,200
T55	Esteban Toledo	74	70	74				218	$4,200
T60	Bart Bryant	74	75	70				219	$3,100
T60	Scott Dunlap	75	69	75				219	$3,100
T60	Bob Gilder	73	74	72				219	$3,100
T60	Paul Goydos	77	71	71				219	$3,100
T60	Steve Lowery	70	73	76				219	$3,100
T60	Jean-Francois Remesy	71	71	77				219	$3,100
T66	Craig Parry	72	74	74				220	$2,300
T66	Jean Van de Velde	76	75	69				220	$2,300
T68	Todd Hamilton	75	72	74				221	$1,880
T68	Tom Purtzer	74	73	74				221	$1,880
T68	Joey Sindelar	77	71	73				221	$1,880
71	Stan Utley	71	75	76				222	$1,640
T72	Russ Cochran	72	74	77				223	$1,370
T72	Blaine McCallister	71	74	78				223	$1,370
T72	Bob Tway	71	78	74				223	$1,370
T72	Scott Verplank	76	73	74				223	$1,370
T76	Mike Springer	76	73	75				224	$1,080
T76	Ricky Touma	75	74	75				224	$1,080
T76	Mark Wiebe	75	72	77				224	$1,080
T79	Mark Calcavecchia	76	77	72				225	$890
T79	Tom Kite	78	74	73				225	$890