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What Do You Think of The New #1?

I don't know if he's more deserving, but it will be interesting to see how he continues to develop.
 
the_paulo said:
It only counts as 2 days in Kaymers world if he sleeps. Sleep during a tournament week is a weakness, Martin is a MACHINE and wouldn't let this happen.
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Hahaha. Hmm... not only did he wear it 2 days in a row, he wore it 3 rounds of golf in a row. Maybe it was his lucky sweater... until he lost in it.
 
Being #1 is not a popularity contest. Lee Westwood earned the title, just because you don't like him dosen't mean it 'aint so. Who ever is the #1 player in the world deserves some respect, its not like Westwood was the only dude to hold the title before winning a major.
 
Esox said:
And the dickey.

Kevin
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Is that what the "neck warmer" is called. I've been wondering that since he sported it.
 
I foresee Kaymer being at #1 at least through July (British Open), if only because of how the OWGR formula works.
Martin Kaymer World Ranking Details

The last 13 weeks are worth the most points. Events more than 13 weeks old get partial credit. Week 14 worth more than week 15, week 15 is worth more than week 16, etc, down to week 104 (2 years ago).

In Summer 2009 he won The Barclays and French Opens back-2-back. When those roll off, somebody may catch him, if he has a letdown between now and The Open Championship (British).

When looking at his results from 2009. His oldest 15 events were:

US PGA Championship USA 33 2009 T6
WGC - Bridgestone Invitational USA 32 2009 T60
THE 138th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Eur 29 2009 T34
The Barclays Scottish Open Eur 28 2009 1
Open de France ALSTOM Eur 27 2009 1
BMW International Open Eur 26 2009 MC
U.S. Open Championship USA 25 2009 MC
the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley USA 23 2009 T53
The European Open Eur 22 2009 T13
BMW PGA Championship Eur 21 2009 T11
THE PLAYERS Championship USA 19 2009 T55
Quail Hollow Championship USA 18 2009 T11
Masters Tournament USA 15 2009 MC
Shell Houston Open USA 14 2009 T42
WGC-CA Championship USA 11 2009 T35


Hard to read, but here are his last 2 years results from OWGR.
Touney - Tour - Week - Year - Place - Points -Weighting - Adjusted Points

World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship USA 9 2011 2 45.60 1 45.60
Omega Dubai Desert Classic Eur 7 2011 T31 2.00 1 2.00
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy Eur 6 2011 T28 2.16 1 2.16
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Eur 4 2011 1 56.00 1 56.00
DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Eur 48 2010 T13 5.12 0.9891 5.06
Barclays Singapore Open Asa 46 2010 T10 6.00 0.9674 5.80
WGC - HSBC Champions USA 45 2010 T30 2.96 0.9565 2.83
Andalucia Masters Eur 44 2010 T21 2.23 0.9457 2.11
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Eur 41 2010 1 48.00 0.913 43.82
KLM Open Eur 37 2010 1 32.00 0.8696 27.83
US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP USA 33 2010 1 100.00 0.8261 82.61
WGC - Bridgestone Invitational USA 32 2010 T22 3.84 0.8152 3.13
THE 139th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Eur 29 2010 T7 15.75 0.7826 12.33
The Barclays Scottish Open Eur 28 2010 MC 0.00 0.7717 0.00
Alstom Open de France Eur 27 2010 T6 8.30 0.7609 6.32
BMW International Open Eur 26 2010 T21 2.06 0.75 1.54
US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP USA 25 2010 T8 14.50 0.7391 10.72
The Celtic Manor Wales Open Eur 23 2010 T12 3.80 0.7174 2.73
Madrid Masters Eur 22 2010 T28 1.57 0.7065 1.11
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Eur 21 2010 MC 0.00 0.6957 0.00
THE PLAYERS Championship USA 19 2010 T34 3.12 0.6739 2.10
Masters Tournament USA 15 2010 MC 0.00 0.6304 0.00
Shell Houston Open USA 14 2010 MC 0.00 0.6196 0.00
WGC - CA Championship USA 11 2010 T3 23.19 0.587 13.61
Waste Management Phoenix Open USA 9 2010 MC 0.00 0.5652 0.00
WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship USA 8 2010 T17 4.31 0.5543 2.39
Omega Dubai Desert Classic Eur 6 2010 T4 13.50 0.5326 7.19
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy Eur 5 2010 T32 2.08 0.5217 1.09
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Eur 4 2010 1 54.00 0.5109 27.59
Chevron World Challenge USA 49 2009 T14 4.44 0.4348 1.93
DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Eur 47 2009 T37 2.02 0.413 0.83
WGC-HSBC Champions Eur 45 2009 T6 12.54 0.3913 4.91
Volvo World Match Play Championship Eur 44 2009 T13 2.40 0.3804 0.91
CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar Eur 43 2009 T2 14.00 0.3696 5.17
US PGA Championship USA 33 2009 T6 17.25 0.2609 4.50
WGC - Bridgestone Invitational USA 32 2009 T60 0.00 0.25 0.00
THE 138th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Eur 29 2009 T34 3.95 0.2174 0.86
The Barclays Scottish Open Eur 28 2009 1 54.00 0.2065 11.15
Open de France ALSTOM Eur 27 2009 1 44.00 0.1957 8.61
BMW International Open Eur 26 2009 MC 0.00 0.1848 0.00
U.S. Open Championship USA 25 2009 MC 0.00 0.1739 0.00
the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley USA 23 2009 T53 1.26 0.1522 0.19
The European Open Eur 22 2009 T13 4.88 0.1413 0.69
BMW PGA Championship Eur 21 2009 T11 8.00 0.1304 1.04
THE PLAYERS Championship USA 19 2009 T55 1.44 0.1087 0.16
Quail Hollow Championship USA 18 2009 T11 7.09 0.0978 0.69
Masters Tournament USA 15 2009 MC 0.00 0.0652 0.00
Shell Houston Open USA 14 2009 T42 1.86 0.0543 0.10
WGC-CA Championship USA 11 2009 T35 2.96 0.0217 0.06



OWGR Position 1
Total World Ranking Points 409.49
Current Divisor (Number of Events - 40 Minimum, 56 Maximum) 49
Official World Golf Ranking Points Average 8.36
 
I think he had a horrible scarf - neck thing on yesterday.....
 
fish dude said:
Being #1 is not a popularity contest. Lee Westwood earned the title, just because you don't like him dosen't mean it 'aint so. Who ever is the #1 player in the world deserves some respect, its not like Westwood was the only dude to hold the title before winning a major.
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Disagree dude. Being #1 in the world, alone, doesn't necessarily demand or even deserve respect. Respect is dependent on other things in my opinion.

With that said, I was fine with Lee being numero uno and I did respect some things about him.

I am even more excited about Kaymer being #1. I enjoy his game, enjoy watching him play and like him more.
 
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I think he is quite deserving and has the game to be there for some time. He is a solid player and I have been expecting him to reach #1 since the end of last year.
 
He is a deserving no. 1 and I hope he continues to play well.Congrats!
 
Kaymer seems to have the make-up of a long lived number 1, but lets see how he handles the extreme spotlight.
 
CRucker300 said:
Kaymer seems to have the make-up of a long lived number 1, but lets see how he handles the extreme spotlight.
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He seems quite level headed for only 26 years old. He also doesn't seem to spout off much like some other golfers.
 
I think that Martin Kaymer deserves to be number one.
 
Sean said:
He seems quite level headed for only 26 years old. He also doesn't seem to spout off much like some other golfers.
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I agree he is very level headed, I just hope that the constant attention doesn't wear on him and wind up breaking him down. He also seems like a really cool guy.
 
Certainly more deserving of being #1 one than his predecessor. I like Kaymer. Seems like a good, level headed, calm golfer who won't be up and down week to week.
 
I love how he talks on camera. Exactly the same controlled dialect and intonation of Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher.
 
i think kaymer is going to stay for a while but rory will be the best one day
 
i love to see a new number 1, i feel that in the past people were assumed to stay in the spot without playing, a person shouldnt keep a spot without playing!
 
Even though I hate to see a European at the top instead of one our guys, Kaymer isn't as boisterous as some of the other Euros.
 
I think he deserves it. Obviously he's put in the work to get the outcome!!!
 
By a large margin he deserves to be number one. 6 wins in a calendar year with a major thrown in for good measure. Not sure why LW ever held the title since he only has two wins during the same stretch. The ranking system is so fake it's not funny. I am huge TW fan and he should not have had that ranking as long as he did. Kaymer is deserving of that and more. He will be a great ambassador for the game.
 
The guy looked like a machine over the weekend. Will crowds in the US ever embrace this guy?
 
when kaymer beat watson to become #1 in the world, i said that tiger will never be #1 again, i think kaymer has that kind of staying power that westwood didn't, especially since westwood got to #1 in the world while sitting on his couch, so he didn't really earn it in the first place
 
Hyzer said:
The guy looked like a machine over the weekend. Will crowds in the US ever embrace this guy?
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I'd embrace him. He's got an amazing body. :) Seriously though, he is an amazing player. Tiger wasn't personality+ and we embraced him.
 
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