British Open: Most disappointing performances from Portrush

ROCHESTER, NY - AUGUST 08: (L-R) Adam Scott of Australia and Phil Mickelson of the United States finish their round on the 18th hole during the first round of the 95th PGA Championship on August 8, 2013 in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /

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PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND – JULY 19: Marc Leishman of Australia plays a shot on the 2nd hole during the second round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 19, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Marc Leishman

Marc Leishman headed into day two in the exact same spot as Tiger Woods. He had a day one that he wished he could take a mulligan on and needed to put up a 65 to make the cut.

Part of the reasons that his expectations were strong was that not only had he been playing well lately, but he has a history of playing well in the British Open. He had made the cut in five straight British Opens, with finishes of T-5th, T-2nd, and T-6th.

He didn’t have anywhere the odds that Tiger Woods did to win the British Open, but Leishman was the favorite of many to make the cut and make a run in the top 20.

His opening round was a 78, filled with double bogeys. He had three bogeys on the front alongside one bogey. The back nine was much worse, as he still had one birdie, but all of those bogeys turned into double bogeys on the back, and Leishman finished with a 38-40.

He never made a push during the second day of the British Open. Two bogeys and one birdie led to a very ho-hum one over par, leaving Leishman with a two-day total of 78-72, tied with a famous lefty who will also appear in our list a little later on.

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