Pressure the biggest hazard on final day of Major

IT was interesting to study the body language of the leading players as they completed their practice sessions before yesterday’s final round of the US PGA Championship.

While some looked supremely confident, others looked full of nervous energy.

For the likes of the Tour veterans Scott Verplank and Steve Stricker yesterday represented an opportunity to crown their glorious careers (collectively they have amassed over $60m (€42m) in prize money) with a Major championship. Undoubtedly they would have taken great heart from Darren Clarke’s British Open success but at the back of their minds they would have known that this weekend could represent their best and last opportunity of winning one of golf’s greatest prizes.