Marcel Siem
Siem at the 2008 Dutch Open
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Siem
Born	(1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 (age 31) Mettmann, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Nationality	Germany
Residence	Ratingen, Germany
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T60: 2011
The Open Championship	T27: 2010
PGA Championship	DNP

Marcel Siem (born 15 July 1980) is a German professional golfer.

Siem was born in Mettmann. He turned professional in 2000. He has been a member of the European Tour since 2002 and his first and only win on the Tour to date came at the 2004 Dunhill Championship. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit is 39th in 2004.

Siem represented Germany at the WGC-World Cup in 2003, 2004, and 2006. In 2006 he was Bernhard Langer's team-mate in the first winning German team in the World Cup.

Amateur wins[link]

• 1999 Spanish Amateur Championship, Sherry Cup (Spain)

Professional wins[link]

European Tour wins (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Jan 2004	Dunhill Championship	-22 (65-67-68-66=266)	Playoff	Grégory Havret, Raphaël Jacquelin

Other wins (1)[link]

• 2006 WGC-World Cup (with Bernhard Langer)

Results in major championships[link]

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances[link]

Amateur[link]

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2000

Professional[link]

• World Cup (representing Germany): 2003, 2004, 2006 (winners)

See also[link]

• 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links[link]

• Official website (English) and (German)
• Marcel Siem at the European Tour official site
• Marcel Siem at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Marcel Siem at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Graeme McDowell
Personal information
Full name	Graeme McDowell
Nickname	GMac
Born	(1979-07-30) 30 July 1979 (age 32) Portrush, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	168 pounds (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Nationality	Northern Ireland
Residence	Portrush, Northern Ireland
Career
College	University of Alabama at Birmingham
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
European Tour	7
Asian Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T12: 2012
U.S. Open	Won: 2010
The Open Championship	T11: 2005
PGA Championship	T10: 2009
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award	2002
European Tour Golfer of the Year	2010

Graeme McDowell MBE (born 30 July 1979) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour. He is well known for winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach where he ended a 40 year drought for Europeans at the tournament. McDowell has won seven events on the European Tour, including the 2010 U.S. Open which was also his first and only win on the PGA Tour. He has also represented Ireland at the World Cup and been a member of the European Ryder Cup team on two occasions.

Before turning professional, McDowell had a successful amateur career both in Ireland and in the United States, where he won many tournaments and was recognised as the most outstanding collegiate golfer in 2002. He also represented Ireland internationally and was a member of the triumphant Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team in 2001.

Early life[link]

McDowell was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland. He has played with Rathmore Golf Club since he was eight or nine years old. His uncle, Uel Loughery, coached him there when he was younger. At the age of 14, McDowell played senior cup for Rathmore.^[1] He attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, he won the Haskins Award, given to the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States.^[2] He won on six occasions that season,^[2] out of 12 college events. In 2001 he was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland team which retained the Walker Cup at Sea Island, Georgia, United States.

Professional career[link]

McDowell turned professional in 2002 and won that season's Volvo Scandinavian Masters, which was only his fourth start on the European Tour.^[2] That win led to McDowell being given honorary life membership at the Royal Portrush Golf Club.^[2] He did not win in his second season, but in 2004 he claimed the Telecom Italia Open and finished sixth on the European Tour's Order of Merit. In 2005, he divided his time between the European and U.S. PGA Tours. He was not yet a full member of the PGA Tour, but his top-50 placing in the Official World Golf Rankings ensured that he received invitations to play in many events in the United States. McDowell managed two top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a tie for second place at the Bay Hill Invitational, which enabled him to earn enough money to become fully exempt on the PGA Tour in 2006. He failed, however, to finish in the top-150 in the 2006 PGA Tour money list, and decided to return to the European Tour for 2007.

In 2008 he returned to the winner's enclosure by winning first the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea, and then the Barclays Scottish Open. He played in the 2008 Ryder Cup, earning 2.5 points for the European team and finished the season ranked fifth on the Order of Merit. In June 2010, McDowell won the Celtic Manor Wales Open by three shots.^[3] This was his fifth European win.^[4]

2010 U.S. Open win[link]

In June 2010, McDowell won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, becoming the first Northern Irishman to accomplish the feat, and the first European U.S. Open winner since Tony Jacklin in 1970. He was also the first player from the United Kingdom to win a major championship since Paul Lawrie won The Open Championship in 1999, and the first Northern Irishman to win a major since Fred Daly won the 1947 Open Championship.^[1][2][5] McDowell was only the second European to win the U.S. Open since 1925. He rose to number 13 in the world rankings, then a career high, and became the eighth European in the top 15.^[6][7]

McDowell embraced his father, Kenny, on Father's Day,^[4] and almost immediately called fellow golfer Rory McIlroy to joke about a possible partnership in the 2010 Ryder Cup.^[8] He celebrated with a large crowd, including the golfer Pádraig Harrington, in the United States.^[8] There were celebrations in his native Portrush as well when news of McDowell's win broke,^[1] with "the mother of all parties" planned to get underway in the town.^[9][9] The "famous win" set off "a brand new life" for McDowell, according to The Guardian's golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan.^[4] The Daily Telegraph's Mark Reason said: "The previous three tournaments in the United States have been won by Lee Westwood, Justin Rose [both English] and now McDowell. It's an unprecedented surge and America must feel like it is being invaded".^[6] McDowell's manager, Conor Ridge, accepted bookings for American TV shows, such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as a cameo role in Entourage.^[8] Shortly after winning the U.S. Open, McDowell joined the PGA Tour and earned a five-year exemption for winning a major.

2010 Ryder Cup win[link]

On Monday, 4 October 2010, McDowell was charged with putting to win on the 17th green of the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.^[10] His was the last match of the 12 player singles, with his opponent being Hunter Mahan, to win the tournament 14.5/13.5 for Europe, and it was his 5 foot putt that was conceded to give victory to Europe.^[11]

Remainder of 2010 season[link]

He finished the 2010 season with another win at the Andalucía Valderrama Masters and was second behind Martin Kaymer in the 2010 Race to Dubai standings. On December 5, 2010, McDowell beat Tiger Woods in a playoff to win the 2010 Chevron World Challenge.^[12] McDowell and Martin Kaymer shared the European Tour Golfer of the Year award.^[13]

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to golf.^[14]

Post U.S. Open win 2011-[link]

McDowell had a solid but unspectacular season in 2011 where did not record a win on either of the main tours. He finished third on four occasions, three on the European Tour and once on the PGA Tour. McDowell finished the year 16th on the European Tour's Race to Dubai, his year consisting of 17 out of 18 cuts made and five top-10 finishes. In May 2011, McDowell was in contention to win the PGA Tour's flagship event, The Players Championship, but shot a final round 79 to end his chances. He earned over a million dollars on the PGA Tour but could only finish the year 73rd in the FedEx Cup standings.

In March 2012, McDowell recorded his joint best finish on the PGA Tour outside of his U.S. Open win, when he finished as runner-up, five strokes behind Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This was the second time McDowell had been a runner-up on the PGA Tour.

McDowell was runner up in May 2012 at the Volvo World Match Play Championship at the Finca Cortesin Golf Club, losing the final 1 down to Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts. In a tight match, McDowell was never more than 2 down but was never in front in the match either. After the match he admitted that the better player won and that he played poorly, shooting five over for the round. Previously in the knockout stages, McDowell had beaten Richard Finch 3&2, Sergio Garcia on the 19th hole and Rafael Cabrera-Bello 2 up.

Personal[link]

As he won the U.S. Open in 2010 he was living in a "bachelor pad" penthouse apartment in Portrush and was building a home in Lake Nona, Florida, United States.^[2]

McDowell often travels and practises with fellow Irish professionals Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington.^[2]

In January 2011 McDowell was photographed by Kevin Abosch for "The Face of Ireland" project.^[15][16]

McDowell is a devoted Manchester United fan. In the build up to the 2011 Masters Tournament he skipped the annual par-3 contest in order to watch a UEFA Champions League clash between United and Chelsea.^[17]

On 10 April 2011, it was announced that McDowell will receive an honorary doctorate (D.Sc) from the University of Ulster for his services to golf.^[18]

Amateur wins (6)[link]

• 1996 Ulster Boys Championship
• 1999 Irish Youths Championship
• 2000 Irish Amateur Closed Championship, Irish Youths Championship, World Universities Championship, South of Ireland Championship

Professional wins (8)[link]

European Tour wins (7)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	4 Aug 2002	Volvo Scandinavian Masters	−14 (64–73–66–67=270)	1 stroke	Trevor Immelman
2	2 May 2004	Telecom Italia Open	−19 (67–65–65=197)	Playoff	Thomas Levet
3	16 Mar 2008	Ballantine's Championship (co-sanctioned with Asian Tour)	−24 (68–64–66–66=264)	Playoff	Jeev Milkha Singh
4	13 Jul 2008	Barclays Scottish Open	−13 (67–70–66–68=271)	2 strokes	James Kingston
5	6 Jun 2010	Celtic Manor Wales Open	−15 (72–70–64–63=269)	3 strokes	Rhys Davies
6	20 Jun 2010	U.S. Open	E (71–68–71–74=284)	1 stroke	Grégory Havret
7	31 Oct 2010	Andalucía Valderrama Masters	−3 (68–67–72–74=281)	2 strokes	Søren Kjeldsen, Gareth Maybin Damien McGrane

PGA Tour wins (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	20 Jun 2010	U.S. Open	E (71–68–71–74=284)	1 stroke	Grégory Havret

Asian Tour wins (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	16 Mar 2008	Ballantine's Championship (co-sanctioned with European Tour)	−24 (68–64–66–66=264)	Playoff	Jeev Milkha Singh

Other wins (1)[link]

• 2010 Chevron World Challenge

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
2010	U.S. Open	3 shot deficit	E (71–68–71–74=284)	1 stroke	Grégory Havret

Results timeline[link]

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

• Tournaments played: 25
• Wins: 1
• 2nd: 0
• 3rd: 0
• Top 10s: 2
• Top 25s: 10
• Missed cuts: 9
• Most consecutive cuts made: 6

Results in World Golf Championship events[link]

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2001 (winners)
• Palmer Cup: (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2000 (winners), 2001

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008, 2010 (winners)
  • Record: 8 matches, 5 points (62.50% Point Percentage)
  • All Formats (W-L-H): 4–2–2 = 5pts
    • Singles: 2–0–0 = 2pts
    • Foursomes: 1–1–2 = 2pts
    • Fourballs: 1–1–0 = 1pt
• Seve Trophy: (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2005 (winners), 2009 (winners)
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
• World Cup (representing Ireland): 2008, 2009, 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Graeme McDowell at the European Tour official site
• Graeme McDowell at the PGA Tour official site
• Graeme McDowell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 2008 Paul Casey · Sergio García · Søren Hansen · Pádraig Harrington · Miguel Ángel Jiménez · Robert Karlsson · Graeme McDowell · Ian Poulter · Justin Rose · Henrik Stenson · Lee Westwood · Oliver Wilson Nick Faldo (non-playing captain) Lost: 11.5 – 16.5

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 2010 Luke Donald · Ross Fisher · Peter Hanson · Pádraig Harrington · Miguel Ángel Jiménez · Martin Kaymer · Graeme McDowell · Rory McIlroy · Edoardo Molinari · Francesco Molinari · Ian Poulter · Lee Westwood Colin Montgomerie (non-playing captain) Won: 14.5 – 13.5

Bernd Wiesberger
Personal information
Full name	Bernd Klaus Wiesberger
Born	(1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 (age 26) Vienna, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Nationality	Austria
Residence	Oberwart, Austria
Career
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	1
Challenge Tour	2

Bernd Wiesberger (born 8 October 1985) is a Austrian professional golfer.

Amateur career[link]

Wiesberger was born in Vienna. He won several amateur tournaments, including three Austrian Amateur Stroke Play Championships from 2004 to 2007, the Austrian Amateur Match Play Championship in 2004 and the Austrian Youths Championship in 2004 and 2005. He represented his country at the 2004 and 2006 Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in 2006.

Professional career[link]

Wiesberger played on the Challenge Tour in 2007 and 2008. He earned his European Tour card for the 2009 season through qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and returned to the Challenge Tour. Wiesberger won two events, the Allianz Golf Open de Lyon^[1] and the Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse, en route to a 5th place finish on the Order of Merit, good enough for a European Tour card for 2011.

Wiesberger recorded four top-10 finishes in his return to the European Tour in 2011 including two runner up finishes. He finished 64th on the Order of Merit. Wiesberger claimed his maiden title on the European Tour in 2012 at the Ballantine's Championship, twice setting the course record and winning the championship by the margin of five strokes.^[2] The win moved him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Amateur wins (7)[link]

• 1997 Austrian Boys Championship
• 2004 Austrian Amateur Match Play Championship, Austrian Amateur Stroke Play Championship
• 2005 Austrian Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Austrian Youths Championship
• 2006 Austrian Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Austrian Youths Championship

Professional wins (3)[link]

European Tour wins (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	29 Apr 2012	Ballantine's Championship	–18 (72-65-65-68=270)	5 strokes	Richie Ramsay

Asian Tour wins (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	29 Apr 2012	Ballantine's Championship	–18 (72-65-65-68=270)	5 strokes	Richie Ramsay

Challenge Tour wins (2)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	11 Jul 2010	Allianz Golf Open de Lyon	–17 (67-67-71-62=267)	2 strokes	Joel Sjöholm
2	10 Oct 2010	Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse	–9 (70-70-67-68=275)	4 strokes	Charles-Édouard Russo

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 2004, 2006
• Jacques Léglise Trophy: 2003

See also[link]

• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2010 Challenge Tour graduates

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Bernd Wiesberger at the European Tour official site
• Bernd Wiesberger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Martin Kaymer
Personal information
Full name	Martin Kaymer
Born	(1984-12-28) 28 December 1984 (age 27) Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st)
Nationality	Germany
Residence	Mettmann, Germany Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Career
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	10
Challenge Tour	2
Other	6
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T44: 2012
U.S. Open	T8: 2010
The Open Championship	T7: 2010
PGA Championship	Won: 2010
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	2007
European Tour Race to Dubai winner	2010
European Tour Golfer of the Year	2010

Martin Kaymer (born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. He became the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings on 27 February 2011 after his runner-up finish in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, but lost the top spot to Lee Westwood eight weeks later.

Kaymer was born in Düsseldorf, Germany. He turned professional in 2005 and is a member of the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the tour including four in 2010 to win the Race to Dubai, formerly the Order of Merit, for the first time.^[2] Among those wins was the 2010 PGA Championship, a victory which made him only the second German to win a major championship, after Bernhard Langer. He also won the 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions, which made him only the tenth player to have won both a major championship and a World Golf Championship event.

Early professional career[link]

Kaymer picked up his first professional win at the age of 20 as an amateur at the Central German Classic in 2005 on the third-tier EPD Tour. He shot a −19 (67–64–66=197) to win the tournament by a margin of five strokes.^[3]

Kaymer played full-time on the EPD Tour in 2006 from February to August. He played in 14 tournaments and picked up five victories. He finished in the top 10 in all but one of the tournaments.^[4] Kaymer won the Order of Merit on the EPD Tour in 2006 by earning €26,664.

Kaymer shot a round of 59 (−13) in the second round of the Habsberg Classic. This was his scorecard:^[5]

Due to his success on the EPD Tour, Kaymer received an invite to compete in his first event on the Challenge Tour, the Vodafone Challenge in his native Germany which he won. ^[6] He played in eight events from August to October winning again a month later at the Open des Volcans in France.^[7] Kaymer ended up finishing 4th on the Order of Merit list despite playing in only eight events. In all he earned €93,321.^[8] He finished in the top 5 in six tournaments, and his worst finish was a 13th place finish. Due to Kaymer's success on the Challenge Tour, he earned a European Tour card for 2007.

Professional career[link]

2007: European Tour debut & Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year[link]

Kaymer made his debut on the European Tour in 2007 at the UBS Hong Kong Open, but he failed to make the cut. He missed the cut in his first five events of the season. In March, Kaymer made his first cut of the season at the Singapore Masters; he finished in a tie for 20th place. In his first seven events of the season, he only made one cut. All of those events were played outside of Europe.

Kaymer found immediate success once he started playing in Europe again. He finished in a tie for 15th at the Madeira Island Open, which was the season's first Tour event played in Europe. The following week, he finished in a tie for 3rd at the Portuguese Open. He made seven consecutive cuts from 23 March to 1 June. During that streak, his worst finish was a tie for 35th and he recorded five top 25 finishes.

From 7 June to 9 September, Kaymer played in nine tournaments but only made two cuts. In the two tournaments where he made the cut, he did very well. Kaymer finished in a tie for 7th at the Open de France. Seven weeks later, he finished in a tie for 2nd at the Scandinavian Masters.

Kaymer played in six of the last eight events of the season. He made the cut in all six of those events. On 18 October 2007 at the Portugal Masters, Kaymer shot a first round of 61 (−11). This round tied the lowest round of the 2007 European Tour season. It was also the new course record at the Oceânico Victoria Clube de Golfe. He went on to finish in a tie for 7th. Two weeks later at the year-ending Volvo Masters, he finished in 6th place. The Volvo Masters had one of the strongest fields on tour in 2007. He earned €140,000 for his 6th place finish, which was Kaymer's largest payout from a tournament to that time.^[9] He earned €754,691 on the season. Kaymer finished the season as the highest-ranked rookie on the Order of Merit, in 41st position, and won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award. He is the first German to win the award. Kaymer recorded five top 10s on the season. These performances took him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. In November 2007 he moved into the top 75, overtaking Bernhard Langer to become the highest-ranked German golfer.^[10]

On 2 November, Kaymer signed with Sportyard, a sports management company based in Sweden.^[11]

Kaymer represented Germany at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with four-time European Tour winner Alex Čejka.^[12] They finished in a tie for 6th place.

2008–2009: Continued success[link]

Martin Kaymer at the 2008 KLM Open

Kaymer started 2008 by winning his maiden European Tour event with a wire-to-wire victory at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. This achievement lifted him to 34th in the world rankings, making him the only player in the top 50 under the age of 25.^[13] It also secured his entry into the WGC Match Play Championship and The Masters. Two weeks after winning the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, he finished second in the Dubai Desert Classic. He finished the tournament with birdie-birdie-eagle but world number one Tiger Woods topped him by one stroke. Kaymer moved up to a high of 21st in the world rankings due to his runner-up finish. Kaymer picked up his second victory of the year at the BMW International Open, becoming the first German to win the event in its 20-year history.^[14] He held a six stroke lead going into the final round but then shot a 75 (+3) which resulted in Kaymer going to a playoff with Anders Hansen. Kaymer birdied the first playoff hole to win the tournament. Kaymer almost picked up his third win of the year at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, but he fell to Robert Karlsson in a three-man playoff that also included Ross Fisher. Kaymer recorded another runner-up finish at the Volvo Masters, finishing two strokes behind winner Søren Kjeldsen. Kaymer earned €1,794,500 in 2008 and finished in 8th on the Order of Merit. Kaymer narrowly missed selection for the 2008 Ryder Cup, but European captain Nick Faldo invited Kaymer to assist the European side in a non-playing capacity which Kaymer accepted. Kaymer represented his country at the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Alex Čejka. The pair finished in fifth.

In 2009, Kaymer almost defended his title at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship but finished in a tie for second, one stroke behind winner Paul Casey. He continued his success in the Middle East by finishing in a tie for fourth at the Dubai Desert Classic. Kaymer won his third European Tour event in July, the Open de France ALSTOM. He defeated Lee Westwood on the first hole of a playoff when Westwood hit his approach shot into the water.^[15] The win moved Kaymer into the top 100 of the European Tour Career Earnings list.

He also won the following week at the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow, for his fourth career win. He came from a shot behind on the final day with a round of 2-under 69 to win by two strokes.^[16] The win elevated him to 11th in the Official World Golf Rankings.^[17] The week after that, Kaymer finished T-34 at the 2009 Open Championship, which was his best finish in a major to that time. He bettered this when he moved through the final round field to finish in a tie for 6th at the 2009 PGA Championship.

Kaymer suffered an injury in a go-kart accident and missed September and October. He returned to the final stages of the Race to Dubai on the European Tour, and finished the season ranked third.

2010: PGA Championship win[link]

In January 2010, Kaymer won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by one shot over Ian Poulter.^[18]

After missing the cut at the Masters, Kaymer performed very well in the 2010 majors. He finished in a tie for eighth at the U.S. Open and then tied for seventh at The Open Championship, after starting the final round in third place.

On 15 August 2010, Kaymer won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits for his first major championship.^[19] Finishing regulation play in a two-way tie at 11 under par, he defeated Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff.^[20]

Kaymer was a member of the winning European Ryder Cup team. He won both four-balls (partnered with Westwood and Poulter), halved his foursome and lost his singles match. A week later he won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews with Danny Willett coming in three strokes behind. He was the first player since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win three successive tournaments in a year and the first European to achieve this since Nick Faldo in 1989.^[21] The win took him to a career high of third in the Official World Golf Rankings.^[22]

Kaymer and Graeme McDowell shared the European Tour Golfer of the Year award.^[23]

2011: Becomes world's No. 1 ranked player & first WGC win[link]

Entering the 2011 season, Kaymer turned down a chance to become a full PGA Tour member; he had become eligible with his win in the 2010 PGA Championship. He stated he would concentrate on the European Tour for 2011, but would play several U.S. events as well.

In January 2011, Kaymer claimed his third Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship title in four years and displaced Tiger Woods as number two in the world rankings.^[24]

After his runner-up finish at the 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Kaymer overtook Lee Westwood as the number one golfer in the world, making him only the second German (after Bernhard Langer) to be the top-ranked golfer in the world. At the time he was the second youngest golfer to reach world number one behind Tiger Woods, however this was surpassed by Rory McIlroy in March 2012, who reached number one aged just 22. In April, he lost his number one ranking to Westwood, who won the Indonesian Masters.

In November 2011, Kaymer won his first WGC title at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai, China. Kaymer entered the final round trailing Fredrik Jacobson by five strokes. He shot a final round 9-under 63 to take the title by three strokes from Jacobson. After parring his opening six holes, Kaymer then preceded to birdie nine of the remaining twelve holes on the way to victory, including four straight birdies at the start of the back nine. This was the biggest comeback win ever in the history of the WGC events. It was also the lowest final round by a WGC winner ever, topping a 64 set by Hunter Mahan in 2010. In winning, Kaymer became the 10th player to have won both a major and a WGC event. The win took Kaymer back to world number four.^[25]

Amateur wins (2)[link]

• 2003 Austrian Amateur Open Championship
• 2004 German Amateur Closed Championship

Professional wins (18)[link]

European Tour (10)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jan 2008	Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	–15 (66-65-68-74=273)	4 strokes	Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood
2	22 Jun 2008	BMW International Open	–15 (68-63-67-75=273)	Playoff	Anders Hansen
3	5 Jul 2009	Open de France ALSTOM	–13 (62-72-69-68=271)	Playoff	Lee Westwood
4	12 Jul 2009	Barclays Scottish Open	–15 (69-65-66-69=269)	2 strokes	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Raphaël Jacquelin
5	24 Jan 2010	Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	–21 (67-67-67-66=267)	1 stroke	Ian Poulter
6	15 Aug 2010	PGA Championship	–11 (72-68-67-70=277)	Playoff	Bubba Watson
7	12 Sep 2010	KLM Open	–14 (67-67-66-66=266)	4 strokes	Christian Nilsson, Fabrizio Zanotti
8	10 Oct 2010	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	–17 (68-69-68-66=271)	3 strokes	Danny Willett
9	23 Jan 2011	Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship	–24 (67-65-66-66=264)	8 strokes	Rory McIlroy
10	6 Nov 2011	WGC-HSBC Champions	–20 (69-68-68-63=268)	3 strokes	Fredrik Jacobson