Select Bernhard Langer for Ryder Cup, says Martin Kaymer
US Open champion joins the chorus calling for fellow German to be included in Europe's team as a wild-card choice, because he's 'special'
US Open champion Martin Kaymer has added his name to a growing list calling for Europe captain Paul McGinley to consider 56-year-old Bernhard Langer as one of his three Ryder Cup wild-card choices.
Former skippers Colin Montgomerie and Tony Jacklin have already outlined their support for the German veteran while McGinley's opposite number, Tom Watson, also said last week's runaway Senior British Open champion "might be worth a pick".
Langer, who romped to a 13-shot victory at Royal Porthcawl in Wales last Sunday, would become the oldest player in Ryder Cup history if he featured in the team that will meet the United States in Scotland in September.
Shooting 18-under-par for four rounds at a difficult links course like Porthcawl is an outstanding effort under any circumstances whether it is a senior tournament or a regular tour event
American Ray Floyd holds that distinction after appearing in the 1993 edition at the age of 51.
"I hope Paul was watching what Bernhard did in the Senior British Open," Kaymer said in Akron, Ohio where he is warming up for next week's US PGA Championship by competing in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
"Shooting 18-under-par for four rounds at a difficult links course like Porthcawl is an outstanding effort under any circumstances whether it is a senior tournament or a regular tour event.
"Don't forget either what Bernhard did by finishing eighth in this year's US Masters at Augusta."
