Martin Kaymer Completes US Open for the Ages with Dominant 2014 Victory

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Published: June 16, 2014

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PINEHURST, N.C. — Greatness may be impressive, but it isn’t always exciting. Martin Kaymer made that clear when he took the U.S. Open, supposedly the most difficult of golf tournaments, and turned it into a boring romp.

There was no drama in this tournament. No Tiger Woods, either. But we can’t blame Kaymer, the 29-year-old German, for the Woods absence. Only for the rout.

Starting the first round and marching relentlessly to Sunday’s final round, Kaymer gave the most one-sided exhibition of the Royal and Ancient game since, well, Rory McIlroy three years ago at Congressional.

McIlroy won the 2011 Open by eight strokes. Kaymer won the 2014 Open at Pinehurst No. 2, by, yes, eight strokes.

His one-under 69, which included a two and six threes on the card, gave him a nine-under total of 271.

He also became the third non-American in four years to win America’s Open, after McIlroy, the Northern Irishman, and Justin Rose, the Englishman, in 2013.

Two days earlier, Kaymer said he didn’t know how McIlroy could take control of Congressional and that Open. Sunday, McIlroy said he didn’t know Kaymer could do the same with this Open.



“I’m wondering how he did it,” said McElroy, who finished 15 behind. “It’s tough. I think I made a total of nine birdies this week. To do what he was doing—I think it’s nearly more impressive than what I did at Congressional.”

The debate, lighthearted, starts shortly, but as McIlroy at Congressional, Kaymer was in front wire-to-wire—never tied. Only five other golfers have accomplished that. One of them, named Woods, did it twice in 2000 and 2002.

Kaymer won the PGA Championship in 2010, and with this Open win becomes one of seven golfers to take a second major under the age of 30. He also made the winning putt for the European te...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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