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Kaymer flies high at KLM Open

Hilversum - Germany's Martin Kaymer followed up on his U.S. PGA Championship success with a four-shot victory in the KLM Open on Sunday.

Kaymer, in his first tournament since last month's victory at Whistling Straits, increased his lead on Europe's money list with a closing four-under-par 66 for a 14-under 266 total, four shots better than Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti and Swede Christian Nilsson.

World number six Kaymer doubled his single shot overnight advantage with a birdie at the second hole at Hilversum and two strokes was the closest his opponents came all day.

Three shots ahead at the turn, Kaymer made his only mistake of the day with a bogey at the start of his incoming nine.

A birdie at the 12th, though, restored the 25-year-old's three-shot advantage and when Kaymer picked up another shot on the 16th the destiny of the €300 000 winner's cheque was in no doubt.

First prize increased Kaymer's lead on Europe's order of merit (Race to Dubai) to nearly €500 000.

Leading final round scores:

266 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 67 67 66 66
270 Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay) 68 68 65 69
Christian Nilsson (Sweden) 68 65 68 69
271 Jose Manuel Lara (Spain) 67 68 71 65
Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 73 67 66 65
David Horsey (Britain) 67 67 69 68
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 66 69 67 69
272 Felipe Aguilar (Chile) 69 69 68 66
Francesco Molinari (Italy) 68 71 67 66
Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 62 70 70 70
273 Chris Wood (Britain) 67 70 70 66
Ross Fisher (Britain) 65 74 68 66
Estanislao Goya (Argentina) 65 70 71 67
Daniel Vancsik (Argentina) 68 66 71 68
Todd Hamilton (U.S.) 66 67 70 70
Shiv Kapur (India) 64 68 70 71
274
Ignacio Garrido (Spain) 67 67 72 68
Robert Coles (Britain) 67 72 67 68
Darren Clarke (Britain) 68 71 67 68
Christian Cevaer (France) 72 68 66 68
Jean-Francois Lucquin (France) 66 67 71 70
275 Markus Brier (Austria) 68 69 71 67
Gregory Bourdy (France) 69 69 70 67
John Parry (Britain) 70 67 70 68
James Morrison (Britain) 68 69 70 68
276 Graeme Storm (Britain) 69 70 71 66
Matteo Manassero (Italy) 68 72 69 67
Damien McGrane (Ireland) 68 67 72 69
Niclas Fasth (Sweden) 70 68 69 69
Brett Rumford (Australia) 69 65 72 70
Kenneth Ferrie (Britain) 64 72 70 70
Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 69 65 71 71
Raphael Jacquelin (France) 65 70 69 72

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