Fowler remains confident that major breakthrough will come

It's the kind of compliment that can wear thin, but Rickie Fowler is confident he'll shed the tag of "best player never to win a major" whether it's at Pebble Beach this week or not.

Fowler will tee it up in a major for the 37th time when the US Open begins on Thursday.

The 30-year-old American has won five US PGA Tour titles, but has yet to break through on the game's biggest stages and once again he faced the question of just how big a burden that had become.

"It's a compliment in a way," Fowler said.

"Obviously there's a lot of great players that haven't won a major.

"It's not necessarily something I think about or worry about. I know that when the time is right, it's going to happen."