Australia’s Marc Leishman raises the trophy after winning the CIMB Classic on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Marc Leishman won the CIMB Classic by five strokes Sunday, closing with a 7-under-par 65 to match the tournament-record overall score of 26-under 262.
Justin Thomas set that mark in 2015.
The fourth victory of Leishman’s PGA Tour career came in an event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. The 34-year-old Australian’s closing round featured eight birdies with one bogey on the West Course at TPC Kuala Lumpur.
Bronson Burgoon had a 68 to tie for second with Emiliano Grillo (66) and Chesson Hadley (66). Thomas closed with a 64 to tie for fifth with Abraham Ancer (65), Charles Howell (67), Louis Oosthuizen (69) and Gary Woodland (71) at 20 under.
Baylor School graduate Keith Mitchell (66) tied for 22nd at 16 under, earning $71,120 and 39 points in the FedEx Cup standings with his first start of the 2018-19 season.