Leon Heywood (26 May 1952 – 2014) was an Australian professional snooker player.

[1][2] Heywood grew up in Adelaide,[2] and was runner-up to Ron Atkins in the Australian National Snooker Championships in 1976.

[3] Both players represented Australia at the 1976 IBSF World Snooker Championship, where Heywood won only one of his seven group matches.

[4] In a 1979 match against Graham Miles, Heywood became the first Australian amateur player to make a maximum break.

[1] His first match was a 7–10 defeat by George Scott in the first qualifying round of the 1984 World Snooker Championship, and his last match ended in a 4–6 defeat by Ian Anderson at the 1987 Australian Professional Championship.