WARRNAMBOOL GOLF CLUB SHIPWRECK COAST • VICTORIA
It seems that every time Marc Leishman plays his way into contention in a tournament, his home town of Warrnambool, on Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast about three hours’ drive west of Melbourne, rates some kind of mention.
It’s safe to say the six-time PGA Tour winner has been the seaside town’s finest ambassador for the best part of a decade.
And, at the heart of it, is Warrnambool Golf Club, which is no longer the hidden gem it was 15 years ago when Leishman was just starting out in his professional career. Prior to that, of course, he was just the super-talented local kid who was always at the golf course, beating balls or playing holes with his dad, Paul. In fact, it was while playing alongside his father that Leishman won his first club championship, aged just 13.
It’s no exaggeration that he is Warrnambool Golf Club’s
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