It takes a lot of skill and little bit of luck to win on the PGA Tour. Marc Leishman can attest to that, after he helped himself with an 8-under 62 earlier on Sunday, and then watched the leaders blow up on the last couple of holes to pick up his first PGA Tour win.
Leishman, who came close to picking up his maiden win earlier this year at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, won at a place that's been good to first-time winners over the last couple of years, becoming the third straight first-time winner at the Travelers Championship.
After rolling in a critical 15-footer for birdie on the par-4 17th hole, Leishman failed to birdie the final hole to post 15 under. With the final few groups just making the turn, even the CBS crew figured he would come up a shot short.
But what they didn't expect was that Charley Hoffman and Bubba Watson would struggle over the final four holes. And when the dust finally settled, Leishman was still on top.
Even with the stumbles from Watson and Hoffman, give Leishman credit for his brilliant final round. Without his strong play down the stretch we wouldn't be talking about him making a trip to the winner's circle.
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