Pampling wins Boeing Classic, 1st Champions title

The Wells Fargo Championship takes place this year at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. In recent years, it has been played at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club, but that venue is hosting the Presidents Cup in September. Two-time FedExCup winner Rory McIlroy headlines the field as he looks to defend his title from last season. Abraham Ancer returns to both an event (runner-up last season) and golf course (shares the course record) where he has displayed strong form. The winner of the event will pocket 500 FedExCup points. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and newly expanded and extended coverage on ESPN+. Click here for more details. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. ET. Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.–6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) For outside of the U.S., click here for GOLFTV powered by the PGA TOUR PGA TOUR LIVE PGA TOUR Live is available exclusively on ESPN+ • Main Feed: primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course • Marquee Group: new “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group • Featured Groups: traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups • Featured Holes: a combination of par-3s and iconic or pivotal holes FEATURED GROUPS THURSDAY Marquee Group Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Francesco Molinari Featured Groups Tony Finau, Tyrrell Hatton, Sepp Straka Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishman, Corey Conners Featured Holes: No. 3 (par 3), No. 9 (par 3), No. 12 (par 3), No. 17 (par 3) FRIDAY Marquee Group Rickie Fowler, Jason Day, Max Homa Featured Groups Sergio Garcia, Gary Woodland, Luke List Patrick Reed, Paul Casey, Joel Dahmen Featured Holes: No. 3 (par 3), No. 9 (par 3), No. 12 (par 3), No. 17 (par 3) MUST READS The First Look Power Rankings Expert Picks Odom Jr. prepares for first TOUR start Five Things to Know: TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

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Tiger Woods returned to the Anser-style putter head shape he’s used for almost his entire career at the Dell Technologies Championship — only this time around it wasn’t the Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS that played a part in 13 major championship titles. Instead of going back to something familiar, Woods opted to use a TaylorMade TP Black Copper Juno with his first name on the bumper — the same head shape Dustin Johnson currently has in the bag — during the first round on Friday. Woods briefly used a TaylorMade TP Black Copper Ardmore 3 mallet for five starts, beginning with the Quicken Loans National, but struggled on the greens during the first event of the FedExCup Playoffs at THE NORTHERN TRUST, ranking 79th in Strokes Gained: Putting. He lost an average of 1.21 strokes per round with the putter at Ridgewood Country Club and recorded 1.865 putts per green in regulation. Woods’ decision to go back to a head shape he’s had so much success with during his career isn’t all that noteworthy. Tiger Woods is using a TaylorMade TP Black Copper Juno putter. (Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR) What’s interesting about the switch is the fact that Woods’ current 13-club TaylorMade deal doesn’t require him to use one of the company’s putters — meaning he has the freedom to go back to the Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS at any point.  The two questions that needed to be answered when Woods switched to a mallet back in late June was how he would react to using a different head shape in competition, and how he would handle TaylorMade’s red 6061 aluminum and polymer-grooved Pure Roll face insert.  While Woods didn’t take to the mallet shape, he likely found the insert and roll it provided to his liking — Woods used a similar polymetal groove design during his time with Nike — which is why he continued with another head shape in the TP Black Copper line instead of re-inserting his trusty Newport 2 GSS.  PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE: Buy equipment here

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The 2017 Travelers Championship returns to TPC River Highlands, where last year Jim Furyk shot the lowest round in TOUR history, and Russell Knox took home the hardware. Round 1 tee times Round 1 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH PGA TOUR LIVE (7 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET) Featured Groups   Telecast: Golf Channel (3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) Listen: SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio (noon-7 p.m. ET) Notable groups Adam Hadwin, J.J. Henry, Paul Casey 7:40 a.m. Eastern off 1st tee Brian Harman, Jim Furyk, Rory McIlroy 7:50 a.m. Eastern off 10th tee. Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Jason Day 8 a.m. Eastern off 10th tee. Marc Leishman, Bubba Watson, Russell Knox 12:50 p.m. Eastern off 1st tee Wesley Bryan, Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker 1 p.m. Eastern off 1st tee

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