Marc Leishman wants to raise his profile on the PGA Tour, and he took a step toward doing that when he opened a five-stroke lead in the third round at the BMW Championship outside Chicago on Saturday.
Leishman left the world's best players in his wake with a solid if unspectacular three-under-par 68 at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, Illinois.
He posted a 19-under 194 total, while fellow Australian Jason Day and American Rickie Fowler both shot 70 to share second place on 14-under, with Englishman Justin Rose (66) alone on 12-under.
"I'm really happy to make a couple of birdies coming in and put a little space between me and the other guys," Leishman said after a deft chip at the par-five 18th for a closing birdie.
Only the top 30 players in the FedExCup points standings will advance to next week's Tour Championship in Atlanta, where a $10 million bonus will be awarded to the season-long champion.
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Leishman left the world's best players in his wake with a solid if unspectacular three-under-par 68 at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, Illinois.
He posted a 19-under 194 total, while fellow Australian Jason Day and American Rickie Fowler both shot 70 to share second place on 14-under, with Englishman Justin Rose (66) alone on 12-under.
"I'm really happy to make a couple of birdies coming in and put a little space between me and the other guys," Leishman said after a deft chip at the par-five 18th for a closing birdie.
Only the top 30 players in the FedExCup points standings will advance to next week's Tour Championship in Atlanta, where a $10 million bonus will be awarded to the season-long champion.
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