First tee nerves are nothing new for Jake McLeod, but 12 months working with a psychologist has thrust the young Queenslander to the forefront of Australian golf.
A final day charge from Team Australia delighted the home crowd but Team Belgium remained calm under pressure to secure their nation’s first ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf title.
Their opening round of 10-under was superb but the press conference that immediately followed earned Team Australia superstars Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith our play of the day.
The Australian duo of Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith ‘ham-and-egged it’ perfectly in the opening round of fourball to card a 62, a score that has them sharing top spot on the leaderboard at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf.
Two-player teams from 28 countries will play foursomes and fourball for two days apiece in a bid to claim the John Jay Hopkins Trophy this Sunday afternoon.
Australia’s World Cup representatives Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith are on their way home and can launch their assault on the Aussie summer this week at a course where they have had success in the past.
They may have been left in the wake of the coronation of the Tiger Woods comeback but Aussie trio Cameron Smith, Jason Day and Marc Leishman had plenty of cause for celebration at the conclusion of the Tour Championship.
There are equations, calculations and a multitude of different scenarios but for the three Australians vying for the 2018 FedEx Cup title, a universal truth that remains: they must win the Tour Championship.
with Australia’s ranking leader Jason Day (world No.11) unavailable due to the impending birth of a third child, Marc Leishman (No.22) takes up the captains’ spot.
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