His 17-under total of 271 over the Old Course at St. Andrews secured Kaymer’s third straight victory at a stroke-play event, following wins in the PGA Championship and KLM Dutch Open.

He became the first European player to achieve that feat since 1989 when Nick Faldo won the European PGA, British Masters and French Open titles. Tiger Woods had three straight victories in the United States in 2006.

Danny Willett of England finished second after he shot a 67 to reach 14 under.

Fellow Englishman Lee Westwood finished with a share of 11th place with 281 and missed a chance to replace Woods at the top of the rankings.
 
Yang battles back to win Korea Open
 
In Cheonan, South Korea, Y.E. Yang, the 2009 PGA champion, shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to complete a stunning comeback and win the Korea Open.

Yang, who started the final round 10 shots behind second- and third-round leader Noh Seung-yul, won the tournament by two strokes over fellow South Koreans Choi Ho-sung and Kim Bi-o.

Noh, a South Korean teenager, imploded with a final-round 8-over 79 and finished in a tie for fourth with Choi Jin-ho, three shots back.
 
Kerr poised for 3rd victory of year

In Pratville, Alabama, Cristie Kerr moved into position for her third victory of the year, shooting a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Kerr, who won the LPGA State Farm Classic and LPGA Championship — by 12 strokes — in consecutive starts in June, had a 17-under 199 total on the links-style Senator layout at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Capitol Hill complex. She opened with rounds of 65 and 67.

Katherine Hull (67) and Na Yeon Choi (70) were tied for second.

Kerr had a chance for a bigger lead, but had a double bogey on the 15th and bogeyed the 18th.

After matching the course record with a 63 on Friday, Mika Miyazato shot a 71 to drop into a tie for fourth at 13 under with Se Ri Pak (67), Haeji Kang (67) and Hee Young Park (67).