LIV Golfer Marc Leishman has got his second round in the books at The Open and will comfortably make the weekend but he was far from happy after the opening day.
Leishman carded an opening round of two over to drop down the field and needed a much better round of minus three to seal his place in the final rounds at Royal Portrush.
The Australian has experience in The Open having finished as runner up back in 2015 and is among a number of LIV Golf stars looking to make an impression.
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However, all was not well for Leishman on day one.
The Aussie – like many – suffered with the pace of play as things got rather congested around Portrush.
Needless to say, he was far from happy as he spoke to the press afterwards.
Marc Leishman complains about pace of play at The Open
Pace of play has been an issue for some time now on the PGA Tour and it continues to cause plenty of debate among analysts and golfers alike.
Of course, Leishman is used to the speed on LIV, where rounds rarely take longer than four and a half hours.
And after his opener this week edged over the five and a half hour mark, Leishman was not happy.
“I think I got up about 8:00, watched an hour. Felt like we were on the golf course for about 12 hours. We’ve been on the course for three hours through eight holes. That was tough to deal with, especially coming from somewhere where we play in under 4 1/2 every week,” Leishman said.
“You got to deal with all that sort of stuff, and I felt like I dealt with it decently well. Just got a little frustrated there. I thought I was playing really good and not getting anything out of it, but the conditions were tough. Hopefully just get a good one going in the morning.”
Why Marc Leishman was frustrated with himself on day one at The Open
While speed of play is annoying and getting into a rhythm can be frustrating, it’s also down to the golfers themselves to execute the shots they desire.
Unfortunately for Leishman, he dropped a couple of big ones late on in his round and ultimately, he was frustrated with that element as well.
“I think that’s what’s so frustrating on the last there to see me go — I don’t know where I was, but I would have dropped a lot of spots there. It doesn’t matter early in the tournament, but those sorts of things you can’t really do. Give me a bit of extra motivation hopefully tomorrow to try and have a low one,” Leishman continued.
As we now know, the Aussie has indeed bounced back and shown his mettle in the best way possible.
With a big weekend to come, he is right in the tournament and more than capable of turning it on to get in contention to win.
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