PGA First Look: CIMB Classic
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CIMB Classic Preview
Brendan Steele took down the first event of the PGA Tour season with comeback win at the Safeway Open. The tour now heads to Malaysia for the CIMB Classic. This is always a fun event, as the timing difference allows us to get our golf sweat in late at night rather than early in the morning. Make sure to finalize your rosters before you go to sleep Wednesday night. There are 78 golfers in the field and with this being a no cut event, we may want to employ more of a stars and scrubs approach since every golfer is guaranteed to play all four rounds (barring a WD of course).
This event has switched venues over the years, but this is the fourth season in a row that it will be held at the TPC Kuala Lumpur (formerly called the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club). This is a Par 72 that measures 6,951 yards. It is one of the shortest courses that golfers will see all season and in the past, it has been a birdie fest. In his win last season, Justin Thomas was 26-under par. Ryan Moore claimed his two titles with scores of 17-under and 14-under. This course requires precision off the tee and we will see a lot of the longer hitters club down off the tee. I will be heavily chasing birdie makers and golfers with a great track record at this course. I am also putting a weight on par five scoring since there are four on the scorecard.
Cut Rule: There is no cut this week.
Recent Winners of this Event: Justin Thomas (2015), Ryan Moore (2014), Ryan Moore (2013)
Key Statistics
1) Strokes Gained Tee to Green
2) Strokes Gained Putting
3) Birdie or Better %
4) Par 5 Scoring
5) Driving Accuracy
Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2011-2015)
| Golfer | Salary | OWGR | Odds | + / – | Cuts | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Casey | $11,600 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2/2 | 24 | 37 | 500 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $11,300 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3/3 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| Patrick Reed | $11,200 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3/3 | 10 | 26 | 40 |
| Adam Scott | $10,900 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1/1 | 2 | 500 | 500 |
| Ryan Moore | $10,600 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3/3 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Thomas | $10,400 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| Sergio Garcia | $10,100 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3/3 | 24 | 2 | 11 |
| Kevin Na | $9,900 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 500 |
| Gary Woodland | $9,600 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 3/3 | 56 | 2 | 2 |
| Byeong-Hun An | $9,400 | 39 | 30 | -1 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Rafael Cabrera-Bello | $9,200 | 31 | 33 | -3 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Kevin Chappell | $9,100 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 3/3 | 29 | 13 | 25 |
| Scott Piercy | $8,900 | 34 | 34 | -4 | 1/1 | 7 | 500 | 500 |
| Brendan Steele | $8,800 | 57 | 30 | 1 | 2/2 | 3 | 500 | 25 |
| Emiliano Grillo | $8,600 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Daniel Berger | $8,500 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 1/1 | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Branden Grace | $8,400 | 16 | 38 | -1 | 1/1 | 17 | 500 | 500 |
| Anirban Lahiri | $8,300 | 83 | 48 | -1 | 3/3 | 21 | 52 | 35 |
| Russell Knox | $8,200 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 1/1 | 21 | 500 | 500 |
| Tony Finau | $8,100 | 81 | 50 | 0 | 1/1 | 9 | 500 | 500 |
| Si Woo Kim | $7,900 | 52 | 51 | 0 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Scott Hend | $7,800 | 66 | 73 | -1 | 2/2 | 27 | 500 | 40 |
| Kevin Kisner | $7,700 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 1/1 | 37 | 500 | 500 |
| Keegan Bradley | $7,600 | 118 | 85 | -1 | 2/2 | 47 | 500 | 10 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | $7,500 | 76 | 87 | -3 | 1/1 | 500 | 26 | 500 |
| Ryo Ishikawa | $7,500 | 102 | 81 | 1 | 2/2 | 35 | 26 | 500 |
| Alex Cejka | $7,400 | 132 | 104 | -6 | 1/1 | 17 | 500 | 500 |
| Jamie Lovemark | $7,400 | 95 | 91 | -4 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Younghan Song | $7,300 | 94 | 112 | -6 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Ian Poulter | $7,300 | 139 | 105 | -5 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Harold Varner | $7,300 | 180 | 117 | -10 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Brian Harman | $7,200 | 125 | 90 | 2 | 1/1 | 7 | 500 | 500 |
| James Hahn | $7,200 | 63 | 99 | 0 | 2/2 | 6 | 56 | 500 |
| Soomin Lee | $7,200 | 128 | 140 | -14 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Billy Hurley | $7,100 | 122 | 116 | -3 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Aaron Baddeley | $7,100 | 148 | 143 | -12 | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
| Jeunghun Wang | $7,100 | 91 | 138 | -9 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Marc Leishman | $7,000 | 54 | 86 | 12 | 3/3 | 29 | 39 | 44 |
| Charles Howell | $7,000 | 103 | 86 | 11 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Patrick Rodgers | $7,000 | 130 | 113 | 2 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Daniel Summerhays | $7,000 | 61 | 140 | -7 | 2/2 | 14 | 500 | 53 |
| Jim Herman | $7,000 | 87 | 153 | -12 | 1/1 | 10 | 500 | 500 |
| Smylie Kaufman | $6,900 | 92 | 130 | 1 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Chad Campbell | $6,900 | 194 | 175 | -15 | 1/1 | 29 | 500 | 500 |
| Shih-chang Chan | $6,900 | 177 | 160 | -10 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Ernie Els | $6,900 | 302 | 202 | -21 | 2/2 | 64 | 500 | 47 |
| Miguel Tabuena | $6,900 | 141 | 225 | -24 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Jon Curran | $6,800 | 97 | 157 | -3 | 1/1 | 53 | 500 | 500 |
| Colt Knost | $6,800 | 110 | 213 | -17 | 1/1 | 37 | 500 | 500 |
| Sung Kang | $6,800 | 186 | 196 | -14 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Vijay Singh | $6,800 | 146 | 236 | -22 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Peter Malnati | $6,800 | 265 | 229 | -20 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Danny Lee | $6,700 | 56 | 88 | 24 | 1/1 | WD | 13 | 500 |
| Brian Stuard | $6,700 | 136 | 218 | -13 | 1/1 | 500 | 13 | 500 |
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | $6,700 | 266 | 229 | -15 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Gaganjeet Bhullar | $6,700 | 235 | 279 | -19 | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 33 |
| Pat Perez | $6,700 | 350 | 282 | -20 | 2/2 | 63 | 33 | 500 |
| David Lingmerth | $6,600 | 60 | 119 | 18 | 3/3 | 14 | 39 | 64 |
| John Senden | $6,600 | 116 | 132 | 15 | 2/2 | 37 | 7 | 500 |
| Robert Streb | $6,600 | 85 | 147 | 9 | 1/1 | 53 | 500 | 500 |
| Zac Blair | $6,600 | 242 | 296 | -16 | 1/1 | 43 | 500 | 500 |
| Hudson Swafford | $6,500 | 211 | 114 | 25 | 1/1 | 24 | 500 | 500 |
| David Hearn | $6,500 | 119 | 124 | 21 | 2/2 | 29 | 500 | 68 |
| K.J. Choi | $6,500 | 115 | 168 | 7 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Ricky Barnes | $6,500 | 185 | 193 | 1 | 1/1 | 500 | 65 | 500 |
| Kyle Reifers | $6,400 | 114 | 166 | 12 | 1/1 | 43 | 500 | 500 |
| Marcus Fraser | $6,400 | 99 | 146 | 18 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Spencer Levin | $6,400 | 208 | 200 | 3 | 1/1 | 17 | 500 | 500 |
| Gavin Green | $6,400 | 272 | 564 | -11 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Chez Reavie | $6,300 | 131 | 157 | 19 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Adam Hadwin | $6,300 | 200 | 169 | 13 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Cameron Tringale | $6,300 | 164 | 168 | 15 | 2/2 | 14 | 500 | 73 |
| John Huh | $6,300 | 231 | 184 | 11 | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 53 |
| Derek Fathauer | $6,200 | 248 | 188 | 14 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Brett Stegmaier | $6,200 | 246 | 254 | 3 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Mark Hubbard | $6,200 | 441 | 371 | -1 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Shiv Chawrasia | $6,200 | 295 | 443 | -2 | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Danny Chia | $6,200 | 258 | 689 | -4 | 2/2 | 68 | 65 | 500 |
Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside of the top 25.
Legend
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| + / – | The difference between a golfer’s salary and odds rank. This can help you spot underpriced golfers. |
| OWGR | Official World Golf Ranking |
| Cuts | Cut record of each golfer at this course in the last five seasons. |
| 2013 – 2015 Columns | Course history at this event in the last three seasons. |