Kaymer: Back-to-back victories on European Tour
Final leaderboard:
-16 M Kaymer (Ger)
-13 G Fernandez-Castano (Spa)
-13 R Jacquelin (Fra)
-12 A Scott (Aus)
-12 S Kjeldsen (Den)
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Martin Kaymer claimed his second successive victory on the European Tour when he clinched the prestigious Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.
The German posted a final round 69 to win by two shots from overnight leader Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Frenchman Rafael Jacquelin, just seven days after lifting the French Open title.
The 24-year-old, who will line up in next week's Open Championship seeking a hat-trick of wins, becomes the youngest winner of the event and the first German to claim the trophy.
Fernandez-Castano could not get the putter going all day and dropped his first shot at the fourth to fall out of the lead as Kaymer and Retief Goosen moved to 14-under with birdies at the long sixth.
Fell away
But Kaymer soon had the tournament by the scruff of the neck with another birdie putt from 15 feet at the eighth, while Goosen fell away with a hat-trick of dropped shots.
The German dropped a shot at the short 11th but those making progress up the leaderboard were starting from a long way back - Jacquelin and Adam Scott both shooting 66s but unable to pressurise the leader.
Kaymer picked up further shots at the 13th and 15th to earn a three-shot cushion over Fernandez-Castano, who collected a solitary birdie at 14, and although he failed to get up-and-down at the 16th the youngster was all-but home.
He safely parred the final two holes, tapping in for victory at the 18th to seal victory and a cheque for £500,000.
Webster misses out
Soren Kjeldsen tied for fourth with Scott after a round of 70, one ahead of Goosen (73) and American Nick Watney.
England's Steve Webster achieved the rare feat of back-to-back eagles after aceing the 193-yard fifth with a seven iron before holing a wedge at the next from 113-yards.
However, his 11th-place finish was not enough to get him into next week's Open at Turnberry as he needed to be in the top-five to earn a ticket as the highest-placed non-exempt player.
But Australian Rod Pampling did earn the right to join next week's line-up as he was standing by as first reserve should none of the non-exempt players make the top-five.
His higher-ranked compatriot Aaron Baddeley and Americans Pat Perez, Kevin Na and Mark Wilson were all passed over for spots because they had either not filed entry forms or had withdrawn from qualifying.
Frenchman Thomas Levet is next on the reserve list and is hopeful of making the field because Ross Fisher's wife is expecting a baby on Tuesday and Indian Jeev Milkha Singh is thought to be battling with a rib injury.
