Kaymer is only the 14th player

"But what I can say for sure is that it's an incredibly proud moment. Not only for me, but also for my family, for the people who have helped me, and obviously for Germany and also The European Tour. To be only the second German after Bernhard Langer, who was my role model when I was growing up, is a very special feeling. "Like I say, it probably won't hit me until Monday, but when the new World Ranking is published I'm definitely going to take a picture with my name at the top. "It doesn't feel real to me at the moment, but maybe when I see it in writing then I'll start to believe I'm the best golfer in the world. "Not many people can say they're the best player in the world at their sport, so I feel very honoured and privileged." Kaymer is only the 14th player, and the sixth European, to fill that coveted position in the quarter of a century since the World Ranking was devised.