Martin Kaymer back in the Ryder Cup reckoning

Martin Kaymer’s strong performance at the PGA Championship has catapulted Germany’s double major winner into the mix for Europe’s Ryder Cup team to play the US next month.

Given that rookies are currently occupying five of the nine automatic team berths with four weeks remaining before qualification is decided after the Made In Denmark tournament, European captain Darren Clarke will be cheered by Kaymer’s tie for seventh at Baltusrol on Sunday.

Kaymer, now 12th in both the European and World points tables, has been on the winning side on all three of his Ryder Cup appearances and sank the winning putt at Medinah in 2012.