Americans look to snap winless streak in majors

SANDWICH, England (AP) — Tiger Woods is back home, nursing a sore leg. The rest of American golf isn't doing so well, either.

The U.S. is mired in its longest drought of the modern Grand Slam era, having gone five straight majors without a victory.

Phil Mickelson was the last American to capture a title, more than a year ago at the 2010 Masters. Since then, it's been two golfers from Northern Ireland (Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell), two from South Africa (Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen) and one from Germany (Martin Kaymer).

While players from all over the world describe the U.S. slump as nothing more than cyclical, Nick Watney concedes that it's getting a bit …