Golf Central

Get ready, folks in Europe, because your latest golfing stud may be leaving soon for wider, greener and friendlier pastures. Nothing's official yet, but Martin Kaymer - the 23-year-old German ace who is arguably the best young player on the European Tour - could be the next to up sticks for the States.

Kaymer already notched his first European Tour victory this year in Abu Dhabi, he'll be in the field at the Masters, and is a hot tip to make Nick Faldo's European Ryder Cup team. But the easy-going youngster from Düsseldorf credited his form at Abu Dhabi to having spent several months in Arizona over the winter. Kaymer said he turned up with Swedish pro Alex Norne at Troon North, introduced himself, and was amazed at how supportive the American people were.

Said Kaymer: "When I got to the golf course, I said 'I play on the European Tour, is there any chance I can practice here?' And they said, 'of course you can!' ... Germany is so cold, you don’t want to be there (in winter). The facilities in the US are perfect and I really like the American attitude."

Can you see the writing on the Berlin wall? We can. Assuming his form stays good and he qualifies somehow, expect Kaymer to join the likes of Luke Donald and Paul Casey in trying to maintain dual European-PGA Tour status, or at worst case, go the route of Alex Cejka and play mostly in the US.