Germany’s Martin Kaymer believes he’s facing a Ryder Cup Sunday Singles like head-to-head showdown with American sensation Jordan Spieth over the final round of the PGA Tour’s flagship Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Spieth defied a lot of observers in saving par from off the back of the 18th green par and moments before Kaymer missed his par putt from the back edge of the putting surface at the last hole on the TPC Sawgrass course.

It left Kaymer with a round of 72 and Spieth a score of 71 and for the duo to be tied on 12-under par and three shots ahead their nearest rival, Australia’s John Senden.

“It was a tough day to score out there today with the wind gusting a lot, so it played really tough out there,” said Kaymer.

Martin Kaymer and 20-year old Jordan Spieth will go head-to-head on day four of the 2014 Players Championship. (Photo – www.pgatour.com)

“It was great to play with Jordan as he is a very nice guy and it looks we are out side-by-side each other again.

“It’s going to be important for me now not to forget to enjoy the opportunity we are going to get tomorrow but then it will be a bit like playing a Ryder Cup when we are in America.

“So I know I won’t be the favourite and that will be a big challenge for me tomorrow.

“I know Jordan is going to be tough to beat and all I can do is to take care of my own golf.”

And Spieth, who had now not posted a bogey since last month’s RBC Heritage, agreed it is important now for the 20-year old not to get into a match-play situation withe Dusseldorf-born Kaymer over the last day of the $US 10m.

“It’s very important and it is something I thought about and will need to think about tomorrow,” said Spieth.

“But then it will be tough for me tomorrow to almost pick a number so I will need to focus on doing that and put that kind of match-play situation out of my head.  If Martin’s five or six under early then I may have to adjust my strategy.

“And if we both get a couple of birdies early that’s what it is going to feel like, so I am really going to have to stay focused on the fact that you need to pick your spots and if Martin makes a couple of birdies here and there, then I don’t have to do them on the same hole and which match-play kind of makes you feel like you have to do.

“So it will be something that I really need to be aware of and stick to my game plan.”