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Players to win the CIMB Classic in back-to-back seasons since the tournament became an official FedExCup event in the 2013-14 season — Ryan Moore in 2013 and 2014 and Justin Thomas in 2015 and 2016. Pat Perez is looking to become the third consecutive two-time defending champion. Perez won last year’s tournament by four shots over Keegan Bradley with rounds of 66-65-64-69.

Tee times

A trio of CIMB Classic winners — defending champion Perez, 2015-16 winner Thomas and 2013-14 champion Moore — headline first-round coverage on Golf Channel (9:50 p.m. ET Wednesday). Kevin Tway, who won his first PGA Tour title in last weekend’s Safeway Open, is out with 2014 FedExCup champion Billy Horschel and 2017 Players champion Si Woo Kim (9:40 p.m.)

FedExCup

Tway won the Safeway Open, the first tournament of the 2018-19 season, to earn trips to the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the Masters and to the top of the FedExCup standings. There are 41 regular-season events, followed by three playoff events. Justin Rose is the defending champion.

1. Kevin Tway ....................................... 500

T2. Ryan Moore .................................. 245

T2. Brandt Snedeker ......................... 245

T4. Aaron Baddeley ........................... 104

T4. Sungjae Im .................................... 104

T4. Troy Merritt ................................... 104

T4. Sam Ryder ..................................... 104

9. J.B. Holmes ....................................... 80

T10. Danny Lee ..................................... 68

T10. Chase Wright ................................ 68

T10. Jim Knous ...................................... 68