Rory McIlroy targets Major glory

The Northern Irishman won the US Open in 2011 before triumphing at the US PGA Championship the following season, but failed to taste glory last year.

McIlroy finished tied-eighth at the 2014 Masters and, after winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last month, hopes to make an even bigger impression at this week's US Open.

"After the season I had in the majors last year, I was coming in this year and making them a real priority," he said.

"I want to get in contention. I want to feel the buzz of being there on the last day of majors and having a chance to win and being more consistent.

"I didn't really do that at the Masters this year. I finished (in the) top 10 but I never really had a chance to win. I had a good weekend, which was nice, but I've got three majors left this season and they're the biggest tournaments in the world and you want to try and do as well as you can in them and you do everything you can to prepare the best way possible.

"It's only been five majors since I won at Kiawah (in the US PGA Championship) so it's not that bad but, even if it doesn't happen this week, getting myself into contention and feeling that buzz of having a chance, that's really what I want to do."