PGA Championship: Martin Kaymer Gets Early Major

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Published: August 16, 2010

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Kathy Bissell

 

The final round of the PGA was enough to give even seasoned journalists heartburn. Favorites fell, contenders rose, the unexpected happened.

Sunday was leaderboard whiplash of the first order. Lead changes happened at the speed of backspin. And then there was the bunkergate controversy over an area of land on the 18th hole.  It ended in a playoff between two of the six who were in contention on the back nine. Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer.

The others who nearly made it to -11  were Zach Johnson, Steve Elkington, Rory McIlroy and the ill-fated Dustin Johnson.  They were all tied for or close to the lead several times on the final nine holes.

Martin Kaymer was leading or tied for the lead after four holes.  He was unflappable until he missed a five-footer for par at the 15th, failed to birdie the par five 16th and then short-shotted his second at the 18th.  However, he followed with a miraculous flop shot to about 20 feet and rolled in a super-clutch putt to finish at -11, ahead of the final group which included Dustin Johnson.

Kaymer, from Germany, had gone unnoticed most of the week.  He took a page out of the Bernhard Langer playbook and produced rock solid golf except for the misstep at the 15th.  At age 25, Kaymer now becomes a contender in all majors. 



Bubba Watson who struggled in Saturday’s round, righted the ship on Sunday and was the first player in at -11.

“It was a weird day today, obviously, with the finish that you saw,” Watson said.”You know, I wasn't on anybody's radar. Nobody in this media center thought I had a chance this morning. Nobody talked about me probably this morning.

Kaymer was next in the clubhouse. 

“I knew that I was always leading tournament after the sixth hole,” Kaymer sa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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