Early Professional Career
Kaymer picked up his first professional win at the age of 20 as an amateur at the Central German Classic in 2005 on the third-tier EPD Tour. He shot a −19 (67–64–66=197) to win the tournament by a margin of five strokes.
Kaymer played full-time on the EPD Tour in 2006 from February to August. He played in 14 tournaments and picked up five victories. He finished in the top 10 in all but one of the tournaments. Kaymer won the Order of Merit on the EPD Tour in 2006 by earning €26,664.
Kaymer shot a round of 59 (−13) in the second round of the Habsberg Classic. This was his scorecard:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Score | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 59 |
Due to his success on the EPD Tour, Kaymer received an invite to compete in his first event on the Challenge Tour, the Vodafone Challenge in his native Germany which he won. He played in eight events from August to October winning again a month later at the Open des Volcans in France. Kaymer ended up finishing 4th on the Order of Merit list despite playing in only eight events. In all he earned €93,321. He finished in the top 5 in six tournaments, and his worst finish was a 13th place finish. Due to Kaymer's success on the Challenge Tour, he earned a European Tour card for 2007.
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