Willett: US PGA is wide open

28 July 2016 - 09:46 By BBC Sport

Masters champion Danny Willett says the current depth of talent in golf means anyone could win this week's US PGA Championship at Baltusrol. The last four Majors have gone to first-time winners, including Willett's triumph at Augusta National in April. Henrik Stenson's Open win followed maiden Major wins for Willett, Dustin Johnson and Jason Day. "Anyone who pitches up with their 'A' game has a good chance," said Willett, 28.World No1, defending PGA champion Day, American Jordan Spieth and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy were expected by some to establish themselves as "the big three" after winning five of eight Majors in 2014 and 2015 between them. But, after his maiden Major at the US Open, Johnson has been catapulted into a "big four".Willett, however, feels this year's results prove there is a wide spectrum of players who can compete with the elite. Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed, Branden Grace and Brooks Koepka are four talented players who could very easily keep the run of maiden Major winners going at the historic New Jersey venue. "The winners you've got this year just go to show how open it is and also shows the strength and depth in golf at the moment," Britain's world No9 Willett added.McIlroy is targeting a win this weekend to end a two-year run without a Major. He won his fourth title at the 2014 US PGA and said that winning this year's PGA would transform a "B-" campaign into an "A+" one."I'd love to sit here and say I'm going to win a Major every year," he said. "Then I could retire at 40 and be very happy. I would have to play my best golf but I definitely think it's attainable."World No3 Spieth wants to add to his Major triumphs in last year's Masters and US Open and intends to be aggressive as he tries to do so...

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