Marc Leishman

Courant golf writer Tom Yantz has these five story lines and 10 players to keep an eye on this week at the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands: • 1, Birdie festival or not? The winner will be under par, but how deep in the red? The...

Marc Leishman is back at the Travelers Championship to defend his 2012 title. "It's a bit of a different feeling," Leishman said, "knowing that you did win it last year and did all the hard work and at the end of the week it paid off. It would be good...

CROMWELL — Brad Faxon is playing in one PGA Tour event this year, the Travelers Championship. Faxon, the 2005 Buick Championship winner at TPC River Highlands, accepted a sponsor's exemption last week. "It's home, and every player loves to play...

The Sports Xchange By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange Golf glance COMING UP PGA TOUR: Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., Thursday through Sunday. TV: Thursday and Friday, 3-6 p.m. EDT on the Golf Channel; Saturday and...

CROMWELL When Marc Leishman won the Travelers Championship last year, he was the 16th player to notch his first career PGA Tour victory at the annual tour stop in Connecticut. This year it looks like Leishman’s career is trending up, as he tied for...

The PGA keeps multiple statistics on putting for each tournament. Marc Leishman Breaking down Marc Leishman’s putting stats when he won in 2012 Round 1: 28 putts. He shoots a 68 with five birdies.. Round 2: 29 putts. He shoots a 66 with five...

With a few exceptions, PGA Tour members are fairly predictable when it comes to appearance and attire. But when it comes to putting, there is no uniformity. Claw grip, conventional putter, fat grip, arm-locked — and dare we say “belly”...

The golf world is in a tizzy after the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club last month announced the adoption of a rule to ban anchored belly and long putters starting Jan. 1, 2016. Yes, they want the belly putter to go...

The Sports Xchange By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange Golf notebook: Manassero tops European qualifying for U.S. Open --One day after losing the BMW PGA Championship to Matteo Manassero of Italy in a playoff, Simon Khan of England kept his good play...

June 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Memorial Tournament at the par-72 course on Sunday in Dublin, Ohio 276 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 68 70 70 68 278 Kevin Chappell (U.S.) 71 71 68 68 281 Kyle Stanley (U.S.) 67 70 73 71 282 Scott...

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