U.S. Open Golf 2014: Final Reaction to End-of-Day 4 Leaderboard

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Published: June 16, 2014

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Martin Kaymer's wire-to-wire U.S. Open victory was one for the history books.

The German took a commanding lead right out of the gate by firing a five-under 65 on Thursday. That opening round came with just one blemish—a bogey on the par-four seventh hole.

After a brilliant Round 1, it was expected for Kaymer to come back down to earth on Friday. That didn't happen, as he continued on his torrid pace with yet another 65—this time without a single blemish on his scorecard.

The USGA took over on Saturday, as the tortuous Pinehurst No. 2 featured extremely difficult pin positions. Still, Kaymer held strong and posted a two-over 72 en route to a five-stroke lead heading into Sunday.

During the final round, Kaymer remained resilient. He countered his three bogeys on the day with four brilliant birdies to post one of the day's few sub-par rounds and come away with an astonishing eight-stroke victory.

Here's a look at the U.S. Open's final leaderboard:



The full leaderboard can be found on PGATour.com.

With the win, Kaymer's pockets become quite a bit deeper, according to a tweet from Robert Raiola, CPA:



The money was well earned.

On Sunday, it was Kaymer versus himself, as a solid round almost assured him of a victory on a course which refused to give up strokes over the weekend.

Not only did Kaymer put together a fine round on Sunday, but he executed with precision. According to Alex Perry of ESPN.com. Kaymer was the only player in the final eight groups to finish under par—the remaining 15 players were a combined 52 over.

His performance certainly must have made his home country proud, according to a tweet from ESPN:



ESPN's Trey Wingo may have summed up Kaymer's final round best:



Kaymer's feat was recognized by many across the globe.

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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