World number one Luke Donald admits he is feeling the pressure of never having won a major championship.
The Englishman has climbed to the summit of the world rankings and won three times this year, but without a major title to his name he knoes that his golfing CV will never be complete.
"Majors are in this day and age made out to be the biggest deal," Donald said as he prepares for his latest tilt at a major in this week's USPGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.
"People put a lot of pressure on the guys who haven't won. There is pressure to win them. Sometimes you can go to these events and try too hard.
"You feel a little bit more uptight. Sometimes it's harder to let it go and just play the way you know how to play. There's a hard balance between not trying and putting in some effort to give it your best. It's a fine line."
Donald was second to Australian Adam Scott at last week's WGC Bridgestone Invitational, giving him a boost entering the year's final major.
He won the WGC Match-Play Championship last February, captured the European Tour's BMW Championship and Scottish Open earlier this year and has had four top-five finishes in majors, including a share of fourth at this year's Masters.
The 33-year-old Englishman tries to play a major as just another event even though it's the missing jewel in his career.
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