Australia’s Marc Leishman carded a bogey-free 5-under 65 on Friday to grab the first-round lead at the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
The former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year leads defending champ Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Harold Varner III by one stroke in the $US25 million ($A40 million) regular season-ending event at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
Leishman recorded four birdies on the front nine at 4, 5, 8 and 9 and added another at the par-4 12th hole in blustery conditions on the 7,048-yard course in King Abdullah Economic City.
“Yeah, it was pretty tough. A fair bit of wind, and it was nice to be finding the middle of the face,” he said.
“I played pretty well today and made a couple of good putts to go along with it. When the conditions are tough like they were today, it’s nice to get a good score on the board, and hopefully I can keep it going for the…
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