Marc not taking hands off the Leish
MARC Leishman says he’ll only briefly savour becoming the top-ranked Australian golfer for the first time before working even harder.
Leishman ended a six-year monopoly former world No.1s Jason Day and Adam Scott held on the Australian top spot when the rankings were updated on Monday.
The 34-year-old passed Day as he returned to a career-high position of No.12, which he first earned in October.
While Day fell to No.13 after starting 2017 as world No.1 and Scott (31) dropped outside the world’s top 30 for the first time since November 2010, Leishman is eager to build on a breakout year.
The Warrnambool native bagged two US Tour victories in addition to seven top 10s and 16 top-25 finishes in 2017.
And with earnings of $US1,063,500 from his first two events of the wrap-around US season, Leishman doesn’t intend on slowing down at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii next week.
“The goal for 2018 would definitely be to win a major and win a few times on tour,” Leishman said.
“I think I’ve raised the bar for myself after a great year, but I’m not taking anything for granted or feel it’s a given I’m going to play well again.
“I’ve got to work harder and try to win more frequently.”