“The positives far outweighed the negatives” – Marc Leishman claims he joined LIV Golf based on Cam Smith’s decision
Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith joined LIV Golf in 2022. According to LIV CEO Greg Norman, the Australian golfers received a 25 per cent stake in their franchise for the big-money move. Now, Leishman has revealed that his first action upon receiving the LIV offer was to call Smith.
According to Leishman, the two Ripper GC teammates decided to make the controversial move together. The 40-year-old claimed that he decided not to join the breakaway series if Smith wasn’t. However, he stated that the 2022 Open Championship winner had a similar stance and the duo decided to move together.
Mark Lehman and Cameron Smith joined Liv
golf in
2022 according to Liv CEO Greg Norman
the Australian golfers received a 25%
stake in their franchise for the big
money move now Lehman has revealed that
his first action upon receiving the live
offer was to call Smith according to
Lehman the two Ripper GC teammates
decided to make the controversial move
together The 40-Year-Old claimed that he
decided not to join the break away
series if Smith wasn’t however he stated
that the 2022 Open championship winner
had a similar stance and the duo decided
to move together the six-time PGA Tour
winner said that he put all the
positives and negatives down of joining
Liv and the positives far outweighed the
negatives speaking about his Liv golf
move in the latest episode of the
Fairway to Heaven podcast Mark Lehman
said at
10807 it happened pretty quick I got a
call from Greg Norman I remember it was
the week after the US Open they wanted
me and cam Smith and I called Cam and
I’m like mate I said I’m probably not
going to go unless you go so what do you
like and if you don’t want to go that’s
fine but don’t judge and make your
decision on me and then he said well I’m
not going unless you’re going we put all
the positives and negatives down and the
positives far outweighed the negatives
and it turned out to be a pretty easy
decision I think the good thing was
we’ve both got very similar upbringings
working class families we like enjoying
ourselves we work to live although we do
have a really cool job so it was a
fairly easy decision it is pertinent to
note that both Smith and Lehman were
banned by the PGA Tour soon after their
defection to the saback series however
Lehman stated that he hasn’t regretted
one bit about the move he claimed that
Smith is as happy as ever he reiterated
that both he and his Aussie teammate
were happy on the Breakaway tour has
Mark Lehman won on live golf Mark
lechman is yet to win an event on live
golf the six-time PGA Tour winner
started his Breakaway tour career with a
35th Place finish at Liv Jetta in
2022 since then the Aussie golfer has
only managed four top 10 finishes
his best finish on the series came at
Liv Chicago in 2023 where he finished
second on the 48 player
leaderboard however Lehman tasted team
success in
2023 Ripper GC led by cam Smith won the
Liv Bedminster earlier this month Mark
Lehman played LIV Miami and finished
fourth his side finished eth on the 13
team leaderboard
