Leishman runs away from the field in Malaysia

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It took Marc Leishman a little over an hour to turn a three-man race into a runaway victory at the CIMB Classic.

Leishman started the final round in Kuala Lumpur tied for the lead with Shubankhar Sharma and Gary Woodland, with a chase pack close behind. But after birdies on four of his first five holes, the Aussie left the field in his dust en route to a closing 65 and his fourth career PGA Tour win.

"On Tuesday I got here and I thought I was going to have to call Callaway and get them to leave some more golf balls in my locker, I was hitting my driver a bit sideways," Leishman told reporters. "Sorted that out, and this is the result."

Now with three trophies on his mantle since…