Proven winners have head start

It should have been no surprise to see the ‘usual suspects’ jostling for position in the second round of the US PGA Championship yesterday.

Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Lee Westwood and Jason Day amongst others are all household names when it comes to being in contention for the Majors, but with only two victories between them, none can afford to relax.

You see experience will have taught them that Majors are all about mental strength and resilience. They understand that the ordeal alone of staying in contention will batter them so they need to be able to derive a perverse pleasure from all that punishment.