Leishman Reveals His Inspiration From A Greg Norman Golf Ball & Cardboard Cut-Out.
Bizarrely, Marc Leishman proudly still has the golf ball Greg Norman handed him as a then seven-year old at the 1991 Australian Masters.
Leishman also revealed he also grew to admire Norman thanks also to a life-size cardboard cut-off of Norman a local Warrnambool Holden dealership presented to him that Leishman proudly kept in his bedroom.
And in returning to competition for this week’s PGA Tour season-ending Tour Championship and FedEx Cup decider Leishman spoke of the inspiration he gleaned ...
Keyser Chases Back-To-Back Wins As Scotland Eyes 11th MENA Tour Title.
Zane Scotland admitted to feeling the buzz again after hauling himself back into contention as Sweden’s Oscar Hertzberg produced one of the rarest shots in golf, an albatross, ahead of the final round of the Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club, Dubai, on Tuesday.
England’s Scotland, a 10-time winner on the MENA Tour, rediscovered some magic of old, following his solid opening 69 with a 67 to join Wales’ Toby Hunt and Hamza Amin of Pakistan in a three-way tie for second on eight-under, just ...
No Surprise As McIlroy Blames Indifferent Season On Injury.
It comes as no surprise Rory McIlroy has laid the blame for an indifferent season squarely on an injury-interrupted year.
McIlroy ended his PGA Tour last week in Chicago which a poorest FedEx Cup standing since joining the Tour full-time in 2011.
However, it didn’t help McIlroy’s year that he sat out nearly six weeks early on in 2017 after a rib tear and then only to aggravate the injury overdoing the practice in returning in May.
It is the reason why McIlroy will shut down his season for six ...
Abhishek Jha Sizzles With Seven Birdies In 65 At MENA Golf Citizen Classic.
MENA Tour rookie Abhishek Jha fired a flawless seven-under 65 to seize the early momentum in the Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club, Dubai, on Monday.
In sparking form off the tee, the 30-year-old from the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, Jha reeled off seven birdies, including four on the bounce from the third to move atop the leaderboard, a good two shots clear of Pakistan’s Hamza Amin and South Africa’s MG Keyser, the winner of last week’s Dubai Creek Open.
South Africa’s Teagan Moore, ...
Rose Not Only Sees Leishman Win BMW But Aussie Sons Grab Bragging Rights Over Brits Kids.
Justin Rose not only had to watch first-hand good friend Marc Leishman win the BMW Championship but the Englishman also conceded Leishman’s two sons easily won bragging rights over Rose’s own two children.
Rose found himself in the penultimate group behind Leishman at Conway Farms and as much as the Olympic Gold medal winner tried Leishman fought off everything his English rival threw at him.
Rose did get to within two strokes of the bearded Aussie when Leishman bogeyed the 13th but the dropped ...
McIlroy Ends Frustrating PGA Tour Year With Poorest Stateside Season.
A closing hole birdie was of little comfort to Rory McIlroy who ended a poorest PGA Tour season in failing to qualify for the defence of Thursday’s starting Tour Championship.
McIlroy went to Chicago needing to break into the top-30 on the FedEx Cup standings to be assured of teeing-up in Atlanta.
But after shaking hands with playing partner and fellow Open Champion, Zach Johnson, McIlroy was projected after a round of 71 to end an injured-plagued season 59th on the FedEx Cup standings.
It is his ...
Leishman & Day Set Off Australia Day-Like Golfing Fireworks At BMW Championship.
Marc Leishman and Jason Day combined to launch Australia Day-like fireworks celebrations within the space of some 20-minutes on day two of the BMW Championship in suburban Chicago.
Day was first with the golfing pyrotechnics when he holed a 28-foot chip shot from rough to the right of the flag for an eagle ‘3’ at the par five 14th hole.
Minutes later Leishman, and who had led his fellow Australian by two shots at the start of the round, then brilliantly holed a 152-yard wedge shot for a birdie ...
