PITTSFORD, N.Y. — If you’re a golfer chasing that first major title, you’ve come to the right place.

The list of winners at the PGA Championship is filled with guys who were once in your spiked shoes.

From Keegan Bradley to Shaun Micheel, there’s something about the year’s final major that seems to bring out the best in those seeking one of those career-defining victories.

“You win one,” said Tiger Woods, who’s got 14 of `em, “you’re part of history.”

Not surprisingly, there’s been plenty of speculation this week about who might break through at Oak Hill.

Dustin Johnson certainly has the game to win a major title. Hunter Mahan has been a perennial contender in the big events. Maybe Lee Westwood will finally break through after coming close again at the British Open.

Over the past quarter century, there’s a better chance of winning No. 1 at the PGA than the other three majors.

Sixteen of the last 25 PGA champions fit into that category. A dozen of those are still stuck on one major triumph.

Some were up-and-comers who broke through sooner than expected (Bradley falls into that group). Others were total surprises (none more so than Micheel, though he’s got plenty of company).

Justin Rose, who won the U.S. Open in June, believes the PGA tends to be more wide open because the course setups are closer to a regular tour event than the other majors.

“I think that gives (the PGA) its own unique position,” Rose said. “Each major has its own identity and its own sort of personality. But I would say this one does relate to a regular event more than the others.”

Indeed, the PGA Championship does have a bit of an also-ran feeling compared to the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. In this country, NFL training camps have opened and the baseball pennant races are start to heat up, stealing away much of the attention from other sports.

Maybe that helps relieve some of the pressure on less-accomplished players, allowing them to sneak in for a major title against more prominent competitors.