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Thomas (63) surges to take lead into weekend at CJ Cup

Highlights: Thomas eyes lead early in second round at CJ Cup

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Justin Thomas took a solid opening-round 68 and built on it Friday at the CJ Cup with a bogey-free, 9-under 63 to take a two-shot lead over Danny Lee into the weekend in South Korea. Here's how things played out:

Leaderboard: Justin Thomas (-13), Danny Lee (-11), Ben An (-11), Emiliano Grillo (-9), Jordan Spieth (-9), Cameron Smith (-8), Kyoung-Hoon Lee (-8), Ryan Moore (-8)

What it means: Thomas won this event back in 2017 in a playoff over Marc Leishman, and while there is still two rounds left, he's in position to contend yet again at a course that fits him well.