LIV Golf star ends 17-year drought with father as | Golf News

LIV Golf star Marc Leishman ended a 17-year wait for a home victory in Australia by claiming the Victorian PGA Championship despite a difficult seven-bogey ultimate spherical on Sunday.

Leishman secured the win with a five-under whole, edging out Josh Younger, who had led for the bulk of the spherical. The triumph marks his first victory on Australian soil since the 2019 NSW Open.

The pair had been deadlocked heading into the ultimate par-5 gap, where LIV star Leishman, with his father caddying, sank a essential birdie putt while Younger encountered difficulties. It comes after Dustin Johnson’s staggering LIV Golf earnings emerged.

“It was a brutally tough day,” Leishman mirrored after the spherical. “I sort of knew it was going to be like that (but) you hope you can shoot better than that.

“On days like this, clearly everybody’s going to be having bogeys and sadly I had a few early, but fought back and managed to birdie the last there which was good.”

Earlier this year, Leishman captured his maiden LIV Golf title in Miami, but he expressed particular satisfaction at finally securing a trophy on home turf.

“I’m actually blissful to get a victory. I’ve been enjoying properly for the last, properly, all 12 months actually,” Leishman said. “I’ve been hitting the ball great these last three weeks in Australia with not a complete lot to show for it outcomes clever, but it is good to stroll away with a win right here.”

The 42-year-old, a six-time PGA Tour champion, had been looking for an Australian victory for practically twenty years and battled fierce winds at the Open Course at Moonah Links to finally obtain it. Of the 53 gamers who made the cut, none managed to break 70 in the ultimate spherical due to the wind.

Even Leishman had a robust time, as his scorecard did not counsel he’d be main the pack. He bogeyed holes two, three, 5, six, 10, 15 and 16, ending with a seven sq. scorecard.

Despite the struggles, Leishman completed at just five-under and topped the leaderboard, with his father aiding him to victory. The season’s Qualifying School winners, Jimmy Zheng and Chris Malec, had been the only gamers to break par on the ultimate day on the Open Course.

Zheng’s 71 earned him a tie for third place alongside Connor McDade and Adam Bland, while Malec jumped from T45 to twenty first.