The PGA Tour is two events into its new season, and now it’s taking a two-week Asian detour for a pair of limited-field events, starting this week in Malaysia with the CIMB Classic at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.
Ryan Moore is the two-time defending champion in the 78-player event, but he isn’t the best player in the field this week.
Here are our top five players for this week:
1. Henrik Stenson — The Swede has never played in this event, but that doesn’t mean a whole lot considering his recent form, including three runner-up finishes in the four FedEx Cup playoff events. He’s hot.
2. Kevin Na — At some point, Na has to nod off, but he’s been second in his last two starts. It’s hard to argue with the results. The time change could be an issue coming from Las Vegas, but he was T-2 here last year.
3. Patrick Reed — We like Reed here for a couple of reasons. He finished T-3 at the Hong Kong Open last week on the European Tour, so he’s also already on time. He was T-26 here last year.
4. Ryan Moore — The two-time defending champion here is off to an OK start on the new season, with a T-10 at Frys on the back of a solid weekend and a T-43 in a home game in Vegas.
5. Branden Grace — Now a PGA Tour member, Grace makes his debut after a historic, undefeated performance at the Presidents Cup. Seems likely to continue the good play.
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