Leading the early commitments is a trio of players in the top-12 of the Official World Golf Ranking - Henrik Stenson (sixth), Garcia (10th) and Scott (12th).
Stenson, the winner of the 2013 FedExCup, will be making his debut the CIMB Classic for the first time. Garcia will play his third CIMB Classic after tying for second in 2014 while Scott, the 2013 Masters Tournament champion, will make his second appearance at the CIMB Classic.
Other early commitments were also received from South Africa's Branden Grace, Australia's Marc Leishman, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, New Zealand's Danny Lee and India's Lahiri. Also committed for the tournament are Americans Patrick Reed and Jimmy Walker.
Scott, Leishman, Grace, Matsuyama, Lee, Steven Bowditch, and Lahiri will be representing the International Team at the Presidents Cup while Walker, Reed and Chris Kirk will be representing Team USA.
The CIMB Classic 2015, now in its sixth year, will feature a 78-player elite field, comprising 60 players from the PGA TOUR, 10 from the Asian Tour and eight sponsor's exemptions. The PGA TOUR player commitment deadline for the tournament is September 30, 2015.