JEJU, South Korea: World No.4 Justin Thomas brushed off a shaky start to fire a superb nine-under par 63 and take a three-shot lead after the first round of the CJ Cup Thursday.

US PGA Championship winner Thomas is three strokes clear of five players on six-under 66 — Malaysia’s Gavin Green, the US trio of Chez Reavie, Scott Brown and Patrick Reed, and Australia’s Marc Leishman.

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