The united states dominated the finalday singles to win the ryder cup for the first time since 2008, beating europe 1711 at hazeltine. Aug 16, 2010 germanys martin kaymer wins pga championship. Martin kaymer s famous putt to retain the ryder cup for europe. Ahead of sundays live ryder cup 2012 watchalong, paul mcginley describes the key moments of the final day at medinah as europe pulled off an astonishing comefrombehind victory in a fitting. Check out martin kaymers yearly results, profile information, lifetime earnings, and more. Kaymer holed the putt which ensured europe retained the ryder cup in 2012 and is hoping his latest win can help him make the team for this years staging. Aug 16, 2010 martin kaymer will now play in the ryder cup after winning the us pga and he is full of confidence. Kaymer thought of langer before ryder cupwinning putt. The americans swept the opening session of the ryder cup for the first time since 1975, then hung on to take a 53 lead after the first day at hazeltine. With a remarkable performance, europe won point after point and it all came down to germany s martin kaymer to sink a six foot putt on the final green to retain the ryder cup.
Martin kaymer admits he thought about bernhard langer before holing the putt that so dramatically kept the ryder cup in europes hands last night. So, whats it like to sink the winning putt at the ryder cup. Kaymer delivers a winning ryder putt where idol langer. Martin kaymer, caddie craig connelly part ways after winning two majors together. Woods has played on only one winning team in his seven ryder cup appearances. Martin kaymer sank a fivefoot putt on the 18th green to get his team to the. Martin kaymer takes lead from germanys world cup success. Martin kaymer sank a 28foot curving putt on the famed 17th holes island green of tpc sawgrass to hold his lead and eventually win the players championship by one stroke over jim furyk. Martin kaymer on the fine line between ryder cup hero and the biggest idiot. Ap martin kaymer thought he was supposed to deliver extraordinary shots at the ryder cup because thats all he ever saw. Europe wins the ryder cup after singles wins for rory mcilroy, graeme mcdowell, martin kaymer and a shot of a lifetime by jamie donaldson to end american chances at gleneagles. Tiger woods claimed neither he nor the united states team were interested in salvaging a tie from the 39th ryder cup at medinah as bookies were left raging at the 14time major champion.
Sep 14, 2016 wildcard selection martin kaymer of germany has given reuters a rundown of his 11 european team mates ahead of the ryder cup matches against the united states at hazeltine, minnesota, from sept. Chat with fellow german turns around fortunes and mood of matchwinner. Poulter, westwood, gallacher complete european ryder cup team. Kaymer had been a part of europes four previous ryder cup teams, but is. Martin kaymer ready to follow up his medinah miracle. Sounding proud and patriotic, martin kaymer reeled off the list of qualities it took for germany to win the world cup in brazil.
Martin kaymer wins the 2014 players championship golf. Minutes later francisco molinari denied tiger woods to earn the match winning extra half point. Martin kaymer reflects upon the highstakes putt that helped europe clinch this years ryder cup, and turned his season around in the process. Us pga win gives martin kaymer huge confidence for the ryder cup. Perhaps it was no surprise that the most unlikely ryder cup in history had an equally implausible hero for months, martin kaymer, 27. The 2020 ryder cup will take place on the straits course at whistling straits in kohler, wisconsin and be played september 2227, 2020. Martin kaymer i dont need to prove im good enough for. Martin kaymer on the miracle at medinah medinah memories. Bbc sport golf martin kaymer wins dunhill links championship. They had so much belief, he said glowingly about his national. Sep 30, 2012 martin kaymer sealed europes retention of the ryder cup to complete an amazing turnaround on the final day and leave usa distraught. A sevenfoot putt was all that stood between kaymer and. The victory his fourth of the year came six days after a winning debut on his ryder cup debut at celtic manor. Oct 01, 2012 martin kaymer admits he thought about bernhard langer before holing the putt that so dramatically kept the ryder cup in europes hands last night.
Martin kaymer believes he doesnt need to prove himself ahead of europes forthcoming ryder cup selection. He took me under his wing when i played in my first ryder cup in 2010. A sevenfoot putt was all that stood between kaymer and europe in clinching an unlikely comefrombehind. Kaymer thought of langer before ryder cup winning putt 2 min read germanys martin kaymer looks at the ryder cup during a news conference. I dont need to prove im good enough for the ryder cup kaymer holds the wanamaker trophy after winning the 2010 pga championship. Michael johnson there is some history with the putter that players champion martin kaymer had in his bag this past week at tpc sawgrass. A capsule look at the european team for the 42nd ryder cup matches on sept. Martin kaymer was on top of the world after holing the winning putt at the 2012 ryder cup. Germanys martin kaymer wins pga championship the star. Martin kaymer seals europe comeback to retain trophy. Everything to know about captain steve stricker past u. David duval remembers winning the open championship in 2001 and losing a lot of the drive hed had trying to get to that moment.
Martin kaymers fivefoot putt on the 18th hole to defeat steve stricker took the score to 14, allowing europe to retain the cup with one match still in progress. Martin kaymer made a 30foot par putt on the 17th hole and held on to win the players championship by one shot over jim furyk. Oct 01, 2012 after dramatic comeback, europe wins ryder cup martin kaymer delivered the crucial point with a 1up victory over steve stricker on sunday, and tiger woods missed from inside four feet to halve. Ryder cup rookies likely to miss out on foursomes german one of europes more experienced players, but says he isnt a veteran. The ryder cup remained in europes hands after one of the most amazing comebacks any sport has seen the miracle at medinah. Sep 29, 2016 martin kaymer still thinks his ryder cupclinching putt at mediniah is the greatest achievement in his career. Oct 10, 2010 kaymer is now up to number four in the world and extended his lead at the top of the european money list to more than.
Lee westwood, martin kaymer and thomas pieters complete. Sep 02, 2014 he holed the winning putt at celtic manor after hunter mahan famously fluffed a chip at the final hole. Martin kaymer working hard to get back in the bigtime this year watch this weeks oman open live on sky sports golf. Martin kaymer thought about bernhard langer before. Martin kaymer says theres nothing bigger than ryder cup.
Martin kaymer, caddie craig connelly part ways after. Europe achieved one of the greatest comebacks in ryder cup history by winning eight and tying one of the 12 singles matches. Going into the final day, european captain olazabal told his troops to believe and they did. Martin kaymer working hard to get back in the bigtime this. The german, a year into rebuilding his swing, was not in great form at the time and was playing in only his second match of the week. It carried him to a oneshot victory sunday in the players championship.
Aug 30, 2016 european ryder cup captain darren clarke has selected lee westwood, martin kaymer and thomas pieters as his three wild cards for next months defence of the trophy at hazeltine. Watch the latest videos and find the latest news and media for team usa and europe from the 2020 ryder cup at whistling straits, kohler, wi, sept 2227. Germanys martin kaymer sinks a putt on the 18th green of the penultimate singles match to win the point that retains the ryder cup for europe without a point in the tournament so far, the. The putter has been in kaymers bag for the last few years and was used to sink the winning putt at the 2012 ryder cup. Martin kaymer holds nerve to hole crucial eightfoot putt and complete europe fightback the germans never miss a crucial penalty, so perhaps we ought not to have been surprised. The course has previously hosted three pga championships 2004 won by vijay singh, 2010 won by martin kaymer and 2015 won by jason day. He was a ryder cup rookie at celtic manor in 2010, sensing perhaps even more pressure because he had won his first major a month earlier in the pga championship. Martin kaymer is a twotime major champion who believes his career is defined more by his winning putt than medinah than the pga championship or u. Bernhard langer miss gave martin kaymer the strength to sink that crucial putt. Kaymer is also hailed for sinking a putt on the 18th hole at medinah country club on the final day of the 2012 ryder cup, which helped win the cup for europe and overturned a fourpoint deficit against the united states at the start of the final days play. With the outcome of the ryder cup largely riding on his 6foot putt, martin kaymer found himself in a position sunday that few golfers would envy. Jamie donaldson won the 40th ryder cup for europe with a stunning approach that finished so close to the 15th hole that his opponent, keegan bradley, didnt even make him putt it. Oct 25, 2014 27 videos play all 2018 ryder cup highlights ryder cup ryder cup 2010 highlights day 4 at celtic manor resort, wales.
May, 2014 martin kaymer produced one of the most unlikely pars on the 17th green at the tpc sawgrass without ever going in the water. Martin kaymer holds nerve to hole crucial eightfoot putt and complete europe fightback the germans never miss a crucial penalty, so. Kaymer made another 15foot putt for birdie on the par3 17th, then watched watson implode. Martin kaymer takes 2shot lead in grand slam in bermuda. He won both fourballs partnered with westwood and poulter, halved his foursome and lost his singles match. Kaymer was a member of the winning european ryder cup team in 2010. The 2010 us pga championship winner capped off one of the most dramatic clashes in ryder cup history by holing the decisive putt for what was later coined the miracle in medinah. Martin kaymer sinks his par putt to secure the ryder cup for europe. In the 11th match, steve stricker missed a shortish putt on the 17th hole to go 1down to martin kaymer, but woods gave the american side a glimmer. Martin kaymer wins 2014 players championship by one golf. Martin kaymer, the man who made the winning putt for europe at medinah, admits he wants to be in. In may 2014, kaymer won the players championship, the flagship event of the pga tour. Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Martin kaymer tips darren clarke to pick experienced foursomes.
Us pga win gives martin kaymer huge confidence for the. The ryder cup has become one of the worlds greatest sport. We dip into the archives to understand first hand from martin kaymer about the miracle in medinah. It fell to martin kaymer to make the putt which ensured the trophy.
Martin kaymer considered cup putt a pressurepacked gift. One shot behind in the playoff, kaymer made another 15foot putt for birdie on the par3 17th, then watched watson implode. Sep 23, 2014 martin kaymer was on top of the world after holing the winning putt at the 2012 ryder cup. Of all the things to remember about the ryder cup, seve ballesteros presence may be the most lasting, writes s farrell evans. Garcia and westwood added points before germany s martin kaymer lined up a six foot putt on the final green to retain the ryder cup. Martin kaymer, struggling before his sunday heroics, delivered a winning putt that made him appreciate ryder cup s gravity, writes s farrell evans. Martin kaymer pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. A week later he won the alfred dunhill links championship at st andrews with danny willett coming in three strokes behind. Europe wins the ryder cup after singles wins for rory. Martin kaymers ryder cupclinching putt at 2012 ryder cup. Martin kaymer clinched the ryder cup for the europeans.
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