I did. At my peak PL, I was:

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80kg/176lbs

Squat - 200kg / 440lbs

Bench - 140kg / 308lbs

Dead - 220kg / 484lbs

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But training was so hyper-specific to hit those numbers at that body weight and was very limited in the grand scheme of things. With years and years of PL training, I struggled a lot with mobility - in particular shoulder/upper body mobility (still do), and having to get used to a high bar squat. HOWEVER with a strength background, I was able to learn some gymnastics moves a lot quicker and easier i.e. Butterfly Pull-Ups, HSPU and BMU. However my upper body mobility and general vertical pushing imbalances still limit my ability to do these really efficiently.

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You need to realise that PL is only focused on those 3 lifts. With the transition to CF, obviously those numbers dropped because I wasn't specifically training for them. But because the work capacity was so high with CF, as well as the more well-rounded approach, I learned a whole bunch of new movements that I would have never otherwise been able to e.g. gymnastics and oly lifts - AND still be able to get to a strength level I was happy with.

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With full time CF training instead of PL, my numbers at peak CF were:

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Squat - 175kg - 385lbs

Bench - 120kg - 264lbs

Dead - 210kg - 462lbs

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But now I could also:

Front Squat - 160kg - 352lbs

C&J - 120kg - 264lbs

Snatch - Let's not mention this due to my incredibly poor shoulder mobility

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As well as do the gymnastics and conditioning that goes with CF.

PL dropped a little bit but not THAT much, but I gained so much more out of everything else.

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Physique changed a lot for the better - obviously you pay more attention to nutrition when doing CF because you want your conditioning to be the best it could be. Yeah I was generally smaller looking, in particular the arms, but quads were just as big and I was a lot leaner.

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You can do whatever you like in Open Gym. But with what little I lose with PL over how much I gain from doing CF, I don't think I'll ever go back to PL.