Martin Kaymer says he will be focusing on his own game after he was drawn with Lee Westwood and Luke Donald in the first two rounds of the US Open.
Chris Donald to carry the German's bag for the first time
Martin Kaymer says he will be focusing on his own game after he was drawn with Lee Westwood and Luke Donald in the first two rounds of the US Open.
With the trio comprising the top three in the world rankings and the last three holders of the number one spot, organisers will be looking for fireworks.
And with Donald's brother Chris caddying for Kaymer for the first time, there is further spice added to the mix.
But the German will not be concerned with returning to the top of rankings when he tees it up at Congressional on Thursday.
"I think there's a bigger picture for sure," he said. "At the end of the day you're still thinking about the tournaments, it's not about the world rankings.
"And with Chris Donald, I don't know how he is as a caddie. I know that he's a very nice guy, a great personality. We get along very well. We will try out a few weeks and then see how it goes.
"His experience that he has from his brother, he caddied for him for seven years and a year for Paul Casey, so that shouldn't be a problem.
"But obviously this is our first week, so it would be a little bit difficult to get used to each other straight away. We will spend a lot of time together talking, about distances, about how I approach a golf course, a little more aggressive or defensive. He just has to know me."
Kaymer is hoping to play his way into contention at the weekend as he looks to add a second major title to last year USPGA success.
"I have to start okay. If I have an okay start to put myself in an okay position for the weekend then I'm just looking for that great round on Saturday or Sunday," he said.
"Sometimes that great round is not even necessary, just playing solid and avoiding double bogeys, triple bogeys, stupid mistakes. I really enjoy that, to play difficult golf courses, where you can't force anything. It's not a putting competition. It's mentally very tough."
