Quick, turn the channel on now! If you are up way late or up really early there is a chance you may catch live golf this week — including Tiger Woods and Jason Dufner — at the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (I was wondering why big media hitters like Alan Shipnuck were in China this week.) It might not be an official season event (it is sanctioned) but with a $6.1 million purse and $1.3 million to the winner, yeah you’ll get a lot of guys on long plane rides. And the Tour gets exposure in China, where as you can expect there is a lot of golf gear to sell. Win-win. So who will win? Who knows, here’s a link to the field. And remember, it’s live on the Golf Channel every day this weekend from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Eastern. Think I’ll go catch up on Tiger’s short game before I turn in here on the West Coast, Wednesday evening.
CIMB CLASSIC
(all times Eastern)
TV COVERAGE
Thursday, Oct. 25 — Golf Channel, 1 a.m. — 4 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 26 — Golf Channel, 1 a.m. — 4 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27 — Golf Channel, 1 a.m. — 4 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28 — Golf Channel, 1 a.m. — 4 a.m.
FACEBOOK PAGE
CIMB Classic is on Facebook.
TOP TWITTER FEEDS TO FOLLOW
Geoff Shackelford — well known golf writer. If you’re not following Geoff you are missing the online boat.
Golf Channel — official Golf Channel feed
@PGATOUR — official PGA Twitter feed
@StephanieWei — great golf writer who is a Twitter fiend.
Doug Ferguson is the lead golf writer for AP. Good Twitter insights that often aren’t part of your wire-service lead.
WHAT’S THE COURSE LIKE?
Here’s the deets on the The Mines Resort & Golf Club.
WHO WON THIS THING LAST TIME?
Bo Van Pelt.
