Welcome to the Monday Finish where Marc Leishman became the second straight Australian to go wire-to-wire at Conway Farms, taking out the BMW Championship in record fashion in the penultimate event of a sensational FedExCup Playoffs. While Leishman took control from day one, the tournament still produced plenty of great side stories as the top 70 players in the FedExCup battled it out to be part of the 30 headed to East Lake and the TOUR Championship. FIVE OBSERVATIONS 1. The real abilities of Marc Leishman are finally being fully appreciated. Despite being a clear talent and more importantly one of the greatest humans on the planet, the man affectionately known simply as “Leishâ€� has not been in the mainstream consciousness of the majority of golf fans nearly enough. This despite being PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year in 2009. Despite winning the Travelers Championship in 2012. Despite almost winning the Masters in 2013. Despite being inside the top 6 of three of the last four Open Championships including a playoff loss at St Andrews in 2015. Despite winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard earlier this season. Despite all of this, the affable Aussie just doesn’t command the appreciation of the masses and throughout the tournament was referred to as underrated with commentators spending time explaining his resume. To be fair, Leishman is in the midst of his best season and previously may not have shown enough consistency in his game to get the real plaudits. This season, however, he has 15 top-25 results from 24 starts, his previous best was just nine in 2014. But his wire-to-wire win at Conway Farms showed everyone plenty. It came off the back of losing a two-shot lead on the back nine at the Dell Technologies Championship. The sort of loss that breaks some players. But not Leishman. He didn’t back down after an opening 62. He didn’t back down when countryman and former World No. 1 Jason Day joined him in Saturday’s final pairing. He didn’t back down when American favorite Rickie Fowler joined him in Sunday’s last pairing or when former U.S. Open winner Justin Rose pulled within two shots on the back nine Sunday. Instead, he pulled away and won by five. That’s some next level stuff. 2. Some of you may have raised an eyebrow at the comment above singing the praises of Leishman away from the course. You may think it is a little over the top. Perhaps I am biased. But let me try to enlighten you. Most know Leishman’s wife Audrey almost lost her life to toxic shock syndrome and sepsis in early 2015. She was given just a 5 percent chance of survival and Marc faced the real possibility of becoming a single dad to toddler sons Harvey and Ollie. He was a pillar of strength during this time and thankfully she pulled through and now they also share a newborn daughter Eva. But it’s not just this narrative that make him a “good blokeâ€� as those in his homeland would say. Leishman has always been one to consider others ahead of himself. And he’s never once changed from being a knockabout guy, no matter how much money or fame has come his way. It’s often been said Leishman could become the world’s best player and not change a single bit. He would still share a drink with the locals in both his adopted Virginia Beach home and his cherished Warrnambool back in Australia. Childhood friend Matty Kelly has been his caddie forever and the pair often hang out, with their young families, away from the course. Leishman treats everyone he meets like they’re the most important person is his space at the time. He flies coach to save money, so the rest can go into his Begin Again Foundation. He sent beer and pizza to the NBC cameraman who expertly dodged his last hole shank a few weeks ago because “If that ball hits him, it goes back in the hazard. He saved me a lot of money.â€� He’s a throwback, saying after his win that he’s not a “gym ratâ€� and “hasn’t been for a run on 10 years.â€� Instead he mows the putting green at his house everyday so he can go to his “nothing boxâ€� in his head. He can remain the same guy he’s always been. A legend. 3. We say it a lot but once again we have definitive proof that EVERY SHOT MATTERS on the PGA TOUR. One solitary FedExCup point. Well actually it was technically .72 of a point. That’s all that stood between Louis Oosthuizen and the TOUR Championship. Yep, the 2010 Open Champion winner was left to rue flu like symptoms in the opening rounds at the BMW Championship that had him near the back of the pack. Despite a wonderful 66-67 weekend as his health improved the South African ultimately finished just behind Jason Dufner in the season-long points race. Last year it was Rickie Fowler missing out by fractions. It is just further proof that you can never take a shot for granted on the PGA TOUR. 4. Still on the FedExCup scenarios we finally know the all-important top 5 in the standings heading to East Lake. The gentlemen who have their destiny in their own hands are Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Marc Leishman and Jon Rahm. If any of them win the TOUR Championship, they also win the FedExCup. You certainly cannot argue the validity of the top 3 getting this luxury. Spieth has won three times this season and been 2-2-T7 in the opening three Playoff events. Thomas has five wins on the season, including a Playoff event. Johnson has four wins on the season including a Playoff event. They clearly deserve a good shot at the FedExCup. Leishman is this season’s hot hand man. An earlier win in the year set things up. A third and a win in the Playoffs earned his shot. And then there is Rahm, in his first full season (not a rookie) he’s been awesome. A winner early in the campaign and then T3-T4-T5 during the Playoffs… that’s impressive. The “unluckyâ€� guy is Hideki Matsuyama. After entering the Playoffs as No. 1 thanks to three wins and three runner up results in a stellar season the Japanese star went CUT-T23-T47 in the Playoffs. He will be the 7th seed at East Lake. 5. If you’re picking an early favorite to win it all next week, it has to be top-seeded Jordan Spieth. Already a FedExCup and TOUR Championship winner in 2015 Spieth is looking to join Tiger Woods as a two-time FedExCup champion in just the 11th season of the competition’s existence. After going so close to winning in the opening two weeks Spieth once again finished inside the top-10 at the BMW Championship but you have the feeling he cleverly went into energy conserve mode once Leishman pulled out of reach. This is not to suggest he didn’t give his all, just to say he was mindful of expending more mental energy than necessary. Spieth is one of those ultimate competitors and while he is great mates with the likes of Thomas and co – come Thursday in Atlanta you can expect the game face. FIVE INSIGHTS 1. Marc Leishman’s winning score of 261 topped the previous BMW Championship record of 262 set by Tiger Woods (2007) and Jason Day (2015). His five-shot winning margin was the third biggest of the season behind seven-stroke victories by Hideki Matsuyama (World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions) and Justin Thomas (Sony Open in Hawaii). He is the 13th player to go wire-to-wire in the BMW Championship, and the second consecutive Australian to do it at Conway Farms (Jason Day 2015). 2. Leishman’s 15-under performance on the par 4s (best in field) was 11 strokes better than the field average (-4). Leishman tied Jason Day (THE NORTHERN TRUST 2015) with the best par 4 performance by a winner in FedExCup Playoffs history. He made a career-high 29 birdies and his opening 62 equaled his career low on the PGA TOUR. 3. Leishman’s short game was his strength. He ranked 2nd in strokes gained: around-the-green, outperforming the BMW field by 1.505 strokes per round. He was 4th in strokes gained: putting gaining 1.120 per round. 4. Justin Rose collected his 12th career runner-up finish on the PGA TOUR and third this season (Sony Open in Hawaii, Masters Tournament). He played 53 holes without a bogey until slipping up on the par-3 17th Sunday, just his third bogey this week (No. 4 and 17 during Round 1). Rose is one of 13 players to have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs every season since their 2007 introduction. 5. Tony Finau, Sergio Garcia, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay all played their way into the FedExCup top 30 at Conway Farms, matching the record for the Playoffs’ penultimate event. Louis Oosthuizen, Brendan Steele and two former FedExCup champions in Henrik Stenson and Bill Haas were the players to fall out. TOP THREE VIDEOS 1. Jason Day might not have replicated his 2015 victorious trip around Conway Farms but he certainly enjoyed the 17th hole with this ace. The Aussie won a new BMW but donated it back to the Evans Scholars. 2. There’s more than one way to hit it close. Just ask Brooks Koepka. Bank! 3. What do you bring Jordan Spieth for a gift?
Leishman’s profile catching up to talent, personality
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3rd Round 2-Balls – T. Merritt / Pa. Coody | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Troy Merritt | -130 |
Parker Coody | +110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – K. Kisner / V. Norrman | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Vincent Norrman | -165 |
Kevin Kisner | +140 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – N. Hardy / S.W. Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | -190 |
Nick Hardy | +155 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – M. McNealy / A. Rai | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | -115 |
Maverick McNealy | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – E. Grillo / L. Hodges | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Emiliano Grillo | -110 |
Lee Hodges | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – V. Perez / M. Hubbard | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mark Hubbard | -150 |
Victor Perez | +125 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Rose / M. Meissner | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Rose | -155 |
Mac Meissner | +130 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – P. Malnati / A. Smotherman | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Peter Malnati | -125 |
Austin Smotherman | +105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – K. Streelman / A. Svensson | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Svensson | -150 |
Kevin Streelman | +125 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Bezuidenhout / C. Tarren | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -220 |
Callum Tarren | +180 |
3rd Round Match-Up – C. Bezuidenhout v L. Glover | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -130 |
Lucas Glover | +110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – T. Detry / D. Thompson | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Detry | -125 |
Davis Thompson | +105 |
3rd Round Match-Up – B. Horschel vs T. Detry | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | -110 |
Thomas Detry | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – D. Thompson v D. Ghim | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson | -110 |
Doug Ghim | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Hoffman / T. Duncan | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Charley Hoffman | -150 |
Tyler Duncan | +125 |
3rd Round Match-Up – C. Hoffman v B. Martin | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Charley Hoffman | -120 |
Ben Martin | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Up – T. Duncan v C. Phillips | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tyler Duncan | -115 |
Chandler Phillips | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – B. Horschel / T. Hoge | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge | -115 |
Billy Horschel | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Up – T. Hoge v K. Mitchell | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge | -130 |
Keith Mitchell | +110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – D. Ghim / J. Dahmen | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim | -145 |
Joel Dahmen | +120 |
3rd Round Match-Up – J. Dahmen v M. Laird | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Joel Dahmen | -110 |
Martin Laird | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – K. Mitchell / D. Lipsky | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | -170 |
David Lipsky | +145 |
3rd Round Score – Rickie Fowler | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +135 |
Under 70.5 | -175 |
3rd Round Score – Daniel Berger | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +135 |
Under 70.5 | -175 |
3rd Round Score – Brendon Todd | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +110 |
Under 70.5 | -150 |
3rd Round Score – Jordan Spieth | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
3rd Round Score – Collin Morikawa | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -120 |
Under 68.5 | -120 |
3rd Round Score – Min Woo Lee | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -120 |
Under 69.5 | -120 |
3rd Round Score – Adam Scott | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -120 |
Under 69.5 | -120 |
3rd Round Score – JT Poston | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +135 |
Under 70.5 | -175 |
3rd Round Score – Scottie Scheffler | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | +110 |
Under 67.5 | -150 |
3rd Round Score – Tom Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +110 |
Under 69.5 | -150 |
3rd Round Score – Denny McCarthy | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -120 |
Under 69.5 | -110 |
3rd Round Score – Webb Simpson | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +120 |
Under 70.5 | -165 |
3rd Round Score – Tony Finau | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +125 |
Under 69.5 | -175 |
3rd Round Score – Brian Harman | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -185 |
Under 68.5 | +140 |
3rd Round Score – Keegan Bradley | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -120 |
Under 69.5 | -120 |
3rd Round Score – Sungjae Im | |
Type: Outright – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
3rd Round Score – Davis Riley | |
Type: 3rd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | -125 |
Under 70.5 | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Davis / R. Fowler | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rickie Fowler | -125 |
Cam Davis | +105 |
3rd Round Match-Up – D. Berger vs R. Fowler | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | -110 |
Rickie Fowler | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Phillips / M. Laird | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Martin Laird | -115 |
Chandler Phillips | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C.T. Pan / P. Rodgers | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Rodgers | -140 |
C T Pan | +115 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – K.H. Lee / J. Bramlett | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Joseph Bramlett | -110 |
K H Lee | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – L. Glover / D. Berger | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Glover | -115 |
Daniel Berger | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – A. Tosti / B. Martin | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alejandro Tosti | -110 |
Ben Martin | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – Z. Johnson / B. Todd | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brendon Todd | -145 |
Zach Johnson | +120 |
3rd Round Match-Up – MW Lee vs B. Todd | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | -135 |
Brendon Todd | +115 |
3rd Round Six-Shooter Group A – S. Scheffler / C. Morikawa / SJ Im / J. Spieth / T. Finau / B. Harman | |
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Scott Scheffler | +180 |
Collin Morikawa | +400 |
Jordan Spieth | +550 |
Sungjae Im | +550 |
Brian Harman | +600 |
Tony Finau | +600 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Spieth / K. Yu | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -185 |
Kevin Yu | +155 |
3rd Round Match-Up – T. Finau vs J. Spieth | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -115 |
Tony Finau | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Morikawa / M.W. Lee | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | -145 |
Min Woo Lee | +120 |
3rd Round Match-Up – C. Morikawa vs S. Scheffler | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -180 |
Collin Morikawa | +150 |
3rd Round Six-Shooter Group C – S. Straka / K. Bradley / D. McCarthy / T. Kim / A. Scott / JT Poston | |
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | +375 |
Denny McCarthy | +400 |
Keegan Bradley | +400 |
Tom Kim | +425 |
Adam Scott | +475 |
JT Poston | +475 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J.T. Poston / A. Scott | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | -110 |
J.T. Poston | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – JT. Poston vs A. Scott | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | -110 |
J.T. Poston | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – R. Moore / S.H. Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
S H Kim | -135 |
Ryan Moore | +115 |
3rd Round Match-Up – M. Kuchar vs SH Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Kuchar | -110 |
S H Kim | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – S. Scheffler / T. Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -250 |
Tom Kim | +205 |
3rd Round Match-Up – T. Kim vs S. Straka | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | -115 |
Tom Kim | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – M. NeSmith / M. Kuchar | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Kuchar | -130 |
Matt NeSmith | +110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – M. NeSmith vs R. Fox | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | -125 |
Matt NeSmith | +105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – W. Simpson / D. McCarthy | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Denny McCarthy | -145 |
Webb Simpson | +120 |
3rd Round Match-Up – K. Bradley vs D. McCarthy | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Denny McCarthy | -110 |
Keegan Bradley | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – D. Riley vs W. Simpson | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Webb Simpson | -125 |
Davis Riley | +105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – T. Finau / G. Woodland | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | -190 |
Gary Woodland | +160 |
3rd Round Match-Up – T. Finau v B. Harman | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | -115 |
Brian Harman | -105 |
3rd Round Six-Shooter Group B – D. Riley / K. Tway / R. Fox / R. Shelton / P. Coody / H. Buckley | |
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Riley | +375 |
Kevin Tway | +400 |
Ryan Fox | +400 |
Robby Shelton | +425 |
Hayden Buckley | +475 |
Pierceson Coody | +475 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – R. Shelton / B. Harman | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brian Harman | -180 |
Robby Shelton | +150 |
3rd Round Match-Up – K. Tway v R. Shelton | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Tway | -110 |
Robby Shelton | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – R. Fox / K. Tway | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | -115 |
Kevin Tway | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – K. Bradley / S. Straka | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Keegan Bradley | -110 |
Sepp Straka | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – Pi. Coody / S. Im | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sungjae Im | -250 |
Pierceson Coody | +200 |
3rd Round Match-Up – H. Buckley v Pi. Coody | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Hayden Buckley | -110 |
Pierceson Coody | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – D. Riley / H. Buckley | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Riley | -125 |
Hayden Buckley | +105 |
Rory McIlroy Next Girlfriend | |
Type: Rory McIlroy Next Girlfriend – Status: OPEN | |
Amanda Balionis | -175 |
Paige Spiranac | +800 |
Natalie Gulbis | +1200 |
Nelly Korda | +1600 |
Sandra Gal | +2000 |
Anastasia Detiuc | +2500 |
Cheyenne Woods | +2500 |
Iona Stephen | +2500 |
Jessica Korda | +2500 |
Paula Creamer | +2500 |
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US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
Rory McIlroy | +1100 |
Xander Schauffele | +1200 |
Viktor Hovland | +1600 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1800 |
Jon Rahm | +1800 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +3000 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Xander Schauffele | +1400 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Viktor Hovland | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +175 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |