“AUSTRALIA'S MARC LEISHMAN COULDN’T MISS WHETHER IT WAS FOR BIRDIE OR PAR, FIRING EIGHT BIRDIES TO A SEVEN-UNDER PAR 65 TO WIN AT TORREY PINES BY A SINGLE STROKE FROM OVERNIGHT LEADER JON RAHM. ”
Leishman ran off five birdies on the front nine to seize control Sunday over a fast-faltering Rahm and Rory McIlroy. He kept a cushion with three big par saves down the tough stretch at Torrey Pines and closed with a 6-foot birdie putt that turned out to be the winner.
Australia's Marc Leishman couldn’t miss whether it was for birdie or par, firing eight birdies to a seven-under par 65 to win at Torrey Pines by a single stroke from overnight leader Jon Rahm. Starting the day four shots behind Spain’s Rahm, his storming run on Torrey Pines' South Course gave him a 15-under total of 273.
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