US Open Leaderboard 2014: Twitter Reacts to Day 4 Results and Standings

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Published: June 16, 2014

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From 2011 through 2013, Martin Kaymer had just two wins—both on the European Tour. In the last month, he has replicated that number—at two of the biggest tournaments in the world.    


After winning the Players Championship in May, the 29-year-old former World No. 1 followed that up with a victory at the U.S. Open Sunday, finishing nine under par overall and completing the "family sweep," per PGA Tour:



As he told reporters, via Golf Digest's Mike O'Malley, this serves a pretty nice present for dad: 



Of course, these haven't been mere ordinary wins. They have been emphatic, transcendent performances. As the Golf Channel's Justin Ray pointed out, Kaymer went wire-to-wire for both victories: 



Still, at the Players, he held off Jim Furyk by just one stroke. At Pinehurst No. 2, he absolutely barreled over the field, beating second-place finishers Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton by eight strokes. There were just three golfers under par for the tournament, yet Kaymer was an astounding nine-under overall. 

Here's a look at the final leaderboard: 



While his historically great start (two rounds of 65) will likely be remembered most, his final round was impressive on another level, according to ESPN Stats & Info:



Ray and CBS Sports' Kyle Porter noted a few more noteworthy stats: 



Kaymer, who jumped to No. 1 in the World Rankings in early 2011 shortly after winning the 2010 PGA Championship, suffered through consistently disappointing play and swing changes over the subsequent three years. But he's clearly back in a major way. 

The roller-coaster of a career makes it easy to forget he's still just 29 years old, which puts him into a prestigious group that only features legend Seve Ballesteros, according to Ray:
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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