Kaymer's one up victory over American

The last time that Europe enjoyed such riches was on March 15, 1992, when the formidable quartet of Ian Woosnam, Sir Nick Faldo, José Maria Olazábal and Seve Ballesteros filled the leading four positions. Kaymer's one up victory over American Bubba Watson in the semi final of the World Match Play was sufficient to propel him to the Number One spot - almost 25 years to the month since his highly-decorated countryman, Bernhard Langer, became the first person, and only other German, to head the newly-created Ranking in April 1986. "I definitely need some time to think about it and let it sink in - the good thing is next week I don't have a tournament, so maybe then I'll be able to appreciate what I've done," said Kaymer.