Martin Kaymer of 64, 67, and 65, he held to a six-shot lead after three rounds. This extended to a ten-shot lead after five holes in the final round. Kaymer found trouble in the bunkers, resulting in a round of 75 and a fall to third place behind Frenchman Gary Stal, who secured his first European Tour victory, and world number one Rory McIlroy. Speaking after the round, Kaymer told the media that he was "in shock" at the result: "I'm surprised and shocked," the German said. "I don't really know how to put it into words. It was very, very surprising
Martin Kaymer today. It will take me a few days to reflect on this. I don't think I played that badly. I started well and just hit two drives which led to two bad holes." In August, after failing to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Kaymer lost his PGA Tour status for the 2015–16 season. He only played in 13 events, two less than the minimum for PGA Tour membership. European Tour playoff record (3–2) PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Defeated Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff: Kaymer (4-2-5=11) and Watson (3-3-6=12) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied