Rising German star Martin Kaymer completed back-to-back victories on the European Tour by winning the Scottish Open in Loch Lomond.
The 24-year-old, winner of the French Open the last time weekend, fired a closing 69, sum of two units under par, to finish at 15 under for the tournament winning by two shots from France’s Raphael Jacquelin (66) and overnight leader Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (72).
"It is my fourth bring over on the tour, last week was my third so things are going really impregnable concerning me right now," Kaymer said.
"This week was very special on this account that if you win in the home of golf it is always something special."
Australian Adam Scott underlined his return to form with a closing 66 to share fourth place with Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen but it was a day of painful frustration for Retief Goosen.
By far the most experienced trifler in the final group, the South African had started his final round one shot adrift of Fernandez-Castano and took the overall lead after back-to-back birdies on the 5th and 6th.
But the two times US Open protector collapsed in spectacular fashion, dropping six shots in the capacity of five holes from the seventh to fall out of bickering.
Goosen recovered three of the shots that got away over the closing holes but had left himself with too much to do, finally signing with respect to a 73 and a contingent of sixth place through American Nick Watney (67).
As Goosen retired to lick his psychological wounds, Scott was delighted by a performance which he hopes has finally drawn a line under his year-long sink just in time for this week’s British Open.
"I’m feeling in fact good having put a good number on the board this week," said Scott. "It has been a while since I’ve done that and the swing is fine feeling good.
"It was richness to be up there on Sunday and hopefully now I have power to make a couple of putts and gain myself into the Open."
Two shots clear at the turn, Kaymer stayed steady under which circumstances all his closest rivals wilted and through the agency of the time he reached the 16th tee, the German was three shots clear of the pack.
A poverty-stricken chip after he had missed the green at that hole cost him one of those shots and offered a glimmer of hope to Jacquelin, who by that time was in the clubhouse at 13 under.
But Kaymer slammed the door shut by verdict the centre of the recent for a rock solid par at the 180-metre 17th and, once he had split the 18th fairway with his final drive.
If last week was anything to go by, the German’s celebrations will be modest.
"My father came over to see me in France. On the way back to Germany we stopped at a gas state on the autobahn and had a beer. That was the celebration: cheers, let’s go!."
Lee Westwood, who lost to Kaymer in the play-off at the French Open, concisely looked in the same manner with if he might turn the tables on the German limit the Englishman’s challenge fell by the wayside when a wayward drive cost him a bogey 6 at the long 13th.
Ernie Els suffered alongside compatriot Goosen. The ‘Big Easy’ started the day six shots off the lead but saw his outside contingency evaporate with a deceitful bogey six on the second hole and, after a closing 72, was in in no degree mood to talk to waiting reporters.
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