At the U.S. Open I really played my own game, I didn’t compare myself to the other players, I was trying to see how low I could play and I stayed aggressive, you’re playing well, so you need to continue and not play more defensive. Martin Kaymer More Quotes by Martin Kaymer More Quotes From Martin Kaymer Eddie hit his shots to the green, then came over to tell us he had run out of balls, then he walked off. I thought he lost four or five. We are about 80 percentsure it was five, 20 percentfour. He was quick, so it was hard to keep track. He did not ask if he could borrow one from me or George. It did not look like he wanted to play. He did not putt with his putter on the third hole; he putted with a wedge. So there was a lot happening. Martin Kaymer sports I knew that you cant really make any mistakes coming down the stretch. Martin Kaymer sports I gave myself a lot of chances and I putted really well, so overall it was a very, very good round. Martin Kaymer sports The people in my inner circle asked some uncomfortable questions so I had to be honest with Martin Kaymer and confront the truth about what really happened and I did, i know what the reasons were and I'm very happy about that because I will never let it happen again. Martin Kaymer sports It was another experience to add to my overall professional career, of course I could've picked up a trophy and a bit more money but that experience I gained will last a little bit longer and will help me more in the future. Martin Kaymer sports I could tell you what the reasons were but I don't want to talk about Ryder Cup, I want to keep them to Martin Kaymer, i believe if you talk about Ryder Cup people will make more out of Ryder Cup and maybe make things worse and maybe change things the way they are for me now. TOO VALUABLE. Martin Kaymer sports I have become a better player after getting to know there is a different shape of shot needed there, being able to draw the ball helps me play the course the way it should be played. Martin Kaymer sports It was tough to score worse than I did in my first four years at Augusta, i just didn't feel comfortable playing the course and I couldn't play it the way it was supposed to be played. Martin Kaymer sports It's not boring. Every single hole you have to think and be very creative. I enjoy it. It was a proper test, the wind was blowing from every direction. Martin Kaymer sports The main goal (was) to still be leading going to the first tee tomorrow morning, even when I missed the fairway, I managed to make up?and?downs. I used a lot of birdie chances that I had. I didn't miss many putts. Martin Kaymer sports I made 80-85 percent of the realistic birdie chances, it’s only halftime. There are always some guys who can shoot the same score I did in the first two days, so I approach tomorrow the way I approached this morning: very neutral. It’s nice to have a bit of a cushion, hopefully, but nothing has been done yet. Martin Kaymer sports I’ll give it my best to get into the 20s (under par), i can’t even remember how I played in 2011 - I know I didn’t miss many fairways and once you do that you have chances. Martin Kaymer sports It’s very important to take care of the first six and seven holes because you can score there, you need to take advantage of the par fives and that’s very important. If the putter is warm enough then I might have a chance. Martin Kaymer sports
