Australian Marc Leishman burned away from the field with a dominant front nine at TPC Kuala Lumpur before cruising home to a commanding five-stroke win at the CIMB Classic on Sunday. Frustrated by a number of near-misses in a winless 2017/2018, Leishman claimed his fourth PGA Tour victory in his first start of the season at the $7m co-sanctioned tournament. "I’m really happy with everything, it’s nice to get another win," he said, after closing with a seven-under 65 to finish with a 26-under total of 262. "It had been over a year since I’d won. I’d had a few chances and hadn’t capitalised." Americans Chesson Hadley and Bronson Burgoon finished joint runner-up with Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo on 21-under, while headliner and twice champion Justin Thomas was tied for fifth, a stroke further back after closing with a 64. Joint overnight leader with American Gary Woodland and Indian youngster Shubhankar Sharma, Leishman built his tournament with fast starts and again attacked the openin...
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