Martin Kaymer
| Martin Kaymer | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
Kaymer in 2006
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
28 December 1984 Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Nationality |
 Germany
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| Residence |
Mettmann, Germany Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 23 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| European Tour | 11 |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
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| Masters Tournament | T31: 2014 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | T7: 2010 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 2010 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
2007 |
| European Tour Race to Dubai winner |
2010 |
| European Tour Golfer of the Year |
2010 |
Martin Kaymer (/kaɪmər/; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011.
Born in Düsseldorf, West Germany, Kaymer turned professional at age 20 in 2005 and is a member of the European Tour. He has won eleven tournaments on the tour including four in 2010 to win for the first time the Race to Dubai, formerly the Order of Merit. Among those wins was the PGA Championship in the United States, which made him only the second German (after Bernhard Langer) to win a major championship. He also won the WGC-HSBC Champions to become the tenth player to win both a major title and a World Golf Championship event.
Kaymer sank a putt on the 18th hole on the final day of the Ryder Cup in 2012, which retained the cup for Europe and successfully overturned a four-point deficit against the United States at the start of the final day's play.
In May 2014, Kaymer won The Players Championship, the flagship event of the PGA Tour. A month later, he led each round of the U.S. Open and won his second major by eight strokes.
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