US Open – 20 Top Triumphs and Upsets to Remember
By Sam Belden
#13: Martin Kaymer enjoyed one of the most dominant weeks in tournament history at Pinehurst in 2014.
This German clearly didn’t want to waste his time with Sunday drama at the 2014 event at Pinehurst. Kaymer led by six shots at the midway point and ended up winning by eight in one of the single most dominant major performances in history.
In the first round, it didn’t look like Kaymer was going to do that much better than the rest of the field, but he caught fire towards the end and ultimately signed for a 65. A similar round on Friday put him in rarified air – he became the first man to open a major with back-to-back rounds of 65 or better.
After three rounds, it looked like he was going to cruise to the win, but with Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton trailing by five, no one could rule out a Sunday charge. It never materialized, though; Kaymer outplayed both of them in the final round, closing with a 69 to take his second career major by a wide margin.
He became the first native of continental Europe to win the US Open.
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