22nd Oct 2013 | CIMB Classic
CIMB Classic Tips: Jeff Overton
Started the new season with two top-20 finishes and has a good record on paspalum greens. Runner-up in 2011.
Jeff Overton is still looking for his first PGA Tour win in 215 starts but given his current form, it could come in this week’s CIMB Classic.
In a reduced field with no cut, his chances automatically increase because he has fewer players to beat but he also arrives in excellent form. Consecutive top-20 finishes means he has already matched last season’s total just two weeks into the embryonic 2013-14 season.
Although this will be the first time Overton has played the Kuala Lumpur course, he’s proven capable of replicating his form in foreign conditions. He was runner-up in the 2011 CIMB Classic and finished T16 last year.
The seashore paspalum greens shouldn’t pose a problem either. The same grass is used at the Puerto Rico Open, a tournament where Overton has enjoyed three top-15 finishes in his last three starts.
The CIMB Classic could be where Jeff Overton gains his long overdue win and at 50/1 (Boylesports) he has an each-way chance with ¼ odds for a top-5 finish.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 15:12 22nd Oct, 2013 but subject to change