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THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPMay 11, 2014Martin KaymerPONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA Q. Talk about having to get through that rain delay and getting back out there. Was that tough? MARTIN KAYMER: Well, obviously it was tough for me, to start off with a double bogey, that was not the ideal start. And then I think I made a couple mistakes coming in. On 15 I should have given myself just a chance to make 4, the worst you make 5. Then on 16, I should have, I should have chipped that one. But what a putt on 17. I mean, it was very, very tough to read, because it was already very dark. But I don't care anymore, it went in. (Laughter.) It's all good. Q. Just let it out there and let it run down there? MARTIN KAYMER: No, it was still a lot of break left‑to‑right.  Obviously, left‑to‑right, downhill putt with the grain and the darkness it's not that easy. There's always a little bit of luck involved. But it was a good putt. I thought actually the tee shot, that was fine. I was a little bit in between clubs, between wedge and gap wedge, but, under those circumstances, you take the shorter one and put a solid swing on it. I thought I did, but it was, I think, a yard short. So, but now I made 3, it's on the scorecard, so. Q. Did you think about the putt to clinch the Ryder Cup when you were out there on 17? MARTIN KAYMER: Not on 17. Because it was still another hole to go. I just thought, if you 2‑putt this one, you still have a chance to win on 18 if you make birdie. But walking up on the 18th towards the 18th green, I thought a little bit about the Ryder Cup, how nice that feeling was, and that I've done it before. And actually I think the first putt had a fairly good chance to go in. But then the second putt was only three and a half feet or so. It's never really easy if you're trying to win a golf tournament, but fortunately everything went well. Q. How significant is this win for you in your career? MARTIN KAYMER: It's very difficult to answer right away after what just happened. It is probably the biggest tournament we play all year, except the Majors. But it's the same field, a lot of World Ranking points and the status of the tournament, if you can put your name on that trophy, it's quite a big pleasure. It means that you have done very well for four days, played very consistent golf. And I played very patient and so it's a big, big trophy and a big achievement for me. Q. Did you give your self a little bit of a talking to walking from the 15th green to the 16th tee, there's a little bit of a walk there, after making double bogey? MARTIN KAYMER: Yeah, my caddie said, you're still leading the golf tournament, and it's a par‑5 coming up, which is usually not that difficult to make 4, once you hit the fairway. I managed to make four 5's this week there. But I was always, I was always in the lead, I was never tied, or that I needed to chase something, which is a little bit of a cushion. You have always a little bit of a cushion, but you still need to keep playing your game. And it was, all week I played fairly aggressive and that's the way I wanted to finish. And that's why I was a little bit upset about my own mindset on 15 and 16, that I decided to putt that ball on 16 instead of chipping it. That was not really the way I played all week, but that was my decision and I definitely will learn from it for the future. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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