CIMB Classic Rd 4 Notes, Quotes, Results and Images

Marc Leishman (-26/1)

Age: 34 (October 24, 1983)

Joined Tour: 2009

Following his win this week:

PGA TOUR Wins (4): 2012 Travelers Championship, 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, 2017 BMW Championship, 2018 CIMB Classic

• Collects 500 points and moves to second in the FedExCup standings.
• FedExCup finishes (No. 20/2009, No. 44/2010, No. 65/2011, No. 46/2012, No. 59/2013, No. 58/2014, No. 72/2015, No. 68/2016, No. 6/2017, No. 29/2018)
• Wins his fourth PGA TOUR event in his 250th career start at the age of 34 years, 11 months, and 21 days. 
• Becomes first international player to win the event.
• His 26-under 262 is the second lowest 72-hole total of his career. His lowest total 261 came in his victory at the 2017 BMW Championship. 
• Carded birdies on four consecutive holes (Nos. 2-5) and added birdies on Nos. 9, 10, 16 and 18 to go with a lone bogey at the 13th hole to close with a 7-under 65. 
• Ranked first in the field in putting at 25.5 putts per round. 
• His five-shot victory ties his 2017 BMW Championship win for his largest margin of victory on the PGA TOUR. 
• Has now converted the 54-hole lead/co-lead into victory twice in four tries, including the 2017 BMW Championship and 2018 CIMB Classic.
• Making his sixth appearance at the CIMB Classic, with a 5th place finish in 2016 CIMB Classic as his best prior result before his win this week.
• Through a 29-hole stretch from the 18th hole of the first round to the 10th hole of the third round, Leishman played those 29 holes in 19-under-par. 
• Finished 29th on the FedExCup final points standings in the recent 2017-18 Season following six top-10s including runner-up finishes at the CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES and AT&T Byron Nelson.
• Becomes the seventh player in tournament history to convert the 54-hole lead/co-lead at the CIMB Classic. 

Leishman Quotes: I feel unbelievable right now. Yesterday I started off great and struggled on the back nine, but I think that helped me today.  I knew that even though I got off to a good start, I still needed to grind because there's some tough holes out there. Managed to hit some good shots and this is the result. It's great to get back in the winner's circle, excited to be back in Malaysia and leaving with this (trophy). It was nice to be playing the last few holes with a little bit of a buffer. Those finishing holes, they're short but there's a lot of trouble around, so if you're not hitting good shots you can become unstuck. I was happy to walk away and be able to enjoy that walk up the last hole. I'm very excited about that. I guess it's just a more determined mindset, I guess.  No one wants to lose a lead on the back nine. I had that lead and I was very determined not to lose it.  Yeah, I wouldn't say it's a zone, it's just more I think I just get very determined.  That's the word, I just get very determined.  I wouldn't say it's a zone, but determination goes up.

Justin Thomas (-20/T5)

• 2015 and 2016 CIMB Classic champion birdied his last three holes to post his best round of the week (8-under 64) and finished six shots shy of Marc Leishman. 
• The 25-year-old, who was the highest ranked player in the field, has now finished in the top 10 in 38 of 118 career PGA TOUR starts. 
• Hit 37/54 fairways (T34) and 54/72 greens in regulation (T34) for the week.
• 2017 FedExCup Champion recorded three wins and seven additional top-10s in 23 starts during the 2017-18 PGA TOUR Season. Finished seventh in the final FedExCup standings.
• During his 2017 FedExCup victory, began his season with one of five victories with a win here at the CIMB Classic. 
• Nine-time PGA TOUR winner posted his first two career victories at the CIMB Classic and has the lowest scoring average in tournament history (minimum eight rounds) at 67.00. 

Gary Woodland (-20/T5)

• The 54-hole co-leader carded a final-round 1-under 71 for a T5 finish. 
• Has held the 54-hole lead/co-lead six times in his career and has never converted the 54-hole lead into a victory. He previously held the 54-hole lead/co-lead at the 2011 Bob Hope Classic (lost in a playoff), 2013 The Barclays (T2), 2014 Farmers Insurance Open (T10), 2016 The Memorial Tournament (T4) and 2016 OHL Classic at Mayakoba (2).
• Gary Woodland, runner-up at the CIMB Classic in 2013 and 2014, tied the course record at TPC Kuala Lumpur’s West course with his 11-under 61 in the second round, matching Justin Thomas’ second round score in 2015. The 11-under 61 was a career low on the PGA TOUR. 
• Played the first 49 holes of the CIMB Classic without a bogey before a bogey on the 14th hole of the third round.  
• Finished 26th in the FedExCup standings during the 2017-18 Season and recorded his third career victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he closed with a 64. 
• Closed the 2017-18 Season with 11 consecutive made cuts, including top-25s in six of his last seven starts. 
• In six appearances at the CIMB Classic, the three-time PGA TOUR winner now has two runner-ups (T2/2014 and 2nd/2015) and a T5 (2018). 

Charles Howell III (-20/T5)
 

• Led the field in greens in regulation with 65/72 but was T48 in putts per round. 
• Carded an eagle 2 on the par-4 seventh, seven birdies, two bogeys and a double on his way to a 5-under 67 in the final round. 
• Recorded his third top-10 at the CIMB Classic in five appearances (T7/2013, T10/2015).
• Posted his 89th career top-10 on the PGA TOUR in his 526th career start. Owns two career PGA TOUR victories. 
• Finished the 2017-18 PGA TOUR Season 53rd in the FedExCup standings with four top-10s and 24 made cuts in 28 starts. 

Miscellaneous Notes

• With a T27 finish, Kevin Tway, who won the season-opening Safeway Open, remains No. 1 in the FedExCup standings. 
• Defending champion Pat Perez finished at 4-under 284 for a T63 finish. 
• Sharma was 2/10 in sand saves for the week. 
• Kyle Stanley tied Justin Thomas for the round of the day with an 8-under 64 to finish T13. 
• 2013 and 2014 CIMB Classic champion Ryan Moore, who fell in a playoff last week at the Safeway Open, finished T66.