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Ewen Murray: Martin Kaymer can learn from Sawgrass win and get into top 10

Image: Kaymer: has worked hard on his swing

And so the dust settles on another Players Championship where the final-day drama was perhaps heightened by the late finish in the gathering gloom by Ponte Vedra Beach.

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After injury, Justin Rose looked close to his best and having made the halfway cut on the mark, Rory McIlroy surged through the field at the weekend with some blistering golf. There are too many mistakes currently, but Rory is making a lot of birdies. He's not far away and with three majors in the next three months, I'd be surprised if Northern Ireland's finest doesn't win one of them. Paul McGinley will be a superb captain. His heart is in the job, he spends many hours with his players and he has their total respect. He is an excellent companion and is turning into a first-class commentator. I look forward to spending more time with him in the future. Sawgrass saw the introduction of "The Sky Cart" and what an innovation it proved to be. Instead of the usual and sometime mundane interviews, the players, at the touch of a screen could see how they played their shots and they embraced the Sky technology. They don't get the opportunity to see their own swings unless they watch highlights of the day or videos on the practice range. I honestly thought Matt Kuchar and Martin Kaymer were going to take over and to do a "Gary Neville"! With the touch screen able to be halted at certain stages of their swing, they could tell us what they are working on and if they were happy with the swing sequences. They really enjoyed it and judging by your comments, you did too. The Sky Cart is here to stay, I think!

Viva Espana

The Spanish Open gets under way this week at the delightful PGA Catalunya just outside Girona. This is one of Europe's top courses and I'm sure it will provide a great winner on Sunday. After that we turn our attention to the showcase event of the European Tour, the BMW PGA Championship at the iconic west course at Wentworth. My one regret that week is the fact we don't see the Americans at our European Tour headquarters. The top 50 in the world are exempt and I'm a little surprised the US Ryder Cup Captain, Tom Watson has not encouraged some of his hopefuls to make the journey across the pond to compete. The first prize is over a million dollars and the title is a prestigious one. With the possibility that half of his team could be rookies, a trip to Britain would be good experience for them. For the first time in 26 years, Colin Montgomerie will be missing. Now 50, Colin is having an impressive season on the Champions Tour in America. In six events he has managed six top 10's and banked close to half a million dollars. The week of the Wentworth event clashes with the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan. Having come so close in three of the four majors, losing two in a playoff during his regular career, it would be rather fitting if the eight time European number one could land a Senior major. It promises to be a wonderful week's golf with extensive live coverage from Wentworth and of course the team in the studio will bring you the Seniors golf from the borders of the Great Lakes. Enjoy the Spanish Open and I look forward to your company for round one of the BMW on Thursday of next week.

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