Marc Leishman qualifies for 12th US Open
Marc Leishman during his last US Open appearance in 2022 – image Katryn Riley USGA
Marc Leishman brings the number of Australians who will tee it up at next week’s US Open at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania to six, following his success in gaining one of four spots available at his Final Qualifying venue in Maryland this morning.
Leishman will join Min Woo Lee, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Cam Davis and Cam Smith in the field when the championship gets underway on June 12th.
Leishman added an afternoon round of 69 to his morning 70 to join Virginia amateur Bryan Lee and Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz in a playoff for two spots, claiming one of them at the 2nd playoff hole and will now play in his 12th US Open, his best finish coming in 2022 when 14th behind Matt Fitzpatrick at the Country Club in Brookline.
Leishman has played in Liv Golf since late 2022 and has not played in a major since joining the breakaway league. As a result of this morning’s effort, he has the opportunity to improve on the six top tens, including a runner-up finish at the Open Championship and a 4th place finish at the Masters, he has to his name in major championship golf.
Courtesy of his finish at last year’s Australian Open, where he gained one of the International Qualifying spots, Leishman now also has a start at this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
