Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011. Kaymer sank a putt on the 18th hole on the final day of the Ryder Cup in 2012, which retained the cup for Europe and successfully overturned a four-point deficit against the United States at the start of the final day's play. In May 2014, Kaymer won The Players Championship, the flagship event of the PGA Tour. A month later,
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