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Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – 2017 CIMB Classic

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The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for the 2017 CIMB Classic

The 2017 CIMB Classic Fantasy Sleeper Preview

The wraparound season on the PGA TOUR started with less of a bang and more of a shrug of the shoulders last week at the Safeway Open, but nevertheless it was intriguing to watch a few narratives play out.

Brendan Steele confirmed his status as King of Silverado with a successive title victory, and he will look forward to attempting a historic ‘three-peat’ in 12 months’ time in his home state of California.

The likes of Tony Finau and Bud Cauley cemented their status as some of the finest young talents in the game, while Graeme DeLaet edged closer to that so far elusive maiden title.

And we had hinted in our preview that the Web.com Tour guys are the ones to watch at this time of the year, and both Chesson Hadley and Tyler Duncan nearly provided the ultimate evidence of that but just missed out on the trophy. The former in particular impressed with his Friday round of -11.

Unfortunately, we kind of put a pin in US based golf for a while and head overseas for the Asian swing, with Malaysia our first stop this week for the CIMB Classic at TPC Kuala Lumpur.

It might just be about time to call it the Justin Thomas Classic if the FedExCup champ has his way. He has won here for the past two years running, and will be looking to create a slice of history this week with a three-peat of his own.

Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his birdie on the 16th…

Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his birdie on the 16th green during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 24, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

Standing in his way will be a small army of quality golfers, rather than tough conditions. Steele is making the trip to Malaysia, and he will be flanked by the likes of Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey, Charl Schwartzel, and TOUR Championship winner Xander Schauffele.

It’s stormy season in Kuala Lumpur so guess what: thunder, lightning, and heavy rain have all been forecast this week. At a course where the winning score has been -26 and -23 in the past two years, that’s not going to make conditions any more difficult and with soft greens this could become a lift, clean and replace birdie-fest.

That typically favors the in-form and the class acts, which does not necessarily make the task of finding valuable sleeper plays any easier, but nonetheless here are five to get excited about in Malaysia this week:

2017 CIMB Classic Fantasy Sleeper Report

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