{"id":314159,"date":"2025-11-28T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/314159\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:06:13","slug":"marc-leishman-eagle-chip-in-bunker-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/314159\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Leishman eagle chip in bunker, video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian Marc Leishman<\/a> made a spectacular move up the leaderboard in the second round of the Australian PGA Championship<\/a> at Royal Queensland on Friday.<\/p>\n

Leishman provisionally catapulted into outright second place after draining an incredible eagle chip-in directly from a greenside bunker.<\/p>\n

The dramatic shot not only thrilled the crowd but also solidified his position among the top contenders heading into the weekend, giving the 42-year-old momentum as he chases the title on home soil.<\/p>\n

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Marc Leishman sinks an incredible eagle chip-in from the bunker.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

The Australian class strengthened on Friday morning as Leishman and Cam Davis delivered solid performances.<\/p>\n

Both players headed to the clubhouse locked at seven-under par, putting them just three shots adrift of the current provisional leader, Kazuma Kobori \u2014 whose eight-under 64 is the low round of the day so far. <\/p>\n

Leishman delivered one of the day’s biggest highlights during his second-round 68.<\/p>\n

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He sank a sensational eagle, holing out directly from a challenging greenside bunker on the par-5 seventh hole. The jaw-dropping shot proved essential in securing his strong three-under round and keeping him squarely in the mix.<\/p>\n

But while Leishman demonstrated undeniable vigour \u2014 racking up five impressive birdies during his round \u2014 his momentum was frequently curtailed by inconsistency.<\/p>\n

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Australia’s Marc Leishman tees off.\u00a0Chris Hyde via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The veteran’s chances of posting a truly low number were ultimately slowed by the inclusion of four bogeys on his scorecard, showcasing a mix of brilliance and challenge throughout his play.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging the mistakes, Leishman admitted that such blunders could severely impact his ability to mount a strong weekend charge for his maiden Australian PGA title.<\/p>\n

However, he stressed that he is strongly motivated to finally secure a major domestic championship after several close calls.<\/p>\n

“I’m very competitive. Yes, I’m easy going, but get in the heat of the battle, and I fight hard,” he said.<\/p>\n

“So, definitely being close here, the last few years finished in third here, the Aussie PGA, the last two years and third of the Australian Open last year.<\/p>\n

“Having opportunities and not getting over the line has been, I guess, a little frustrating and a bit disappointing, but from every time you don’t win, you learn something.<\/p>\n

“So, hopefully, I’ve learned enough out of those tournaments, and tournaments that I haven’t won around the world and have won for that.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, the will’s there to really want to win one of these things.”<\/p>\n

Trailing the leader by a single shot are local Brett Rankin, fellow Aussie Anthony Quayle and China’s Ding Wenyi.<\/p>\n

Then, two shots behind, the leaderboard is packed, featuring NSW Open champion Christopher Wood, Australian Min Woo Lee, Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia, and Frenchman Tom Vaillant.<\/p>\n

Australian Cameron Smith’s difficult year continued as the major winner missed the cut by four shots, finishing two-over par after rounds of 69 and 75. <\/p>\n

The three-time champion suffered a back-nine meltdown, recording three bogeys and a double bogey. <\/p>\n

This missed cut marks a trend this year, as Smith has now failed to make the weekend in his last seven 72-hole tournaments, including all four major championships.<\/p>\n

A couple of major international names also unexpectedly misfired and missed the cut after the second round.<\/p>\n

\"Joaquin<\/p>\n

Joaquin Niemann plays his second shot on the third hole during day one of the Australian PGA Championship.\u00a0Chris Hyde via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The biggest surprise came from Joaquin Niemann, a five-time winner on the LIV Golf circuit this year, who struggled to make an impact.<\/p>\n

Niemann shot back-to-back rounds of even-par 71, failing to gain any traction against the field.<\/p>\n

He was not the only highly-regarded international player to falter.<\/p>\n

Rasmus Neergard-Petersen also had a disappointing tournament, finishing well outside the cut line at five-over after rounds of 74 and 73.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian Marc Leishman made a spectacular move up the leaderboard in the second round of the Australian PGA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314160,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-314159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}