Martin Kaymer is a German golfer, playing professionally on the European Tour as well as the PGA Tour on some occasions. He is a former world number one, securing the most coveted spot in the sport when he usurped the throne on the 27th of February 2011after his second placed finish at the World Golf Championship – Accenture Match Play Championship, but he lost out on the top spot after just eight weeks when Lee Westwood of England reclaimed the top spot from him.
Born on the 28th of December in 1984, in Dusseldorf in Germany, Kaymer showed a great aptitude for the sport from a very young age and picked up his first win in the sport at the age of just 20 years when he won the Central German Classic back in 2005 as an amateur. The young Martin Kaymer made his debut on the European Tour as a professional back in 2007 at the UBS Hong Kong Open, although he failed to make the cut in the event. He went on to miss the cut in the first five events he participated in. but in March 2008, he managed to make his first when he achieved it at the Singapore Masters, eventually finishing the event tied for the 20th place.
Although he missed six cuts in the first seven events that he took part in, the events were taking place outside of mainland Europe and once he began to play in Europe, Martin Kaymer began to come into his own and his since then, has found success on the Tour.
Although he is yet to win a major title, it is only a matter of time before the German lands one of the biggest prizes in the sport and gives some competition to the runaway leader Rory McIlroy.