How to blow a 10 shot lead... Kaymer in shock after surrendering lead Martin Kaymer is a famed front runner but he was left shell-shocked after surrendering a 10-stroke lead in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday. Going into the final 18, Kaymer began six strokes ahead of his nearest rival and seemed set for a fourth Abu Dhabi title. A day earlier he had professed his confidence in cementing such a lead, highlighting his triumph at Junes US Open where he triumphed by eight strokes. He began well on the National course, rattling in three birdies in the opening four holes, stretching his advantage to 10 strokes and making it 47 holes without dropping a shot. But some lackadaisical approach play – a trait that was apparent in earlier rounds but which went unpunished – proved his undoing. A bogey, a double-bogey and a triple-bogey in the space of eight holes after being forced to take two penalty drops cost him dear. Im surprised... shocked. I dont really know how to put it into words, Kaymer told reporters. Twice I missed the grass and I was in a bush. I had to drop it in the sand. Then you get a bad lie and then its tough to make bogey. I havent done that all week long. Unfortunately I did today and (it) cost me the tournament. Kaymers US Open triumph ended a three-year title drought on the European Tour, a barren spell that had led him to slide down the rankings from world No 1 in 2011 to outside the top 60 as recently as last May. But after years of struggling to capture his early-career promise, it seemed the German had rediscovered the form required to consistently vie for golfs big prizes. Such a prognosis may now be in doubt following Sundays meltdown, although the 30-year-old remained upbeat. The positives are I was playing really good golf, said the two-times major winner. That was nice after such a long break, when you play the first three days, I played so solid, missed barely a fairway. Kaymer finished third with a total of 271 after carding a final round 75. France Gary Stal (65) won the Falcon Trophy with 269 and world No 1 Rory McIlroy (66) was second on 270. Source: SuperSport supersport/golf/european-tour/news/150118/Kaymer_in_shock_after_surrendering_lead 18 January 2015, 23:20 Complete Scores @ supersport/golf/european-tour/leaderboard/2015002 Position, Name, To Par, Thru, Today, R1, R2, R3, R4, Total 1 Gary Stal -19 F -7 68 69 67 65 269 2 Rory Mcilroy -18 F -6 67 66 71 66 270 3 Martin Kaymer -17 F +3 64 67 65 75 271 4 Victor Dubuisson -16 F -5 69 72 64 67 272 Thomas Pieters -16 F -2 65 67 70 70 272 6 Bernd Wiesberger -14 F -1 72 65 66 71 274 James Morrison -14 F -5 68 67 72 67 274 Tyrrell Hatton -14 F -5 66 71 70 67 274 9 Jamie Donaldson -13 F -2 73 67 65 70 275 Charl Schwartzel -13 F -1 71 68 65 71 275 Ross Fisher -13 F -6 71 69 69 66 275 12 Steve Webster -12 F -3 73 67 67 69 276 Anthony Wall -12 F -3 70 71 66 69 276 Justin Rose -12 F -7 73 69 69 65 276 Ernie Els -12 F -7 70 72 69 65 276 etc. GolfEquipment.co.za (Online + Shop Since 2001) We buy and sell new and used golf clubs Trade-ins welcome / Lay-bys welcome (3 Months to pay) 894 Rubenstein Road, Moreleta Park, Pretoria, South Africa GPS Co-ordinates: S25° 48.567’ E28° 17.814’ Tel: 082 335 7737 / 074 182 0564 Email:[email protected] golfequipment.co.za For a price list facebook/golfequipment.co.za For daily specials Free Delivery - Postnet to Postnet P.S. We give away more prizes than any other sports shop in SA Photos Martin Kaymer (Germany) Im surprised... shocked. I dont really know how to put it into words,
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