Monday, October 9, 2017

CIMB Classic Winners and History

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Co-sponsored by the Asian and PGA TOURS, the CIMB Classic has been played since 2010. As of 2013, it has official money status on the PGA TOUR .

The inaugural edition of the tournament, held in 2010, had a 40 man field consisting of 25 PGA TOUR players, the top ten available from the Asian Tour and five sponsors’ exemptions. In 2013, the field has the top 60 available from the FedEx Cup standings, ten from the Asian Tour and eight sponsors’ exemptions.

The Mines Resort and Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur was the host of the first three events. In 2013 it moves to the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

CIMB Group is a banking and financial services group headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and focusing on the ASEAN nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The company has a market capitalization of approximately USD 18.4 billion as at 31 Jul 2013 and over 42,000 employees located in 17 countries.

A list of CIMB Classic past winners is below.

Year (Calendar) Asian/ PGA Tour Season Winner Country Score To par Margin Of Victory
CIMB Classic
2017 2017/2018
2016 2017/2017 Justin Thomas (2) United States 265 -23 3 strokes
2015 2015/2016 Justin Thomas United States 262 -26 1 stroke
2014 2014/2015 Ryan Moore (2)  United States 271 -17 3 strokes
2013 2013/2014 Ryan Moore  United States 274 -14 Playoff
2012 2012/2012 Nick Watney  United States 262 -22 1 stroke
CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia
2011 2011/2011 Bo Van Pelt  United States 261 -23 1 stroke
2010 2010/2010 Ben Crane  United States 266 -18 1 stroke

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