Marc Leishman

Marc Leishman
Leishman practicing for the U.S. Open, June 2011
Personal information
Born	24 October 1983 (1983-10-24) (age 28) Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	1
Other	6
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2010
U.S. Open	T51: 2011
The Open Championship	T60: 2010
PGA Championship	T48: 2010
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year	2009

Marc Leishman (born 24 October 1983) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Leishman was born in Warrnambool, Victoria. He had a very successful amateur career in Australia, winning many junior tournaments. He turned professional in 2005. His victory on the Nationwide Tour at the 2008 WNB Golf Classic, saw him win by eleven strokes.^[1] His highest finish on the PGA Tour is T-2 at the 2009 BMW Championship and the 2010 Farmers Insurance Open. He finished the 2009 season ranked 47th on the PGA Tour money list and won the Rookie of the Year award.

Amateur wins

• 2001 Victorian Junior Masters, Victorian Boys Championship, South Australian Junior Masters
• 2005 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (7)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

• 2008 WNB Golf Classic

Von Nida Tour wins (5)

• 2006 Cairns Classic, Nth Qld X-Ray Services Cairns Classic, Toyota Southern Classic
• 2007 Toyota Southern Classic
• 2008 Victorian PGA Championship

Korean Tour wins (1)

• 2006 Jisan Resort Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2010	2011
The Masters	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T51
The Open Championship	T60	DNP
PGA Championship	T48	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

1. ^ Marc Leishman runs away with WNB Golf Classic

External links

• Marc Leishman at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Marc Leishman at the PGA Tour official site
• Marc Leishman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Leishman, Marc
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	24 October 1983
Place of birth	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death