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Martin Kaymer was voted the European Tour’s Rookie of the Year last season and now in only his second season on Tour he completed his maiden victory by winning the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship over the weekend.  Kaymer led the tournament from start to finish and held off the final-round challenges of Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson to emerge triumphant by four strokes. Kaymer picked up prize money of $333,000 and a Tour exemption until 2010.

This victory sees the young German jump to as high as 34 in the world and now the inevitable question of his participation in Ryder Cup is being raised. However, he remains adamant such talk is premature and insists his focus remains on establishing himself with further European Tour success. He does admit though that if he can play it would be, “unbelievable and awesome”.

While Kaymer climbs the world rankings Colin Montgomerie could miss out on the 2008 Masters after dropping out of the world’s top 50.  Montgomerie has slipped from 17th to 57th in the 2007 world rankings and will have to be promoted back in to the top 50, the week before the 10-13th April tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

The eight time European number one could  also qualify for the year’s first Major, by winning a US Tour event.  Other Europeans already in the Masters  include Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia.