Here we go again… my picks for the year’s four majors. Why am I even bothering, seeing as I haven’t blogged for a year, it’s quite likely nobody will read this, and I’ve got a blog now in my day job? Tradition, I guess. And I’ve got other stuff to say too…

In the Masters, I like Vijay Singh. He’s come really close to winning this year. His putting has held him back a little bit, but he knows the course well, and knows how to win there of course. He can bomb it, and he’ll need it. I see him coming through this week.

In the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods in pretty much a no-brainer. It’s being held at Torrey Pines, the site of the Buick Invitational, which he has won four straight times, including this year, not to mention five out of the past six years and six times in his career. Also, it has been too long since he’s won one of these Opens, not since 2002. The drought ends this year.

In the British Open, it’s time for Adam Scott to finally step up and win a major. He’s got too much talent not to get it done. His putting tends to let him down – okay not quite like Sergio Garcia, who came up just short last year – but I don’t see it as being key to winning this one this year. At Royal Birkdale, as with any Open Championship, the key is staying in the fairway, and putting the ball in the right spots. Scott will get it done.

Finally, in the PGA Championship, as much as it pains me, I’ve got to go with Tiger again. The way he’s playing this year and lately, winning only two of the four majors would be a disappointment. He’ll close out the year with a vengeance.