Kaymer clinches Scottish Open

Martin Kaymer won his second tournament in a row by adding the Scottish Open to the French Open title he won last week. He finished with a fourth round 69 at Loch Lomond, two shots clear of Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano

The 24 year old German golfer now stands at 11th in the world rankings following back-to-back victories and must surely be in contention for a good Open Championship performance.

"Everyone asks me about the third win in a row,'' Kaymer said, "We are playing a major next week. And the field is going to be the best we have all year long.

"After last week and this week, I feel really good,'' he said. "My game is solid, so hopefully, I can keep it up.''

The talk now is of Kaymer winning a hat-trick of titles - the last man to win consecutive tournaments on the European Tour before an Open was Ian Woosnam in 1990. The omens aren't good though - Woosnam finished tied for fourth

CLUBHOUSE SCORES: GB & Ire unless stated
-15 M Kaymer (Ger) -13 R Jacquelin (Fra), G Fernandez-Castano (Spa) -12 S Kjeldsen (Den), A Scott (Aus)
Selected others:-10 L Westwood, R Fisher -9 M Laird -8 S Webster -7 G Ogilvy (Aus), E Els (RSA), D Clarke, MA Jimenez (Spa) -6 K Ferrie, D Lynn, J Donaldson