Wyndham Championship, Round 1: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

On October 1, Titleist is releasing new EXP-01 golf balls as part of its new Titleist EXP Project, which will allow retail consumers to try an all-new golf ball and provide their feedback directly to the company as part of its R&D (Research and Development) process. A one-time limited run of EXP-01 golf balls will be available in retail shops for $39.99 per dozen in the United States and Canada on October 1, and the golf balls will be sold on titleist.com “until supplies last,â€� according to the company. During its extensive research and development process, Titleist’s R&D team — comprised of more than 75 experts in various fields ranging from chemical engineers to aerodynamics physicists – develops different golf ball concepts in the hopes to improve golfers’ games in one way or the other. Some concepts get left on the cutting room floor, some make it to retail, and some prototypes make it out onto the PGA TOUR as Custom Performance Options. This new EXP-01 golf ball from Titleist is still in the early stages of the R&D process, according to the company, but Titleist is making the golf ball available to the public for feedback. “The EXP Project invites golfers into the early stages of our R&D process, and allows us to broadly test experimental materials, constructions and processes that could be integrated into any segment of our golf ball line,â€� said Michael Mahoney, Vice President of Titleist Golf Ball Marketing, in a press release. “EXP-01 is truly an exploratory product and there’s no better way to evaluate our progress than getting it into the hands of dedicated golfers.â€� As for the design itself, the multilayer EXP-01 golf balls, with 346 dimples, have prototype urethane covers that Titleist says enhances short game spin. They also have high-speed core constructions and a “specialized casing layerâ€� that’s designed for low spin on long game shots in order to produce “great distance and tight dispersion.â€� On the inside cover of the EXP-01 packaging, there’s a piece of paper that encourages consumers to provide feedback – both positive and negative — on the new golf ball through an online survey.

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How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated after each round. Adding to the challenge is that every golfer can be used only three times per each of four Segments. Aside from the experts below, Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton breaks down the field at this year’s the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in this week’s edition of the Power Rankings. For more fantasy, check out Rookie Ranking, Qualifiers and Reshuffle. RELATED: Play Pick ‘Em Live THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN OUR EXPERTS? The PGA TOUR Experts league is once again open to the public. You can play our free fantasy game and see how you measure up against our experts below. Joining the league is simple. Just click here to sign up or log in. Once you create a team, click the “LEAGUES” tab. Then click on “FEATURED,” and then on the PGA TOUR Experts league that populates. SEASON SEGMENT

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How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated after each round. Adding to the challenge is that every golfer can be used only three time per each of four Segments. The first fantasy golf game to utilize live ShotLink data, PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO allows you to see scores update live during competition. To learn more or sign up click here. MORE FANTASY: Power Rankings | The Confidence Factor CDW, an official partner of the PGA TOUR, offers its weekly fantasy selection. Here’s this week’s “Data-Driven Decision.” The computer selected Par 4 scoring, birdie or better conversion and bogey avoidance as the three most important statistics this week. After calculating this season’s ranks in those categories of every player in the field, the computer made the following prediction for this week’s winner. THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN OUR EXPERTS? The PGA TOUR Experts league is once again open to the public. You can play our free fantasy game and see how you measure up against our experts below. Joining the league is simple. Just click here to sign up or log in. Once you create your team, click the “Leagues” tab and search for “PGA TOUR Experts.” After that? Pick your players and start talking smack.

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