Germany’s Martin Kaymer is heading into this week’s SAS Masters in Stockholm determined to leave nothing to chance in his Ryder Cup selection campaign.
The 23 year old was in a tie for second at the Arlandastad event last year and is hoping to go one better this time round in an attempt to secure his spot in Nick Faldo’s European Team.
He currently sits 11th on the Ryder Cup table after winning the BMW International Open and the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship this season, but a win in Sweden would move him into an automatic top-ten qualifying spot.
With that in mind, Kaymer is extra focused - especially as he believes Europe’s more experienced players “deserve” the two wild-card selections.
He said: "Colin Montgomerie, Darren Clarke and Paul Casey will deserve to get the wild-cards before me.
"Montgomerie's statistics show that he is different class when it comes to Ryder Cup and Clarke and Casey have so much more experience than me.
"I wouldn't expect a pick even if I finished 11th on the table."
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