GOLD COAST, Australia - Marc Leishman's quest for a first professional victory at home is off to a good start after a 4-under 68 on Thursday positioned him just two strokes behind the Australian PGA first-round leaders.
Leishman, starting on the 10th, had two bogeys and two birdies on his first nine before making birdie on four of his final seven holes at Royal Pines.
Co-leaders Jake McLeod and fellow Australian Matt Jager shot 66s to top the leaderboard by one stroke over Jae-woong Eom and Dimitrios Papadatos.
Leishman, who was in a group tied for fifth, said his round could have been better.