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Leishman breaks through at The Travelers

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12 years ago

Jun 24, 2012

After the pressure of the U.S. Open, most of the top raked the PGA Tour took a week off. But the field that showed up at the 2012 Travelers Championship provided a finish worthy of a Sunday at Augusta, with Australian Marc Leishman firing a final-round 62 to finish at 14-under to take the title by one shot over Charley Hoffman and 2010 Champion Bubba Watson.

The TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Conn., enhanced to its reputation as the “Cradle of Champions,” with Leishman becoming the fifth player in seven years to break through with their first Tour win at TPC River Highlands.

Hoffman held the lead at 16-under through 70 holes, but finished double bogey, bogey to open the door for the late finishers. The final group of Brain Davis and Roland Thatcher had opportunities to win in the closing holes, with Davis needing a birdie on the final hole to win. But Davis left his short approach in a greenside bunker and when he failed to hole out, Leishman had his victory.

Posting a win in only his second season on the Tour, Leishman became the latest young Australian to impress at the highest level.

“I really didn’t think that I had a chance when I finished,” noted a grinning Leishman. “I went out in 5-under and told my caddy that we probably needed to do that again to have a shot. When we didn’t, I didn’t think my score would stand up. But it did, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m in shock, really … It’s a funny game, this.”

On this Sunday, the nine players who finished within three shots of the winning score could only shake their heads and say, “Amen, brother.”

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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship

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19 hours ago

May 14, 2024

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GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.

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1 week ago

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GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

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2 weeks ago

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We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

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