Already with fond memories of Oakland Hills, Lee Westwood is looking to make it a place he will never forget this week.Westwood comes to the US PGA Championship primed for a major breakthrough at the site of one of his best golf achievements.

A member of Europe’s 2004 Ryder Cup team that trounced the United States 18.5-9.5, Westwood is hoping to take the next step and win his first major championship.

“It’s always good to come back somewhere where you’ve played well in the past and you have good memories from.”

But it is the memories from this year’s previous majors in the USA that may be tougher to take.

Westwood tied for 11th at the Masters, but his real heartache came at the US Open, where he finished a shot behind the play-off between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate.

Westwood described himself as “gutted” to miss out on the Monday showdown at Torrey Pines but he also came away knowing his game was good enough to stand up in a major.

Playing in his 12th PGA Championship this week, Westwood’s best finish is a tie for 15th at Valhalla in 2002.

Woods won the PGA that year, but is not in the field - the two-time defending champion has been out since winning the US Open after knee surgery.

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