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“Being able to walk up the 18th hole with the tournament in hand is a tough thing to describe,” Scheffler said as he reflected on his week.
“This was one of my best performances, mentally. We did a really good job to stay in the moment all week.
“The crowd wanted someone else to win this week and I got to play spoiler … it was a really interesting day but it was also a lot of fun.”
Last remaining Australian Marc Leishman, who went into the final round at four-under for the tournament, had a rough Sunday, making four bogeys and a double to card a four-over round of 75.
Marc Leishman of Australia tees off on the sixth hole during day four of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club.Credit: Getty Images
Frustrated at times during the round, Leishman was calm and reflective afterwards.
“Some days you have it, and some days you don’t,” he smiled. “Today I didn’t. Disappointing day. Yeah, you have days like that sometimes, and obviously you don’t want them to be on Sunday of a British Open. Yeah, we’d like to have had a better score but didn’t.”
Leishman, who finished tied for second at The Open in 2015, hasn’t played in the tournament since 2022, when he finished inside the top 10 behind winner and fellow Australian Cam Smith.
It’s his first Open Championship since that point, having defected to the breakaway Saudi tour LIV.
Leishman, like he did this year, will have to qualify to play in The Open next year, having failed to finish inside the top 10 and guarantee entry.
“Yeah, happy to be back,” he said.
“Obviously, if everything works out and we can get in them, I’d love to play them. If not, I’m not going to stress over it or anything. Yes, I really want to be here, but happy with my decisions.
“I’ve been playing some really good golf. The last two months, the results haven’t quite been there. The game’s still there. The week before the one in Miami or a couple of weeks before that, I kind of played like I did this week and just didn’t have a good result. I know it’s close, which is good.
“Hopefully, I can have a really good finish to the year and play my way back in for next year.”
Leishman was the only one of nine Australians to make the cut at Royal Portrush in what was a disastrous tournament for so many of his countrymen.
The Victorian has confirmed he will play in both the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland and the Australian Open later in the year.
Sam McClure travelled to the British Open with the assistance of Golf Australia.
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“Being able to walk up the 18th hole with the tournament in hand is a tough thing to describe,” Scheffler said as he reflected on his week.
“This was one of my best performances, mentally. We did a really good job to stay in the moment all week.
“The crowd wanted someone else to win this week and I got to play spoiler … it was a really interesting day but it was also a lot of fun.”
Last remaining Australian Marc Leishman, who went into the final round at four-under for the tournament, had a rough Sunday, making four bogeys and a double to card a four-over round of 75.
Marc Leishman of Australia tees off on the sixth hole during day four of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club.Credit: Getty Images
Frustrated at times during the round, Leishman was calm and reflective afterwards.
“Some days you have it, and some days you don’t,” he smiled. “Today I didn’t. Disappointing day. Yeah, you have days like that sometimes, and obviously you don’t want them to be on Sunday of a British Open. Yeah, we’d like to have had a better score but didn’t.”
Leishman, who finished tied for second at The Open in 2015, hasn’t played in the tournament since 2022, when he finished inside the top 10 behind winner and fellow Australian Cam Smith.
It’s his first Open Championship since that point, having defected to the breakaway Saudi tour LIV.
Leishman, like he did this year, will have to qualify to play in The Open next year, having failed to finish inside the top 10 and guarantee entry.
“Yeah, happy to be back,” he said.
“Obviously, if everything works out and we can get in them, I’d love to play them. If not, I’m not going to stress over it or anything. Yes, I really want to be here, but happy with my decisions.
“I’ve been playing some really good golf. The last two months, the results haven’t quite been there. The game’s still there. The week before the one in Miami or a couple of weeks before that, I kind of played like I did this week and just didn’t have a good result. I know it’s close, which is good.
“Hopefully, I can have a really good finish to the year and play my way back in for next year.”
Leishman was the only one of nine Australians to make the cut at Royal Portrush in what was a disastrous tournament for so many of his countrymen.
The Victorian has confirmed he will play in both the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland and the Australian Open later in the year.
Sam McClure travelled to the British Open with the assistance of Golf Australia.
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