LEISHMAN
HONOURED
WITH GREG
NORMAN
MEDAL
Photo credit: PGA of Australia
W
orld Number 13 Marc Leishman
has been bestowed Australian golf’s
most prestigious individual honour;
the Greg Norman Medal.
Australia’s best performing, male or female,
golfer on the international stage in 2017,
Leishman won the coveted award following
in the footsteps of Jason Day who won the
Greg Norman Medal in 2015 and 2016.
“To win the Greg Norman Medal is an
incredible honour. Like all Aussie golfers
Greg was a hero of mine so to have earned
an achievement in his name makes it that
much more special,” said Leishman.
“2017 has been an incredible year for my
family and me with the birth of our daughter
and winning the Greg Norman Medal
certainly tops it off.
“It’s a massive honour, I think about all the
things Greg Norman has done for me, he’s
been such a role model.
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“Lifting the Joe Kirkwood Cup on Sunday as
the Australian PGA Champion would take it
to a new level.”
In 2017 Leishman stood up and made the
world take notice. Long heralded in Australia
as one of our brightest talents, Leishman has
often been overlooked by the international
limelight.
But the boy from the ‘Bool created a name
for himself winning twice on the PGA TOUR
in 2017 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and
the BMW Championship.
In addition he recorded a further four top-10
results, including a tied sixth at The Open,
in 23 tournaments played this year. These
brilliant results have seen Leishman reach his
highest ever ranking of World Number 13.
Leishman was an integral member of the
International Team for The President’s Cup
and also represented Australia in the World
Cup of Golf at the end of 2016.
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