Piercy ties career best with 62, leads CIMB by three

Scott Piercy set a torrid pace at the CIMB Classic, opening in 10-under 62. He holds the top spot by three shots over Hideki Matsuyama through Round 1 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malyasia.

Leaderboard: Piercy (-10), Matsuyama (-7), Jason Gore (-6), Alex Cejka (-6), Cameron Smith (-6), Charles Howell III (-6), Keegan Bradley (-6). Click here for full-field scores.

What it means: That we are in for another Malaysian shootout. The average winning score in the previous five CIMB Classics is nearly 19 under. Piercy is better than half-way there through 18 holes. However, don’t expect it to be a runaway victory. Last year’s edition is the only one that wasn’t decided by one…