Gary Woodland, shown during the Tour Championship on Sept. 20 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, tied the course record Friday at the CIMB Classic with a 61.KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Gary Woodland shot an 11-under-par 61 on Friday to tie the course record and join Marc Leishman atop the leaderboard halfway through the CIMB Classic.
Woodland, from the United States, and Leishman (62), from Australia, were at 14-under 130 on the revamped West Course at TPC Kuala Lumpur.
Woodland’s bogey-free nines of 30 and 31 matched the 61 Justin Thomas shot in 2015 while winning his first of back-to-back titles at the event, which is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the Asian Tour
Paul Casey (65) and Shubhankar Sharma (64) were tied for third – one stroke behind – after both had stretches of four birdies and an eagle in five holes. First-round leader Bronson Burgoon shot 69 and was two strokes behind, tied for fifth with fellow Americans Austin Cook (68) and Scott Piercy (67).
The six-player knot in 13th at 10 under included Baylor School graduate Keith Mitchell (65).