Australia’s contingent at subsequent week’s US Open has grown with LIV star Marc Leishman enjoying his means into a serious discipline for the primary time in nearly three years in a dramatic playoff.
Leishman will be a part of Cameron Smith, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott and Cam Davis in flying the Australian flag at Oakmont after he survived a three-way playoff for the 2 qualifying spots on supply at Woodmount Nation Membership in Maryland.
Also known as ‘golf’s longest day’, Leishman shot rounds of 70 and 69 within the one-day 36-hole qualifier to earn a spot within the playoff in opposition to Bryan Lee and fellow LIV golfer Sebastian Munoz, who missed out after making bogey on the second playoff gap.
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Leishman parred each playoff holes, sensibly two placing from roughly six ft after Munoz missed his par putt to ensure his spot.
He’ll now tee it up in a serious for the primary time since he missed the reduce on the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews, shortly earlier than he joined LIV Golf, which he gained on for the primary time in Miami in April.
The 41-year-old may even get the possibility to play back-to-back majors as his tied third end eventually yr’s Australian Open earned him one of many three qualifying spots on supply for subsequent month’s Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Eire.
Leishman was not the one excessive profile golfer to vie for a US Open berth on a day the place 47 locations had been up for grabs to professionals and amateurs alike throughout ten qualifying venues.
Australian PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips and Leishman’s Ripper GC teammate Lucas Herbert, each missed the reduce after the primary spherical at Woodmount.
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In the meantime at Kinsale Golf and Health Membership in Ohio, PGA Tour stars Max Homa and Rickie Fowler had been crushed by 2022 Open Championship runner-up Cameron Younger in a five-way playoff for one spot within the US Open discipline.
Younger birdied the primary playoff gap to seize the place, after which Homa and Fowler missed out on the 2 alternate spots after making bogeys on the second playoff gap.
Three-time main winner Padraig Harrington was a shot again from the playoff as Homa went viral for carrying his personal bag round Kinsale after splitting along with his caddie, of two months, Invoice Harke.
The fatigue of doing so could have caught up with the 34-year-old who completed tied third eventually yr’s Masters, as he three-putted the thirty sixth gap to relegate himself to the playoff at -5.
Fowler and Younger, alternatively, each made birdies on their final gap of the second spherical to power their means into the playoff.
Fowler will miss his second main of the yr after not collaborating in The Masters in April, however for Homa, it ends a run of 21 straight main appearances, having performed in each main up to now because the begin of 2020.
“I’m a lot relatively speak in regards to the golf as a substitute of all of the questions in regards to the caddie,” Homa mentioned. “I’m good. Simply hoofed it 36.”
“It’s going to in all probability be heartbreaking, nevertheless it’s all proper,” Homa added. “I haven’t carried my bag 36 holes shortly so I’m a bit drained.”
Homa and Fowler had been made to participate within the gruelling qualifying occasion within the first place as a result of they weren’t within the high 60 within the Official World Golf Rankings, they didn’t make the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship final yr nor they did they win a number of PGA Tour occasions previously 12 months.
Homa’s current struggles led to some fascinating insights into his mindset whereas enjoying with no caddie.
“It appears to be higher than when somebody is standing subsequent to me for some motive,” he mentioned. “I’d must stroll on my own extra. Perhaps I simply checked out it as a pleasant, peaceable stroll. In all probability acquired to battle some demons and have nobody to lean on. Perhaps that helps a bit bit. There’s nobody … all the things is me. The battle helped that a bit bit.”