The British challenge going into next week's US Open is looking strong - with top three golfers Colin Montgomerie, Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood all with impressive tournament wins to their name in recent weeks.
As the trio head for Pebble Beach this weekend, each will have a differing sense of anticipation - but all should take with them high levels of confidence.
For Westwood, his defeat of the mighty Tiger Woods in the Deutsche Bank Open in Hamburg, came just a week after he had described his game as being at "its lowest ebb" since turning professional.
Having regained the trophy he had lost to the world number one the previous year, he admitted he had probably played the "round of his life"
Monty, European Order of Merit winner for the past seven seasons, will be under the inevitable scrutiny of all and sundry, anxious to see if the master golfer will ever win a major event.
As the years go by however, Monty admits the pressure to win one of the top four tournaments, is becoming easier to handle.
He remains at the top of his game, and has the added satisfaction of recently capturing a third successive Volvo PGA crown at Wentworth - pushing Clarke and Westwood into third place.
As for Darren Clarke, he could well be the man who this year ends Montgomerie's domination of the European Tour.
His superb win in the World Match Play in February proved he can beat the likes of Woods - and David Duval, Hal Sutton, Mark
O'Meara, Paul Azinger and Thomas Bjorn.
His most recent success, retaining the English Open title from six strokes adrift on the final day, underlined his belief that he has a real chance at the US Open which starts on 15 June.
He said: "I know I can do it. My swing's coming on, my ability to play under pressure is getting better and if I can continue to do that then that's all I can do and I'll take what
comes.
"Hopefully it will lead to winning more tournaments. All I'm trying to do is
win as many as I can and lift my game to the level where Monty's been for the
past few years."
Clarke and stablemate Westwood have never been to Pebble Beach before, but
Montgomerie can tell them all about it.
The course is where the Scot made his US Open debut in 1992 - and thought he
had won until he was pipped at the post by Jeff Sluman, who was then pipped
himself by Tom Kite.
The memory remains a painful one. But whatever the outcome of the US Open, this trio will know there may never be a better chance to win this prestigious tournament.
