PGA CHAMPIONSHIP RELATED STORIES PGA Championship Home Page PGA Championship Preview Round 1: Karlsson & Singh top leaderboard Round 1: Ernie Els recovers to stay in contention Round 1: Westwood unhappy with course set up Round 1: Sergio Garcia happy despite poor driving Round 2: JB Holmes edges ahead at half way Round 2: Montgomerie slumps to worst round Round 2: Michael Campbell shows a return to form Round 2: Phil Mickelson warns leaders Round 3: Rain ruins play on Saturday Round 3: Romero ties course record with a 65 Round 3: Weir rates 2008 majors toughest yet Round 3: Oakland Hills leaves Azinger with puzzle Round 4: Harrington lifts his third major title Round 4: Garcia loses out to Harrington again Round 4: Curtis misses PGA but makes Ryder Cup Round 4: Mickelson fails to plug the Tiger gap Course Guide: Oakland Hills PGA Championship Scores PGA could be toughest test of the year Sergio Garcia still searching for first major US Ryder Cup qualifying ends this week Par 3's key at Oakland Hills Players eager for PGA Championship Europeans positive about Oakland Hills Steve Stricker has eye on Ryder Cup place Phil Mickelson trying to make year a good one Trevor Immelman trying to find consistency John Daly still a fan favourite Lee Westwood hoping for a breakthrough Memorable quotes about the PGA Championship 2008 PGA Tour Schedule GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES Fred Couples to enlist some unusual help Paula Creamer seeking another home town win Jay Haas on brink of another senior money title Justin Leonard looking to break Texas Open record Father & Son event sign up with Sky Sports GREAT GIFTS FOR GOLFERS The Pocket Golf Professional Golf Breaks to Portugal & Ireland Half Price Golf Vouchers The Father & Son Golf Ch'ship Best Value Golf Insurance

Sergio Garcia still searching for first major

Sergio Garcia’s bid to win an elusive first major continues this week at the PGA Championship, the tournament where the Spaniard made his first great splash in 1999.

Garcia, then 19, captivated the golfing world with his spirited challenge at Medinah where he exuberantly pushed Tiger Woods to the last hole before falling one stroke short.

Now about to compete in his 10th PGA, Garcia is still aching for his first major triumph.

“This is a big week for me,” Garcia told reporters on Wednesday, the day before the opening round at Oakland Hills in the year’s last major.

“To try and win a major and to earn a lot of points for the Ryder Cup.

“I’m here to try to win, try to play my best and hope that’s good enough at the end of the week.”

Garcia, now 28, lies sixth on the European Ryder Cup team points list with the top five earning automatic berths in the team that will face the United States next month at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky.

The charismatic Spaniard hopes to draw on his Ryder Cup experience at Oakland Hills four years ago, when he won 4.5 points out of a possible five in a European romp.

“I hope some of the memories help me,” said Garcia, also sixth in the world rankings. “But it’s much longer than in 2004, and the rough is thicker. This is a great golf course and patience will be huge for me this week.

“There are a lot of bogeys to be made out there,” he added about the 7,395-yard layout with its heavily sloping greens. “I’ll see if I can have a chance.”