One week down. 40-something to go.
After kicking off its 2017-18 season in northern California, the PGA Tour takes its traveling golf circus overseas for a three-tournament Asian Swing.
The first stop in Asia is the CIMB Classic in Malaysia where the newly-minted player of the year Justin Thomas will seek a three-peat at TPC Kuala Lumpur.
And the 24-year-old Kentucky native is a strong favorite to take home CIMB title No. 3, as bookmakers have Thomas listed at 4-1.
Only Japanese superstar Hideki Matsuyama (9-1) has been given better than 10-1 odds. In fact, Englishman Paul Casey (12-1) is the only other player with odds under 25-1.
Ian Poulter, Xander Schauffele, Anirban Lahiri, Charl Schwartzel, and Safeway champ Brendan Steele are all at 25-1. No one else in the field has better than 30-1 odds.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: CIMB Classic
Golf Course: TPC Kuala Lumpur
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Distance: 7055 Yards, Par 72
Purse: $7,000,000
Winner: $1,260,000
Defending Champion: Justin Thomas
ODDS TO WIN: 2017 CIMB CLASSIC
NAME | ODDS |
---|---|
JUSTIN THOMAS | 4-1 |
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA | 9-1 |
PAUL CASEY | 12-1 |
IAN POULTER | 25-1 |
XANDER SCHAUFFELE | 25-1 |
ANIRBAN LAHIRI | 25-1 |
CHARL SCHWARTZEL | 25-1 |
BRENDAN STEELE | 25-1 |
GARY WOODLAND | 30-1 |
PAT PEREZ | 35-1 |
KEVIN NA | 35-1 |
BRANDEN GRACE | 35-1 |
THOMAS PIETERS | 35-1 |
GRAHAM DELAET | 40-1 |
RAFA CABRERA BELLO | 40-1 |
BUD CAULEY | 40-1 |
CHEZ REAVIE | 45-1 |
SCOTT PIERCY | 45-1 |
RUSSELL KNOX | 45-1 |
JASON DUFNER | 50-1 |
KYLE STANLEY | 50-1 |
CAMERON SMITH | 50-1 |
GRAYSON MURRAY | 50-1 |
ADAM HADWIN | 50-1 |
JAMES HAHN | 50-1 |
OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS | 50-1 |
EMILIANO GRILLO | 55-1 |
PETER UIHLEIN | 55-1 |
HAO TONG LI | 60-1 |
LUKE LIST | 65-1 |
JAMIE LOVEMARK | 65-1 |
SI WOO KIM | 70-1 |
HUDSON SWAFFORD | 70-1 |
JHONATTAN VEGAS | 75-1 |
KEEGAN BRADLEY | 75-1 |
HAROLD VARNER III | 75-1 |
GAVIN GREEN | 75-1 |
LUCAS GLOVER | 80-1 |
SCOTT HEND | 80-1 |
CHARLES HOWELL III | 90-1 |
PATRICK RODGERS | 90-1 |
DAVIS LOVE III | 100-1 |
DAVID LIPSKY | 100-1 |
WESLEY BRYAN | 100-1 |
NICK TAYLOR | 110-1 |
KEVIN TWAY | 125-1 |
SUNG KANG | 125-1 |
STEWART CINK | 125-1 |
ROBERT STREB | 125-1 |
RICHY WERENSKI | 125-1 |
DANNY LEE | 140-1 |
SCOTT STALLINGS | 140-1 |
SCOTT BROWN | 140-1 |
MORGAN HOFFMANN | 150-1 |
C.T. PAN | 150-1 |
MARTIN FLORES | 150-1 |
CHAD CAMPBELL | 150-1 |
JIM HERMAN | 150-1 |
WHEE KIM | 175-1 |
CHRIS STROUD | 175-1 |
CAMILO VILLEGAS | 200-1 |
JONAS BLIXT | 225-1 |
MICHAEL KIM | 225-1 |
BEN CRANE | 250-1 |
PHACHARA KHONGWATMAI | 250-1 |
CODY GRIBBLE | 250-1 |
KELLY KRAFT | 250-1 |
PRAYAD MARKSAENG | 275-1 |
D.A. POINTS | 275-1 |
JUVIC PAGUNSAN | 275-1 |
JAZZ JANEWATT | 300-1 |
ROD PAMPLING | 300-1 |
SSP CHAWRASIA | 350-1 |
COLT KNOST | 400-1 |
POOM SAKSANSIN | 400-1 |
RICHARD T. LEE | 500-1 |
NICHOLAS FUNG | 500-1 |
DANNY CHIA | 500-1 |