LIV Golf pro 'disagrees a lot' with latest take from renowned golf analyst

Marc Leishman says he 'disagrees a lot' with Brandel Chamblee after the Golf Channel analyst claimed LIV Golf was not good preparation for major championships.

Chamblee is never shy in offering his opinion when it comes to the PIF-backed league and he doubled down on how he feels about the breakaway tour after Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship.

LIV recruits Bryson DeChambeu and Jon Rahm were in the mix at Quail Hollow but it was the Spaniard who came closest to toppling the dominant 28-year-old American. 

But the 2023 Masters champion collapsed like a pack of cards down the stretch, dropping five strokes over the final three holes to allow Scheffler to relax and coast to his third major title. 

Chamblee later told Golf Channel's 'Live From': "It matters where you play to be sharp, to be at your best, to test yourself against the best, which they're not playing against the best week in and week out."

Australia's Leishman, who has not played in a major since 2022, was asked about Chamblee's comments before LIV's stop in Virginia. 

"I'm happy with the way the schedule is and the way you can lead into majors," he said. 

"I'd probably disagree with Brandel Chamblee a lot. We're playing against great fields every single week on tough golf courses. Yes, it's 54 holes.

"But it puts a bit of pressure on that first round to get off to a good start because [LIV events] are a little bit more of a sprint.

"We're still playing a lot of golf away from tournaments, enjoying golf more and I think when you are enjoying your golf and it's not so much of a grind, that lends itself to better play."

Leishman is in the field for next week's U.S. Open after he emerged unscathed from golf's longest day. 

The former PGA Tour pro punched his ticket to Oakmont by grabbing one of four spots on offer at Woodmont Country Club. 

"I've got a tournament this week," he added. "It's not a U.S. Open course, but the greens are going to be extremely quick, hilly. I think it’s going to be really good preparation for next week at Oakmont.

"The way our schedule is set up actually lends itself to being able to prepared very well for the majors. I prepared for the US Open qualifier which I normally wouldn't have been able to do, I’d be preparing for other tournaments.

"I want to test myself against the best players and we do that in the LIV events. Yes, there are no cuts, but once you get to the end of the tournament and it’s I win or you win.

"You want to get yourself into that pressure cooker and test yourself under the most immense pressure and see if you can handle it. That's why I do it.

"Whether I'm playing the Victorian PGA or LIV Miami, I want to try to win."