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THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP


May 11, 2014


Martin Kaymer


PONTE 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.

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