Tiger Woods, for most of his career, dominated his opponents. But he seems to be ready for more. With rumors of Woods probably signing up for the senior tour taking the golfing realm by storm, another wave of worldwide domination might be on the line. Surprisingly, there is one senior tour golfer who is not at all bothered by Woods’ threat. He is ready to take on the golfing legend right away. 

“I try to beat everybody. It doesn’t matter who comes out here. The goal is to win. If you want to win, you need to beat him. So yes, that would be the goal. But my goal is not to play against Tiger Woods; my goal is to play against the golf course and myself, shoot the lowest score, and then see if anybody can match that. If Tiger Woods is better, so be it,” said Bernhard Langer in a recent presser. 

Speaking further about the possible matchup, Langer expressed excitement. Hoping to get some good competition, the veteran golfer also wished Woods good health. Having played with the legend before, Langer presumed that Woods would keep the state of affairs secret until a week before the final announcement. 

In recent times, the buzz around Woods’ golf future has been deafening. Nursing an injury, Woods has still not announced a possible return timeline. But his actions recently have made the fans hopeful about a return to the greens. Woods signed a deal with admin services and human resources brand, Insperity, back in 2025. 

Interestingly, Insperity is the same brand that sponsors The Insperity Invitational. As Woods is their ambassador, fans have assumed that the brand would want a name as big as Woods to take part in the event. After all, the association of the golfing legend will mean an increased viewership for the event. Scheduled from May 8 to 10, 2026, at The Woodlands Country Club, Langer’s confidence might just be tested right away. 

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However, Langer does have some strong reasons to feel confident about his face-off with Woods. 

How Bernhard Langer and his son defeated Tiger Woods at the 2024 PNC Championship

During the 2024 PNC Championship, Woods had a dream-come-true moment. For the first time in his career, he stepped onto the fairway with his son, Charlie Woods. Sadly, the team of Tiger and Charlie suffered a setback. 

Owing to a near-perfect performance from Langer and his son Jason, Team Woods finished second. The father-son duo of Langer was so dominant that even an impressive 178-yard hole-in-one shot from Charlie could not save the day for Woods. With the crowds being treated to a stellar show, both Team Woods and Team Langer finished on identical scores of 15-under-57. The game was then decided via a playoff. 

Reminiscing about the good old days, Langer said in the aforementioned presser, “But it would be a thrill to play against him again. We had a great time about a year and a half ago when we played the PNC championship together on Sunday, when he played with Charlie, his son, and I had Jason, my son, and we spent a Sunday together. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed each other’s company.”

Thus, with a lot of possibilities teased, fans are eagerly waiting to see if the golfing legend steps back onto the greens anytime soon.