Tiger Woods sets sights on PGA Championship

The dust had barely settled after Tiger Woods coasted to a seven-shot victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational when questions were raised about his hunger to end a five-year title drought in the majors.

Woods has not landed one of golf's big four events since his remarkable play-off win at the 2008 US Open, though he will go into this week's PGA Championship at Oak Hill as a heavy favourite after his dominant display at Firestone Country Club.

The world No1 was certainly in a class of his own as he spread-eagled a top-quality field at the World Golf Championships event, a sizzling nine-under-par 61 on Friday when he flirted with a magical 59 that effectively ended the tournament.

However, Woods has triumphed several times on the PGA Tour in recent years on his final start going into a major, only to fall short in his bid to increase his career tally of 14 victories in golf's blue riband events.

Asked if his hunger for the majors had increased with each missed opportunity over the past five years, Woods replied: "As far as wanting it more than any other, no.

"It's the same. Those are the events that we try and peak for and try and win. There are four of them a year and [this week], it's important for me to get some rest come Monday and Tuesday.