CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Marc Leishman's victory in the Travelers Championship came several hours after he observed fellow Australian Marcus Fraser drop within a playoff around the European Tour.
Both tend to be drilled by Denis McDade and also Leishman said they wanted to give McDade at least a single acquire Sunday.
"That was really a small amount involving motivation for me," said Leishman, that acquired his earliest Tour win. "I ended up being seeing previous to I teed off, Frase on TV. (I was) wanting to acquire one regarding Denis, so that it had been good to help us in order to do it."
Leishman chance an 8-under 62, nonetheless didn't secure his primary Tour win right up until Charley Hoffman blew a two-stroke cause within the finalized two holes.
The 28-year-old started out the afternoon six swings driving that leaders, although manufactured eight birdies in a bogey-free round. He completed at 14-under 266.
"I didn't consider ?t had been planning to possibly be enough," he said. "Golf is often a crazy game, a really amusing game."
Hoffman was 16 underneath planning on the 17th hole, nevertheless pressed his or her tee chance right plus into your water. He built a dual bogey, in addition to bogeyed the actual eighteenth once fails to have up and down from your greenside bunker.
"When it truly is said as well as done, naturally an undesirable finish along with a harmful taste inside my mouth, however , you understand through it," he / she said. "Any period you decide to put your self throughout contention, an individual learn from that."
Hoffman closed along with your 66 for you to place intended for second together with Masters champ Bubba Watson, which taken a 65.
Leishman grew to become the particular fifth participant around seven several years in order to break through making use of their first expedition acquire at River Highlands, subscribing to Fredrik Jacobson continue year, Watson inside 2010, Hunter Mahan within two thousand and seven as well as J.J. Henry in 2006.
Leishman's 62 seemed to be the minimum history inside a final circle by way of champion on tour this season.
"You'd nearly alternatively make a several birdies being released to help win, rather than have an individual side it to you," they said. "But possessing explained that, I'm certainly not gonna supply this kind of to come back as well as anything."
Watson made your function along at the lead about the front nine, having several birdies. But he needed to scramble about the back again nine, saving par on the fifteenth right after putting his tee chance inside water. He also made par on 17 once hammering his minute result covering the water and onto the green through the rough.
"Just don't complete the idea out of within the back," he said. "I produced my own run and just did not sort of actually have whatever soon after that."
Roland Thatcher, whom was tied for any cause after three rounds, begun his evening using three bogeys around the earliest half a dozen holes. He looked like just like a strong afterthought, until Hoffman's collapse. But he / she produced a good eagle about that par-5 13th after punishing his / her minute opportunity within just 15 toes in the pin.
He followed to be able to No. eighteen having a possibility to push a playoff, nevertheless placed his next opportunity straight into some sort of greenside bunker in addition to bogeyed your hole.
"You never want to take the particular cause going into Sunday and then need two birdies about the last a couple of holes to snatch up," he or she said.
He in addition to bloke co-leader Brian Davis each taken 70, settling these individuals within a team from 12 under together with Tim Clark in addition to John Rollins.
Clark, that gained this 2010 Players Championship, had elbow surgery last August and also missed the cut inside five on the prior nine tournaments this individual performed that season.
The study course record from River Highlands is usually 60, collection a year ago by Patrick Cantlay just as one amateur. The 20-year-old skipped that slice 2010 inside his first qualified tournament.
Rory Sabbatini concluded six game powering the leader, nevertheless went on home a yellow metal Rolex immediately after making their primary hole-in-one on tour. His shot within the 161-foot 16th hole struck and also unique still left to the hole.
"It believed fabulous coming heli-copter flight club," he said. "It appeared to be simply a query associated with the correct yardage. I form of joked inside heart on the tennis ball flight, as well as I said, 'Be the ideal one as well as try it out the actual hole.'"
Hunter Mahan shot a career-low 61 and also tapped regarding 11th.
Mahan, inside initial pair of this day, joked of which he has been just simply endeavoring to play quick but not carry in place that field. He showed with five pars before making nine birdies around the remaining 13 holes.
"Your adrenaline is usually pumping more than you are nervous, since next to nothing actually poor can happen," he said. "I appeared to be simply just looking to reach the item close and complete a putt."
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