Young Max Kieffer hopes to emulate his idol Martin Kaymer on the European Tour
German young gun Maximilian Kieffer is on the right trail for the moment and hopes to emulate his idol, Martin Kaymer, in his upcoming events.
Winner of the latest Gujarat Kensville Challenge on the Challenge Tour, Kieffer has done well so far in his two-year long professional debut.
Nonetheless, he is weighing his options to switch over to mainstream European Tour in a short while.
Whether he opts for to switch over via the Money list or through the qualifying rounds, is still something he has to decide.
Six years younger than Kaymer, Kieffer is a close friend of the family and has been playing on the professional circuit after he turned professional in the year 2010.
He won his debut event at the Gujarat Indian episode of the Challenge Tour and took over the grizzled home-favourite Rahil Gangajee in the Playoff.
He pulled in a glorious birdie putt on the 16th and pressed the heat on the crowd-favourite Gangajee, as the latter missed his putt.
Kieffer finally landed the title and dismissed the rumours that he tend to falter under final round pressures. He lost to his playing partner Nicolas Meitinger at last year’s Challenge de France.
Kieffer said: “He’s obviously my idol, and what he has done for German golf – especially after winning the US PGA Championship – is absolutely huge. Two years ago, reaching The European Tour and playing in Major tournaments seemed so far away; but seeing what Martin has done has really inspired me to work hard, and hopefully I will get my rewards”.
For the moment, Kieffer is anticipating to play alongside Kaymer on the mainstream European Tour event.
He said that the early victory in the season has given him a chance to finish in the top-20 on the tour list, and finally clinch his European Tour card for the next season.
It would be anything but easy for the young gun to emulate Kaymer who stormed the Challenge Tour at the age of 21.
Kaymer started his professional debut in a blistering fashion, landing the coveted Vodafone Challenge, played in Düsseldorf, and moved on to card his subsequent victory at Challenge de France.
He closed the season poised at number four on the tour list in just eight starts. Interestingly, Kieffer has claimed his maiden title at the same age and is hoping to follow the trail left by his idol.
Kieffer lauded the glorious achievements of the world number four and what he has done for the country.
He especially praised the 27-year-old for landing the 2010 PGA Championship and later surging to the top of the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
Kaymer is only the second German player to have reached the zenith after the legendary Bernhard Langer.
Kieffer added, "I’m now really excited about the rest of the season, because I’ve proved to myself – and everyone else – that I’m good enough to win on the Challenge Tour".
Kaymer fell for a disappointing start at Abu Dhabi, a venue which was famous for his remarkable success.
Disgruntled and dejected, Kaymer went back to concentrate on his short game and managed a decent finish at Dubai Desert Classic last week.
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