U.S. Open 2014 result: Martin Kaymer wins at Pinehurst No. 2
By Mike Marteny
German Martin Kaymer won the 114th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Kaymer dominated the field over four days, winning the Open by an impressive eight strokes, finishing at nine-under-par for the tournament. Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler were the only other players to finish at par or better. Both were one under.
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Kaymer made headlines on Thursday and Friday by firing back-to-back 65s to open the tournament. This was the best mark in Open history for the first two rounds. In fact, the 65s were the lowest rounds recorded at Pinehurst during the U.S. Open.
Only four other golfers in 114 years have carded better than a Kaymer’s 65. All four of them shot a 63.
Johnny Miller became the first to do it in the epic final round at Oakmont in 1973, Tom Weiskopf did it in the first round in 1980 at Baltusrol, and so did Jack Nicklaus. The last to accomplish the feat was Vijay Singh in the second round at Olympia Fields in 2003.
It was a lead that he would never come close to giving up.
Kaymer becomes the first Open champion to finish under par since Rory McIlroy dominated Congressional in 2011.
Kaymer is the first German player to ever win the U.S. Open. This was his fourth career win on the PGA tour, which he joined in 2013.
This was the first time a player won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst with an under-par showing since Payne Stewart in 1999.
Kaymer also became the first golfer ever to win the Players Championship and the U.S. Open Championship in the same year. In fact, no one had even even finished in the top five of the U.S. Open in the same year in which they won the Players.
This has been a historic year already for Kaymer, and we are just getting started!