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By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland, July 15 (Reuters) - Marc Leishman is looking to recreate the weekend magic that catapulted him into contention at St Andrews 12 months ago after battling his way through the field in the British Open on Friday. Leishman was the last-day leader at the 'Home of Golf' but a bogey at the 16th effectively ended his title dreams and he had to settle for a share of second place behind American winner Zach Johnson. "Hopefully I can do the same this weekend as I did last year," Leishman told Reuters in an interview after finishing on one-over 143, leaving him 11 shots behind championship pacesetter Phil Mickelson of the U.S. "You've got to play really good golf and hole some putts but there's no reason why I can't get a good score and get myself within shouting distance of the leaders," he said as the gentle waves of the Irish Sea caressed the sandy beaches on the west coast of Scotland.
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