Leishman Now Looks To Draw On Memories In Winning Arnie’s Event Four Years Ago

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Orlando, FL …

Marc Leishman finds himself heading into the final round of the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational in a near repeat of the scenario four years ago at the Bay Hill Country Club course in suburban Orlando.

Leishman braved the bitterly cold conditions, the lush rough and then the rock-hard greens in posting a level par 74 to remain at four-under par and now sharing second place with World N0. 1 Rory McIlroy (73) and with the duo trailing two shots adrift of England’s Tyrrell Hatton.

Hatton, who briliantly holed a 31-foot birdie putt at the last in a round of 73 for a six-under par tally, could have been mistaken he was back in Scotland and where he claimbed back-to-back Alfred Dunhill Links Championship titles in 2016 and 2017.

” I know. I said to Mick (caddy), This is actually like a summer’s day back in Scotland. I was quite happy I actually packed the jumper today,” said Hatton.

“But it’s amazing how much the temperature dropped and how short the ball was traveling at the end.”

Four years ago, Leishman came from three shots back heading into the final round to deny the likes of McIlroy and win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by a shot.  The win was Leishman’s second of now five PGA Tour victories and now the 36-year is looking to seek a second prize Arnold Palmer red cardigan.

That was as hard as I’ve seen Bay Hill,” he said.

“I actually added my scorecard in the scorer’s hut and I did a double-take; my 72 felt like I shot 65.”

And having come from behind four years ago to win at Bay Hill and then earlier this year in doing to same to capture victory at the Farmers Insurance Open, Leishman intends drawing on those memories over his last round.

“It’s nice when you can pull from your memory bank, I guess, coming from behind. And I’ll be behind going into tomorrow, but a lot can happen on this golf course, the same as Torrey Pines,” said Leishman.

“I’ve just got to hang in there, really, around this place. Today shows what can happen and it happened to me a few years ago on a Sunday, so I just got to try and learn, draw from that and hopefully put it to good use.”

And it is history repeating itselt again tomorrow as Leishman and Hatton will out in the final group and just as it was four years ago.



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