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European rookies at Ryder Cup just want to have fun (The Associated Press)

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) -- Martin Kaymer thought he was supposed to deliver extraordinary shots at the Ryder Cup because that's all he ever saw.

He was a Ryder Cup rookie at Celtic Manor in 2010, sensing perhaps even more pressure because he had won his first major a month earlier in the PGA Championship. The week went as well as Kaymer could have hoped. He didn't lose any of his three team matches, except he was trounced by Dustin Johnson in singles.

The most valuable lesson he can impart on Europe's six rookies at Hazeltine is that good shots - not necessarily spectacular ones - usually are good enough.