Thomas (63) jumps out to 3-shot lead

Justin Thomas shot a 9-under-par 63 to take a three-shot lead after the first round of the inaugural cJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Here's how things stand after 18 holes in the first PGA Tour event in South Korea:

Leaderboard: Justin Thomas (-9), Chez Reavie (-6), Gavin Green (-6), Scott Brown (-6), Marc Leishman (-6), Patrick Reed (-6)

What it means: After finishing T-17 while trying for a three-peat in last week's CIMB Classic, Thomas is back to the form that made him last season's FedExCup champion and PGA Tour player of the year.

Round of the day: Starting on the back nine, Thomas bogeyed his first hole and parred his second. From Nos. 12-18, however, he went eagle, par, birdie, birdie, birdie,…