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It was in this event that Garcia exploded onto the scene with his second place to Tiger Woods at Medinah in 1999. He has 13 top-ten major finishes to his credit, including two more at the USPGA in 2001 and 2006, so this event seems to offer him an excellent chance of finally making the breakthrough. The spotlight will always be on him until he lands a major title although he certainly won't be under the same sort of pressure that he was at Royal Birkdale recently when sent off a single-figure priced favourite. Garcia never got going on the Lancashire links but there's no reason why he shouldn't fire at Oakland Hills. He has a strong and winning record on these type of traditional courses and, of course, there is no T Woods to stop him this time if he's in position going down the final few holes.