A look at the 20 top players in the world of Golf today: Martin Kaymer
Martin Kaymer a German professional golfer was born to Horst and Rina Kaymer on 28th December 1984 in Dusseldorf. Kaymer was born to father Horst who is a former Corporate Executive, and mother Rina, who tragically died of cancer in 2008. Kaymer‘s
older brother Philip is studying law and has occasionally caddied for his brother in a few pro tournaments.
At the age of 10 idolizing the South African golfer Ernie Els, Kaymer took up golf and started playing at the amateur Mettmann Golf Club. Soon he was winning tournaments; he won the Austrian amateur Championship and the German amateur Championship. Another
highlight before turning pro was the pro-am Central German Classic, which he won by five strokes in June 2005.
The German Golfer turned pro at the age of 21, and recorded his first professional tournament win in June 2006 at the Fried berg Classic. During his first year as a pro he was named Player of the Year by the German PGA.
In the year 2008 Kaymer claimed two major wins, the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and the second at the BMW International Open, which was held in his homeland. The same year Kaymer missed an opportunity to be a part of the Ryder cup, but the European captain
Nick Faldo realizing the potential talent and keen sense of the game Kaymer had, invited him to assist the European side in a non playing capacity. Kaymer also had the honor of representing his country in the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup.
In 2009 Kaymer won Open De France Alstom, and the Barclays Scottish Open , but an injury in go-kart accident meant that Kaymer would miss most of the Race to Dubai on the European Tour, although he returned at the final stages of the tournament and finished
the season ranked 3rd in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
Kaymer won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in 2010 by one shot over Ian Poulter. He also performed well in the 2010 majors. The highlight of the year was when Kaymer won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, beating Bubba Watson. This was his first
major championship.
The 2011 season has been the most productive for Kaymer as he made it to the Top of the table by claiming Abu dhabi HSBC Golf Championship title overtaking Tiger Woods for the world #2 in the OWGR. At the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Kaymer finally
was world number 1 displacing Lee Westwood.
Kaymer only held the Top spot for 7 days, but cherishes them, his father took a long flight from Germany to Arizona to congratulate his son on the achievement, fellow countryman and former golfer Bernhard Langer who was the first player to reach the top
rank when the ranking system first came out in 1986, also congratulated young Kaymer and wished him all the best for the future. Kaymer naturally was thankful to his family and friends for the support and love they had given him. Kaymer still young for the
game at 27 has a long road ahead to improve and learn along the way. Kaymer has all the makings of a star performer and it is only a matter of time before he can reach and hold on to the highest accolade again.
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