Casey defeats Kaymer

In the end it was closer than Paul Casey wished for, but he won by one shot. Casey struggled on the back nine of the final round, missing fairways and adding three bogeys to his scorecard. Martin was unable at that time to produce some birdies to take advantage. An eagle at the last hole put Kaymer in a tie for second with Luis Oosthuizen. Nevertheless a good start into the 2009 season for Kaymer, let’s see what he had to say in the post-round interview:

MARTIN KAYMER: I was struggling at birdies to putt him under pressure but I had a really good finish with the eagle and that was a nice moment, a little like last year with the spectators around me, so it was pretty cool.

Q. Some defence of your title, isn’t it, really?
MARTIN KAYMER: Kind of. I finished second but only one shot behind Paul Casey. But I’ll system really happy with the week.

Q. It’s not often somebody does follow-up with back-to-back victories, so you must be proud that you actually fought to the wire in the manner that you have?
MARTIN KAYMER: Honestly I feel a little pressure on Thursday because I had a lot of phone calls, e-mails, and there were so many people were looking after me that week. So I felt a little pressure, but I think I handled it very well.

Q. And you’ll be in that position again, won’t you?
MARTIN KAYMER: It’s good. That’s why I’m practicing so hard, and I always want to be in this position and now I am in this position and I will be in Munich in this position, as well. It’s good, though.