Woods sees end to wait for major08.08.2007 09:00 Sports "We're seeing new faces springing up and this year is an example of that," said the American. "It makes it even more challenging to win major championships. "However, I made some nice strides last week and the only reason you go to an event is to win. I don't go there to just show up and I'm not here to work on my farmer tan and shed a couple of pounds. "The whole idea is to win. That's it." Meanwhile, Woods's compatriot Phil Mickelson has leant his backing to Spaniard Sergio Garcia to break his major duck soon. Garcia still retains the tag of being the best player never to win a major after letting a three-shot lead slip on the final day at the Open - a label which Mickelson had for so long before his breakthrough win at the 2004 Masters. And Mickelson said: "I believed, just as Sergio believes, it's a matter of time. "I never really wondered if I would ever win one, just when I would and Sergio's the same. "As for me, it's hard to lower expectations when you've won a major because you know how great it feels. You sure want to get it again." One player in need of a spark to reignite his career is world number four Ernie Els who, apart from a joint-fourth finish at the Open, has been struggling with his game. "I'm working on it obviously but somewhere there's been a bit of a dip in confidence and it's been tough to get it back to the level I want to get it back to," said the South African. "At times, I've played some wonderful rounds of golf, but I haven't closed the deal, so to speak, in a lot of tournaments. "The Open was a very close call for me. On paper I was two shots away but I was right there in the mix of things and didn't quite close it so I have work to do."
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