Friday, June 20, 2008
BMW International Open 2008 - Round 2

Things are hotting up nicely in Munich. A couple of rounds in Martin Kaymer is top of the pile which reminded us why he won Rookie of the Year in the 2007 GOLFPUNK Staunch awards.

In December last year Editor Shaun McGuckian wrote..

"At the Dunhill Links I was stood watching the golf with an agent when we watched one player monster a drive, stiff his chip, hole the putt and then hit a tee shot to two feet at the next hole. The agent remarked with knowing guile that no-one had yet signed the man. That man was Martin Kaymer.

To those in the know, Martin Kaymer’s form has not come as a surprise. Unfortunately, Mr Kaymer was the only one who knew. He joined the European Tour this year after attacking the Challenge Tour in 2006 like a Tasmanian Devil. He played only eight events, winning two and finishing in the top five another four times, claiming fourth place in the rankings. The year before that he shot a competitive 59.

The 22-year-old German is unfazed by grand arenas and that is why he took to the European Tour with the same gusto as he attacked everything else. In his first full season he easily saw off his nearest rival in this category, Anton Haig, and Anton won an event! More astonishing than his 41st place finish is the fact that Kaymer is currently ranked 76th in the world and only going one way. By the way he has now been signed to a management company.

It says enough about his meteoric rise that you guys know who he is and have applauded his achievement by voting him the rookie of the year. The next step is surely to the bookie counter..."

Perceptive even if he says so himself (which he did). Now that's Sergio Garcia isn't rubbish at golf, Danny Willet is well good at golf and Martin Kaymer could be a star that the man from Holywood has gotten right.

Hardly makes him a soothsayer. He hasn't got anything right before or since.

Hopefully we haven't cursed the lad.



6/20/2008 9:03:18 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [1] 

6/23/2008 4:58:26 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Martin Kaymer won but what a close call it was. Going into the final day when I saw the CNN news ticker show that Martin Kaymer had pulled six clear of the field there was little doubt as to how he would perform on the Sunday. But 11 holes into the final round Martin Kaymer was staring down the wrong end of a barrel. He was at 5 over par for the round and was 2 shots behind the clubhouse leader Anders Hansen. But it just didn’t seem possible that after playing three days of near impeccable golf he would let go of a chance to win the trophy. Thankfully he regained his touch, birdied the last to get into a playoff and then comfortably took the playoff hole to pocket the cheque for the winner.

He has had an impressive season so far and looks like the guy who could be in with a shot at the Harry Vardon trophy. If he keeps up his form I wont be surprised if it is a stroll in the park for him to win the order of merit title.
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