This is the Daily Overlay PGA Expert Consensus. We crowdsource expert opinions and condense them down into a simple, easy to use article. If you want to do a little research of your own, we’ve got you covered with recommended stats to target. Click on a stat title below and the full leaderboard for that category will pop-up. Dig a little deeper and find some sleepers of your own. If you’re short for time, no worries. Scroll down and you’ll find a list of names that experts think you should be playing this week; ranked by frequency of suggestion.
Course: West Course at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Yardage: 6,996
Par: 72
Defending Champion: Ryan Moore (2014 results)
*****RECOMMENDED STATS TO TARGET*****
Using 2014-15 numbers for the wraparound season.
- Henrik Stenson 1.775
- Hideki Matsuyama 1.338
- Paul Casey 1.143
- Sergio Garcia 1.061
- Keegan Bradley 1.022
- Colt Knost 71.24%
- Jerry Kelly 70.45%
- Ryan Moore 70.05%
- Henrik Stenson 69.91%
- Spencer Levin 69.09%
- Henrik Stenson 73.52%
- Jim Herman 73.23%
- Stewart Cink 72.94%
- Paul Casey 72.36%
- Russell Knox 70.83%
- Justin Thomas 23.90%
- Hideki Matsuyama 23.44%
- Tony Finau 23.43%
- Henrik Stenson 22.96%
- Brendan Steele 22.75%
- Henrik Stenson 3.96
- Hideki Matsuyama 3.96
- Russell Knox 3.98
- Paul Casey 3.99
- Brendan Steele 3.99
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
At the time of this post, 8 experts from our grading pool have made selections for the CIMB Classic. The frequency with which each golfer was suggested will be denoted in parenthesis below.
Highly Touted
Justin Thomas $9,600 (75.0%)
Kevin Na $10,800 (75.0%)
Ryan Moore $9,900 (75.0%)
Recommended
Gary Woodland $8,700 (62.5%)
Henrik Stenson $12,100 (62.5%)
Daniel Summerhays $7,800 (50.0%)
Danny Lee $9,200 (50.0%)
Pat Perez $6,600 (50.0%)
Suggested
Charles Howell III $7,300 (37.5%)
Daniel Berger $8,600 (37.5%)
Harris English $9,100 (37.5%)
Kevin Kisner $8,100 (37.5%)
Nick Watney $7,900 (37.5%)
Patrick Reed $10,100 (37.5%)
Paul Casey $9,500 (37.5%)
Robert Streb $8,200 (37.5%)
Stewart Cink $7,000 (37.5%)
Tony Finau $8,500 (37.5%)
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