Ten things to know after day two of the 2018 CIMB Classic at TPC Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Gary Woodland and Marc Leishman share the halfway lead.
- Gary Woodland, the CIMB Classic runner-up in 2013 and 2014, tied the course record at TPC Kuala Lumpur’s West course with an 11-under 61, matching Justin Thomas’ second round score in 2015. He shares the halftime lead on 14-under 130.
- Marc Leishman made bogey on the first hole in round one and has since reeled off 35 straight holes without a blemish, alongside 15 birdies. The Aussie racked up 10 of those gains on Friday en route to a bogey-free 62 to tie Woodland atop the leaderboard.
- Shubhankar Sharma, making his CIMB Classic debut, shot a 64 on day two, which included nine birdies against just one bogey. The Indian was a shot back of the leaders at 13-under par 131.
- Paul Casey opened birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie on his way to a 6-under 65 and a two-day score of 13 under, good for T3 alongside Sharma.
- Bronson Burgoon, the overnight leader, posted a 3-under 69 and was tied for fifth at 12-under par 132.
- Austin Cook shot a bogey-free 68 to sit alongside Burgoon and Scott Piercy at T5. He’s one of just three players (Woodland, Kevin Chappell) in the field without a bogey through 36 holes.
- Billy Horschel, who ended the 2018 PGA TOUR Season with three top-three finishes in the FedExCup Playoffs, posted a 3 under to reach 10-under par (T10).
- Justin Thomas, the world No. 4 – and two-time CIMB winner, carded a bogey-free 69 despite struggling with accuracy (6 of 14 fairways, 11 of 18 greens). He was five shots back (-9, T15) heading into the weekend.
- Pat Perez, the defending champion, shot 69 on Friday and was nine shots off the pace at 5-under par (T36).
- Kevin Tway, who won last week’s Safeway Open in a playoff, opened his second round on fire, with birdies on Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 to turn in 6-under 30, but closed with a 1-over 37 to sign for a 67 and a 36-hole score of 7-under par (T22).
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