Londoner Davis thinks it will be third time lucky on US Tour

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Englishman Brian Davis is convinced his US PGA Tour breakthrough victory is just around the corner, following his second runner-up finish in as many months.

After losing a play-off to Jim Furyk at the Heritage Classic in April, Davis was once more beaten to the tape by former Masters champion Zach Johnson's final-round course record in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial on Sunday.

The US-based Londoner says the two near-misses have helped him believe he has what it takes to win on the tough US PGA Tour, the sporting graveyard of so many ambitious British golfers, not the least of them being Colin Montgomerie.

Monty, who totally dominated European golf during the final decade of the 20th Century, has had his near- misses in the US, notably in the majors, but he has never won on American soil.

Nor has the 35-year-old Davis - but he believes he is now ready to change that trend. "If I keep knocking on the door, I am going to get one soon," Davis told the media after being beaten by three shots by a charging Johnson.
"I had a chance here but I just couldn't get over the hump. Zach (Johnson) played great golf. He won the tournament; I didn't lose it."
Davis now has five runners-up finishes in his last four seasons in America .. but his name is never mentioned in the context of the European Ryder Cup team! Maybe it's because he's a Londoner.