Maybank Malaysian Open
February 5 – 8, 2015
Kuala Lumpur Golf & C. C.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Par: 72 / Yardage: 6,967
Purse: $3.8 million
with $561,184 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Lee Westwood

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 9 of the top-50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with none in the top-50. Those in the field are: #15 Victor Dubuisson, #20 Graeme McDowell, #30 Lee Westwood, #31 Stephen Gallacher, #37 Thongchai Jaidee, #42 Miguel Angel Jimenez, #47 Danny Willett, #48 Bernd Wiesberger and #50 Marc Warren.
Last year the event only had two top-50 players in the field.
The field includes 12 of the Top-25 on the Race to Dubai standings for 2015. Those players are #7 Marc Warren, #11 Bernd Wiesberger, #12 Andy Sullivan, #15 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, #16 Stephen Gallacher, #17 Miguel Angel Jimenez, #18 Thomas Pieters, #19 Thongchai Jaidee, #23 Eddie Pepperell and #25 Gregory Bourdy.
The field includes nine past champions: Lee Westwood (2014), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2013),Matteo Manassero (2011), Anthony Kang (2009), Arjun Atwal (2003 & ’08), Peter Hedblom (2007), Thongchai Jaidee (2005 & ’04), Alastair Horsey (2002) and Wei Tze Yeh (2000).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Maybank Malaysian Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Maybank Malaysian Open in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Maybank Malaysian Open.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Maybank Malaysian Open
Player | Dubai Desert | Qatar Masters | Abu Dhabi | South African | Nedbank Challenge | Alfred Dunhill | DP World, Dubai | Turkish | WGC-HSBC Champions | BMW Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernd Wiesberger (259.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
3 (90) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
Andy Sullivan (236.83 pts) |
T4 (80) |
T19 (31) |
T57 (0) |
Win (88) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T21 (14.5) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
Marc Warren (155.5 pts) |
T13 (37) |
2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
T39 (3.67) |
DNP | T43 (2.33) |
Victor Dubuisson (151.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T21 (9.67) |
Stephen Gallacher (145.5 pts) |
3 (90) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Emiliano Grillo (142.67 pts) |
T20 (30) |
T5 (70) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 54 (0) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
Eddie Pepperell (127.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
4 (80) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
10 (13.33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
Gregory Bourdy (126 pts) |
T13 (37) |
T5 (70) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP |
Morten Orum Madsen (125.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
CUT (-10) |
T12 (38) |
T41 (6) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | 73 (0) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
Thomas Pieters (116.67 pts) |
T42 (8) |
T38 (12) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thomas Aiken (115.67 pts) |
T9 (45) |
T38 (12) |
CUT (-10) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T36 (7) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Nicolas Colsaerts (108.5 pts) |
T32 (18) |
T13 (37) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
Tyrrell Hatton (97.67 pts) |
T55 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
T19 (10.33) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
Alejandro Canizares (95.67 pts) |
T47 (3) |
8 (50) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
Oliver Fisher (87.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T10 (40) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
Thongchai Jaidee (81.83 pts) |
T35 (15) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
Miguel A. Jimenez (80.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
DNP | T42 (4) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | 77 (0) |
James Morrison (77.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T46 (4) |
T6 (60) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Anders Hansen (75.67 pts) |
T32 (18) |
T19 (31) |
T26 (24) |
T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Lee Westwood (74.5 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T47 (1.5) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Peter Uihlein (65.67 pts) |
T13 (37) |
T58 (0) |
T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP |
Pablo Larrazabal (65.33 pts) |
T20 (30) |
T33 (17) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T16 (17) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
Hennie Otto (63.5 pts) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
T21 (14.5) |
T19 (10.33) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Tommy Fleetwood (60.67 pts) |
T47 (3) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | T12 (19) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Graeme McDowell (57.83 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Maybank Malaysian Open
Player | Dubai Desert | Qatar Masters | Abu Dhabi | South African | Nedbank Challenge | Alfred Dunhill | DP World, Dubai | Turkish | WGC-HSBC Champions | BMW Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marco Crespi (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Richard Finch (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T70 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Graeme Storm (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
Jin Jeong (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matteo Manassero (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 59 (0) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | 76 (0) |
Lucas Bjerregaard (-29.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mikael Lundberg (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Simon Khan (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Simon Dyson (-13 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
Paul Waring (-10 pts) |
T67 (0) |
T70 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Maybank Malaysian Open
Best Bets:
Victor Dubuisson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T11 |
Played great in his two starts at Kuala Lumpur.
(WAS A LAST MINUTE WITHDRAWAL LATE WEDNESDAY DUE TO ILLNESS.)
Lee Westwood
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T42 | WD |
Can see him doing it again, played well at Dubai until the end.
Bernd Wiesberger
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | T33 | T57 | T61 |
Watch Him very carefully, was in the top-six in all three desert events the last month.
Best of the rest:
Pablo Larrazabal
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T6 | T24 | T29 |
Has the power and experience of playing well at Kuala Lumpur.
Andy Sullivan
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 |
Another player doing well right now that has had good experience at Kuala Lumpur.
Stephen Gallacher
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T22 | 2 | T11 | T49 | CUT | T27 |
Finished second in this event in 2012, was 3rd in Dubai so playing well.
Gregory Bourdy
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T11 | T47 | 2 | CUT | T46 | T34 |
Was runner-up in this event in 2011.
Solid contenders
Matteo Manassero
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T31 | T17 | T7 | Win |
Past champion that will be looking to find that Malaysian magic again.
Danny Willett
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T3 | T17 | 6 |
Another of those players to watch, has already visited the winners circle this year.
Thomas Aiken
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 |
Finished T9th in Dubai, was T11th in his only Maybank start in 2013.
Graeme McDowell
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | CUT |
Has the game just hasn’t played well in this event, been seven years since his last start.
Long shots that could come through:
Thongchai Jaidee
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T24 | T33 | CUT | T17 | T7 | T30 | CUT | CUT | 2 | Win | Win | T21 |
Past champion looking to regain some of that lost mojo.
Danny Chia
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T51 | CUT | T41 | T60 | T11 | T41 | CUT | T31 | T28 | CUT | CUT |
Best player in Malaysia has never done well in this event but you never know when he could do well.
Ben Leong
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Another good Malaysia player his only problem is that he has missed the cut in all nine starts in this event, hoping to break the streak on a good note.
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