While the 2014 US Open lacked basically any drama thanks to Martin Kaymer’s dominant performance, it still had plenty of interesting numbers to crunch come the following week. Here are a few to chew on:
8: Number of strokes that Martin Kaymer won the 2014 US Open by. It is the fourth-largest margin in the tournament’s history, with TigerWoods’ 15 stroke margin in 2000 the largest.
65 x 2: Kaymer’s dualing 65s in the first two rounds marked the first time any player has ever opened a Major with consecutive rounds of 65 or better.
$3.42 million: Kaymer has earned this much for his two wins this year – the US Open and the PLAYERS Championship. Only five other players in the world have earned this much in total in 2014.
5: Kaymer is just the fifth player in PGA history to win the US Open, the PGA Championship and the PLAYERS Championship in a career. He joins the elite quartet of Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Jack Nickalus and Tiger Woods.
4: Kaymer’s win was just the fourth Major victory by a Germany player. Kaymer previously won the PGA Championship, and Bernhard Langer won the Masters in 1985 and 1993.
$219,180: The difference in money made by runner-up Erik Compton at the US Open compared to his earnings on tour between 2008 and 2012. Compton picked up a check for $789,330 on Sunday after having totaled $570,150 between 2008 and 2012.
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