HOUSTON – Last season was the first since 2016 where Marc Leishman failed to qualify for the Tour Championship. For most players as accomplished as Leishman, it would have been a reason to sulk, but instead the Australian took advantage of the extra week off and turned his focus to the next challenge.
“It was obviously pretty disappointing not to get [the Tour Championship]," he said Thursday after his round at Memorial Park, "but I guess the time off, the extra week off might have helped me, might make this next season we're in now a really good one.