Justin Thomas Currently Runway Favourite To Win CIMB Classic
Published on October 9th, 2018 5:37 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
All of the major tournaments are behind us and the season has essentially come to a close, but that doesn't mean that the golfing action is going to be ending anytime soon.
This upcoming weekend, for instance, there are two major golf tournaments - the British Masters and the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur.
The tournament, which is hosted at the West Course at the TPC Kuala Lumpur, has a total prize pool of $7,000,000, which certainly makes it worth the while of players such as Justin Thomas, who will be participating in the event.
Justin Thomas has won this tournament a total of two times, with his most recent victory coming in 2016. Given the success that he has enjoyed in this tournament, there should be no surprise that Thomas is returning to try to claim his third title.
This tournament matters, as it is considered to be part of the PGA Tour and participants will accrue valuable FedEx Cup points.
The course is a Par 72 and is 7,005 yards in length. As mentioned, the prize pool is 7 million USD.
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Let's take a look at the players with the ten best odds of winning this tournament, starting with Justin Thomas, who is the odds-on favourite to win:
Justin Thomas, 5.50
Ryan Moore, 15.00
Billy Horschel, 15.00
Paul Casey, 17.00
Xander Schauffele, 17.00
Marc Leishman, 21.00
Keegan Bradley, 23.00
Gary Woodland, 23.00
Rafa Cabrera Bello, 29.00
Kyle Stanley, 31.00
Odds Courtesy of Bet365
Time Stamp: October 9th, 2018 5:19 pm EST
Odds Subject to Change
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As you can see, this is a pretty top-heavy tournament, with Justin Thomas clearly the most talented player in the tournament.
Other notable names in this event include the likes of Brandt Snedeker, Stewart Cink and Davis Love III, just to name a few.