BlogCIMB Classic Preview and Picks

CIMB Classic

Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2014

Kuala Lumpur Golf & C.C.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Par: 72 / Yardage:

Purse: $7,000,000

with $1,260,000 to the winner

Defending Champion:
Ryan Moore

by Ed Pattermann

E-mail me at:
ed@golfstats.com

Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:

Who’s Hot in the field for the CIMB Classic

Player McGladrey Classic Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Frys.com Open Tour Championship
Hideki Matsuyama
(144 pts)
DNP T10
(40)
T3
(90)
22
(14)
Brendon De Jonge
(127 pts)
T2
(100)
T42
(8)
T31
(19)
DNP
Sang-Moon Bae
(122 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
Win
(132)
DNP
Will MacKenzie
(100 pts)
T2
(100)
DNP DNP DNP
Kevin Streelman
(90 pts)
DNP 2
(100)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Steven Bowditch
(90 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
2
(100)
DNP
Retief Goosen
(80 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
T3
(90)
DNP
David Lingmerth
(59 pts)
T14
(36)
CUT
(-10)
T17
(33)
DNP
Billy Horschel
(56 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP Win
(66)
Ryo Ishikawa
(53 pts)
DNP T28
(22)
T19
(31)
DNP
Robert Allenby
(49 pts)
T41
(9)
CUT
(-10)
T8
(50)
DNP
John Senden
(44 pts)
DNP T18
(32)
DNP 26
(12)
Kevin Chappell
(40 pts)
T8
(50)
DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP
Lee Westwood
(38 pts)
DNP DNP T12
(38)
DNP
Stewart Cink
(35 pts)
T32
(18)
T33
(17)
DNP DNP
Carlos Ortiz
(32 pts)
DNP T18
(32)
T57
(0)
DNP
Scott Stallings
(29 pts)
DNP DNP T21
(29)
DNP
Sergio Garcia
(22.5 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T9
(22.5)
Gary Woodland
(22.5 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T9
(22.5)
Rory Sabbatini
(18 pts)
T22
(28)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP
Patrick Reed
(15.5 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T19
(15.5)
James Hahn
(13 pts)
T17
(33)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Jeff Overton
(11 pts)
T48
(2)
CUT
(-10)
T31
(19)
DNP
Graham Delaet
(11 pts)
DNP DNP T39
(11)
DNP
Kevin Na
(10.5 pts)
DNP WD
(-5)
DNP T19
(15.5)

How Player Rankings are Computed

Who’s Not Hot in the field for the CIMB Classic

Player McGladrey Classic Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Frys.com Open Tour Championship
Heath Slocum
(-30 pts)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Brian Stuard
(-30 pts)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Brian Davis
(-20 pts)
T73
(0)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Ricky Barnes
(-20 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Jhonattan Vegas
(-20 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Billy Hurley III
(-20 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Pat Perez
(-20 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Michael Putnam
(-20 pts)
DNP CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
DNP
Danny Lee
(-16 pts)
CUT
(-10)
CUT
(-10)
T46
(4)
DNP
Tim Wilkinson
(-15 pts)
DQ
(-5)
CUT
(-10)
T65
(0)
DNP

How Player Rankings are Computed

Sal is out this week, so Ed is filling in.

Only the second year of this year, so hard to see and trends. Last years winner Ryan Moore was coming off a good season on the PGA TOUR, so like most weeks, look for players playing well coming into this tournament. We also favor players who have good international experience and success.

Who to watch for at the CIMB Classic

Best Bets:

Gary Woodland

2014 ’13
2
More info: Played well here last year.

Full CIMB Classic RecordFull 8 year glance at his record

Sang-Moon Bae

2014 ’13
T68

Billy Horschel

2014 ’13
T11
More info: Hottest golfer on tour at the end of the 2013-2014 season.

Full CIMB Classic RecordFull 8 year glance at his record

Best of the rest:

Hideki Matsuyama

2014 ’13
T25
More info: Played well here last year.

Full CIMB Classic RecordFull 8 year glance at his record

Brendon de Jonge

2014 ’13
T53

Stewart Cink

2014 ’13
T11
More info: Been showing good form as of late.

Full CIMB Classic RecordFull 8 year glance at his record

Solid contenders

Sergio Garcia

2014 ’13
T11

Patrick Reed

2014 ’13
T40

Long shots that could come through:

Lee Westwood

2014 ’13
First time playing in this event

Jason Dufner

2014 ’13
First time playing in this event

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