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.

Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green

  1. Henrik Stenson 1.775
  2. Hideki Matsuyama 1.338
  3. Paul Casey 1.143
  4. Sergio Garcia 1.061
  5. Keegan Bradley 1.022

Driving Accuracy

  1. Colt Knost 71.24%
  2. Jerry Kelly 70.45%
  3. Ryan Moore 70.05%
  4. Henrik Stenson 69.91%
  5. Spencer Levin 69.09%

GIR

  1. Henrik Stenson 73.52%
  2. Jim Herman 73.23%
  3. Stewart Cink 72.94%
  4. Paul Casey 72.36%
  5. Russell Knox 70.83%

Birdie or Better %

  1. Justin Thomas 23.90%
  2. Hideki Matsuyama 23.44%
  3. Tony Finau 23.43%
  4. Henrik Stenson 22.96%
  5. Brendan Steele 22.75%

Par 4 Scoring Average

  1. Henrik Stenson 3.96
  2. Hideki Matsuyama 3.96
  3. Russell Knox 3.98
  4. Paul Casey 3.99
  5. 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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