Alker’s outright third-place showing was good enough to stay atop the final standings in the year-long Charles Schwab Cup points race and cap a storybook season.
One is the senior circuit’s reigning phenomenon, the other its living legend. Today at Phoenix Country Club, they both reaffirmed their status with historic victories to cap the 2020-2021 super season.
Bernhard Langer’s hold on the Charles Schwab Cup was never tenuous, at least until he tripped on the final lap and caused the PGA Tour Champions to stumble as well.