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Feeling The Heat In Malaysia
By Scott MacLeod, via www.flagstick.com – Any share of the $6 million purse won’t jump you up the PGA Tour money list but the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia still has the endorsement of the world’s biggest professional golf tour and the hype to match.
There is strange compendium of golfers on hand this week in Malaysia and the eclectic field of 40 should make the first PGA Tour co-sanctioned event in Southeast Asia quite a show.
In temperatures north of 90 degrees with humidity only taking the effect to a higher level, things could get warm around The Mines Resort & Golf Club; and a few players are hoping it also warms up their games as they prepare for next week’s World Golf Championships – HSBC Champions to be played in Shanghai.
With this tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, Asian Tour, and the Professional Golf Association of Malaysia (PGAM) the result is a tournament that mixes a wide variety of players all the way from World #8 Ranked Player Luke Donald to the players that few western golf fans would know about (but should) like the Asian Tour’s #1 player, teen sensation Noh Seung-yul.
The 40-player field features the top 25 (and then top available players) from the final FedExCup standings, top 10 from the 2010 Asian Tour Order of Merit, as well as five sponsor exemptions. Thirteen players that competed at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola are in the field.
Besides Donald, there is no shortage of high-wattage stars on hand in Malaysia seeking the $1 million first prize. Add to that list the likes of Players Champion Tim Clark, recent PGA Grand Slam winner Ernie Els, always popular Adam Scott and Retief Goosen.
From an American angle you can look to Ryan Palmer, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Moore, and Bill Haas, as standouts.
Putting up the defense from the Asian contingent will be the likes of 3-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner, Thongchai Jaidee, and 2009 U.S. PGA Champion, Y.E. Yang.
The highly polished MINES Golf Club, while an appropriate venue as the premier luxurious golf destination in Malaysia, will likely end up a little battered this week. At less than 7,000 yards and with the ball flying in the heat it should serve up a short game contest where under par scoring is the norm each of the four tournament rounds.
Look to hole #15 for excitement during Golf Channel programming each evening. At 292 yards this par four will tempt many players to drive the green off the tee but can still prove tricky even with a conservative line of play due to the relatively small size of the putting surface.
It will be tough to have an early pick with this field since it should be quite a shootout right to the end. You’ll likely need 20 birdies on your card over this week to have a chance. And in looking on this 40-man field there are plenty of guys not only capable, but willing, to take it deep in the heat of Malaysia.
This report provided to GolfWRX.com by Canada's Flagstick Golf Magazine (www.flagstick.com)
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
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- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
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WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
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