Kaymer's dad surprises the new #1 with personal gift

Martin Kaymer couldn’t have asked for a much better gift after reaching No.1 in the world rankings.

Meeting up with his brother and a friend after the WGC Match Play back at his Arizona home, Kaymer was told they needed to make a trip to the airport.

It was there that he was met by his father, Horst, who had hopped a flight from their native Germany to offer his personal kudos.

“I congratulate you for being No.1 in the world,” Horst Kaymer told his son. “Next time in Germany, who knows if you’re still No.1, so I just wanted to take the opportunity to say congratulations.”

The visit lasted only a day, getting in a couple rounds at Whisper Rock before the elder Kaymer climbed back aboard a plane.

“Not a lot of parents do that,” Martin Kaymer said of the surprise. “It was a 30-hour trip for pretty much 24 hours he was there. ... We had a good time together.”