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Martin Kaymer returns to scene of 2014 US Open win ‘surprised’ it was his last

Source: PA Archive

At the age of 29, Martin Kaymer was a two-time major winner, former world number one and the man who secured the winning point in the 2012 Ryder Cup.

Ten years on, the German heads back to the scene of his runaway US Open triumph at Pinehurst with no more accolades on his CV and a refreshingly honest answer when asked if he ever thought that would be the case.

“I would have laughed probably. I wouldn’t have believed you,” Kaymer

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