The PGA Tour is making the smooth transition from Sea Island, Ga., to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this week as the CIMB Classic gets underway on Wednesday night.

Let's take a look at the festivities:

What: CIMB Classic
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
When: Oct. 29 - Nov. 1
How to watch: Golf Channel (11 p.m. - 3 a.m. ET all four days)

Participants and odds

Sergio Garcia: 10-1
Hideki Matsuyama: 14-1
Lee Westwood: 14-1
Billy Horschel: 16-1
Charl Schwartzel: 16-1
Gary Woodland: 16-1
Jason Dufner: 20-1
Patrick Reed: 20-1 

Field strength: C-minus

This is a slightly better field than some of the others this fall as I think the smaller tournament and international allure attracts some bigger names. Still, it's absent some of the top-tier players that will tee off at the WGC event next week in China.

Story to watch: Billy Horschel is looking to defend his FedEx Cup title, telling the New York Times that he has one goal for the 2014-15 season.

"I want to be the first guy to defend the FedExCup," Horschel said. "No one has been able to do it. There's only been one guy to win two FedExCups and that's a guy by the name of Tiger Woods, he's not too bad. But I want to be the first guy to defend the FedExCup. That would be an unbelievable thing to do."

A win in Malaysia would have him off to a great start.

Can Billy Horschel defend his FedEx Cup title? (Getty Images)
Can Billy Horschel defend his FedEx Cup title? (Getty Images)

Past winners

2013: Ryan Moore
2012: Nick Watney
2011: Bo Van Pelt
2010: Ben Crane

Every CIMB Classic has either been decided by one stroke or in a playoff, so if anything we should be in for a great finish in the middle of the night on Saturday evening.

Let's pick this 78-man field.

Expert picks 

PlayerGradeAnalysis
Winner Gary Woodland lost in a playoff last season to Ryan Moore at this tournament. At 16-1, he doesn't have a great number but with a weaker field you could certainly make worse bets. This is his first tournament of the new season  Odds: 16-1
Top 10 Sergio Garcia is the only golfer in this tournament ranked in the world top 12 and is the heavy favorite (as he should be). Garcia finished T11 here last season and I'd expect much of the same this year. Odds: 10-1
Sleeper I'm intrigued by Jhonattan Vegas. He's missed the cut in each of his first two tournaments this season but finished top 10 in two of his last five tournaments last season. Finished T23 here in 2011. Odds: 150-1

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