Marc Leishman was born on 24 October 1983 and is an Australian professional golfer.
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23 Facts About Marc Leishman
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Marc Leishman had a very successful amateur career in Australia, winning many junior tournaments.
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Marc Leishman won the Warrnambool Club Championship as a 13-year-old while playing in the same group as his father.
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Marc Leishman played on the Von Nida Tour in 2006, winning two tournaments and topping the order of merit.
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Marc Leishman won his maiden title on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 at the WNB Golf Classic by a record-equaling eleven shots.
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Marc Leishman finished the year 19th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2009 season.
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Marc Leishman recorded his second runner-up finish of his PGA Tour career at the Farmers Insurance Open in 2010.
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Marc Leishman finished inside the top 100 on the money list in both 2010 and 2011.
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Marc Leishman won his first tournament after 96 starts on the PGA Tour in June 2012 at the Travelers Championship, coming from six strokes back of the 54 hole leaders to win by a stroke.
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Marc Leishman shot a final round of 62, which included eight birdies and no bogeys to match his career best round and second best comeback in the tournament's history.
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Marc Leishman became the second Australian to win the event after Greg Norman in 1995.
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At the 2013 Masters Tournament, Marc Leishman was the co-leader after the opening round, alongside Sergio Garcia, as he shot a six under total of 66.
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Marc Leishman maintained his challenge over the second and third rounds to go into the final day two strokes behind the leaders.
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In July 2015, in The Open Championship at St Andrews, Marc Leishman finished as joint runner-up after losing in a four-hole aggregate playoff during a Monday finish to the delayed tournament.
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Marc Leishman did have the sole lead of the Championship with six holes to go during the final round but bogeyed the 16th hole to drop back to 15-under-par and an eventual tie.
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On 19 March 2017, Leishman won his second PGA Tour event, the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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On 14 October 2018, Marc Leishman shot a 7-under 65 in the final round to win the CIMB Classic by five strokes and equal Justin Thomas' tournament record of 26-under-par in 2015 on the TPC Kuala Lumpur West course.
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In January 2020, Marc Leishman won the Farmers Insurance Open for his fifth PGA Tour title.
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Marc Leishman shot a final round 65 to come from behind and defeat Jon Rahm by one stroke.
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Marc Leishman returned from preparations for the 2015 Masters Tournament to be with her.
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Marc Leishman was put in an induced coma, and toxic shock began to affect her organs.
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