HOYLAKE, England (AP) β Sounding proud and patriotic, Martin Kaymer reeled off the list of qualities it took for Germany to win the World Cup in Brazil.
“They had so much belief,” Kaymer says. “They played very brave. The planning was good … they played very patient.”
He’ll need those same things at the British Open as he goes after back-to-back major titles.
His wire-to-wire victory at the U.S. Open last month came just as the World Cup got in full swing, and deserved more recognition than it got back home. It soon got completely swallowed up in Germany’s run to the final, where it beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday.
At Hoylake this week, he will have the stage all to himself.
