Thomas takes lead

Justin Thomas shot a course-record 11-under 61 Friday in oppressive tropical heat to take a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s CIMB Classic. Thomas eagled the

par-5 third hole and had nine birdies to reach 15-under 129 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. Nick Watney also shot a 61 in 2012, but that was at a different course with a par of 71. Brendan Steele was second after a 63. First-round leader Scott Piercy followed his opening 62 with a 69 to join Spencer Levin (64) and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (66) at 13 under. Adam Scott was 10 under after a 66. Two-time defending champion Ryan Moore was 8 under after a 69. David Lingmerth (Arkansas Razorbacks) had eight birdies and one bogey for a 7-under 65 and a two-round total of 138.

South Korea’s Sei Young Kim took advantage of Chinese teen Lin Xi-yu’s wind-blown collapse to take the lead Friday in the Blue Bay LPGA. Kim made a 3-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th for an even-par 72 in difficult conditions

along the South China Sea at Jian Lake Blue Bay at Hainan Island, China. Kim, 22, had a 2-under 142 total. Lin, 19, opened with a 67 to take the first-round lead and was 7 under and five strokes ahead after five holes. She bogeyed eight of the last 13 holes for a 77 that left her two strokes behind. Top-ranked Lydia Ko was tied for 47th at 8 over after a 75. Norway’s Suzann Pettersen had the best round of the day, a 3-under 69 to jump from a tie for 22nd to a tie for second at 1 under with Taiwan’s Candie Kung and Americans Ryann O’Toole and Austin Ernst. Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) had two birdies and three bogeys for a 1-over 73 (144) and is tied for sixth place with five others.

South Africa’s Jaco van Zyl held on to the Turkish Airlines Open lead, following his opening 11-under 61 with a 69 at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal at Antalya, Turkey. Van Zyl stretched his lead to seven shots during the second round with five birdies on his first 10 holes. But he then found the water twice for his first two bogeys of the week, letting Englishmen Richard Bland (65) and Chris Wood (66) close within two shots. Van Zyl had a 14-under 130 total. France’s Victor Dubuisson (64) and Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti (66) were 11 under, and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (67) was another stroke back along with France’s Alexander Levy (65). John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) had five birdies and four bogeys for a 1-under 71 and a two-round total of 148.