European Tour Fantasy Golf Predictions – 2018 Maybank Championship

2018 Maybank Championship Fantasy Preview

After the roaring success of the Desert Swing, the European Tour heads south for a few weeks with this, the Maybank Championship, from Kuala Lumpur.

Haotong Li has barely had enough time to apply the first coat of polish to his Dubai Desert Classic trophy yet, but he will make the trip to Malaysia alongside the likes of Henrik Stenson, Bernd Wiesberger, Alexander Levy and a multitude of Asian talents.

We have been trumpeting Li for quite some time now, but you suspect the nature of last week’s win in the desert may just be the catalyst that sends his career skywards. Firstly, he saw off the challenge of Rory McIlroy in a thrilling head-to-head battle. And secondly it’s his first career title outside of his native China….who knows how many more will follow?

This week’s test, Saujana G&CC, will play rather differently. In a stark contrast to the windy and dusty set up in Dubai, the conditions in Kuala Lumpur are rather more humid and breeze-free. It’s a hot and sticky place to play your golf, and not all will thrive in the heat.

That said, the leaderboard of tis event 12 months ago was packed with traditional European Tour stalwarts, and one of them – David Lipsky – must have thought he was about to claim his second European Tour title when powering ahead on the Sunday.

But Fabrizio Zanotti played the final four holes in -4, including an eagle at the last, to claim his own second title.

With $300,000 up for grabs, this is the biggest prize pool available to European Tour players now until The Masters in April….how’s that for motivation! So who are we drafting to our roster this week? Let’s have a look…

This Week’s Maybank Championship Fantasy Picks & Predictions

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