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inteRnAtionAL PLAYeRSMartin Kaymer (Ky-mer)FULL nAMe: martin KaymerHeiGHt: 6-0WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: December 28, 1984BiRtHPLAce: Dusseldorf, germanyReSiDence: mettmann, germanyFAMiLY: SingleSPeciAL inteReStS: Football, basketball, go-kartingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2005PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 pga championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (9):2006 Vodafone challenge [Eurchall], open des Volcans[Eurchall]. 2008 abu Dhabi championship [Eur], BmWInternational open [Eur]. 2009 open de France [Eur], theBarclays Scottish open [Eur]. 2010 abu Dhabi championship[Eur], KLm open [Eur], alfred Dunhill Links championship[Eur].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:1—pga championship; t3—World golf championshipscachampionship; t7—British open; t8—u.S. open.2010 SeASon:overcame a four-stroke, final-round deficit of 54-holeleader Nick Watney to claim the biggest win of his career,at the pga championship. posted a final-round 70 to tieBubba Watson and force an aggregate, three-hole playoff.tied through two holes, bogeyed the third and final holeto edge Watson for his first win in the u.S. Had just twobogeys on scorecard over final 55 holes. Joined countrymanand two-time masters champion Bernhard Langer asmajor champions hailing from germany…Won the abuDhabi championship on the European tour in late January.Beat Ian poulter by one and rory mcIlroy by two…addedhis second European tour title of the season with a win atthe KLm open in the Netherlands. reeled off two birdiesto finish his third round and then shot a second consecutive66 Sunday to roll to a four-stroke win over christianNilsson and Fabrizio Zanotti at Hilversumsche gc…pickedup his third European tour title of the campaign by shootingfour rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 66 at St.andrews gc’s old course to win the alfred Dunhill Linkschampionship by three strokes at the tournament alsoplayed on carnoustie gc and Kingsbarns club. It was histhird win in three starts (following the pga championshipand KLm open). Improved to fourth in the official Worldgolf ranking, his highest career position…played in his firstryder cup representing Europe and compiled a 2-1-1 recordat celtic manor in Wales…Shot 66-69 on weekend ofWorld golf championships-ca championship, jumping fromt22 to a t3 finish…Next top-10 came at the u.S. open,finishing t8 in his 10th major championship start…Was t7at the British open in third start at that event. Entered thefinal round in third place, a distant seven shots behind Louisoosthuizen and finished t7 after a 74 Sunday…playingat the Barclays Singapore open in mid-November, playedsteady all week to t10 at Sentosa gc…capped a careeryear late in the European tourt season when he won therace to Dubai, that tour’s season-long points competition,edging graeme mcDowell.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished t6 in the pga championship, marking thebest finish of his pga tour career at the time. the winmoved him to first on the European tour order of meritafter he won twice previously in early July at the Frenchopen and the Barclays Scottish open. Injured his foot ina go-kart accident in late august, underwent surgery andreturned to the European tour in late october, where he t2at the castello masters and was second in the Europeantour race to Dubai. teamed with alex cejka for germany inthe 2009 omEga mission Hills World cup. 2008: capturedhis first European tour title with a victory in January at theabu Dhabi championship in the united arab Emirates. BeatLee Westwood and Henrik Stenson by four strokes. Wonfor the second time in mid-June at the BmW Internationalopen in his native germany. Beat anders Hansen in aplayoff to become the first german to win the tournamentin its 20-year history. played on the pga tour for the firsttime with made cuts at the u.S. open and British open andmissed cuts at the masters and pga championship. 2007:In his rookie season on the European tour, recorded fourtop-10s, including a runner-up finish at the Scandinavianmasters and a third at the portuguese open. Was namedrookie of the Year. 2006: made a big impact on theEuropean challenge tour, playing only eight events butfinishing fourth on the final rankings, with two wins, at theVodafone challenge in germany and the open des Volcansin France. Shot a 59 on the Satellite EpD tour before joiningthe challenge tour in august.PeRSonAL:coached by günther Kessler in his native Dusseldorf…citesErnie Els as his golf hero.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.22 ....... (N/a)Driving Distance ...........................................292.4 ....... (N/a)Driving accuracy percentage .......................60.05% .... (N/a)greens in regulation percentage ................66.48% .... (N/a)putting average ...........................................1.794 ....... (N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–World golf championshipscachampionship/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 66–2010 Worldgolf championships-ca championship/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000–2010 pga championship/1career High official World Rank: after 2010 children’smiracle Network classic/3Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank earnings2008 8 5 $37,6382009 11 9 1 3 454,6572010 10 7 1 1 4 6 1,762,793total 29 21 1 1 5 9 2,255,088eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 19 16 4 1 9 14 $3,691,613* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 08 09 10masterscut cut cutu.S. open t53 cut t8British open 80 t34 t7pga cut t6 1tHE pLaYErS t55 t34accenture match play championship t33 t17 t17Bridgestone Invitational t68 t60 t22ca championship t57 t35 t3HSBc champions t6 t30nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (1), 2010; World cup (3), 2007, 2008, 2009.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-407