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  "id": 10329673,
  "title": "Japan’s Nishimura goes wire-to-wire for first LPGA win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/japans-nishimura-goes-wire-to-wire-for-first-lpga-win-10329673",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:43:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/28/japan-s-nishimura-goes-wire-to-wire-for-first-lpga-win"
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  "account": "Yuna Nishimura of Japan secured her maiden LPGA title at the NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday, clinching victory in wire-to-wire fashion at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas. The 26-year-old, who boasts six wins on her home tour, achieved her maiden top-10 finish outside of pairs events following her missed cuts in the previous six starts. Nishimura posted back-to-back 63s to hold a five-stroke lead, finishing with five birdies, two bogeys and an eagle to tally 21-under 192. Describing the victory, Nishimura stated, \"A five-shot lead is a pretty tough situation but I believed in myself and just kept going until the end.\" This win marks the third LPGA maiden triumph of the season for Nishimura and the 24th LPGA victory for a Japanese player. Sharing second place at 197 were Japan's Aki Iwai, South Korea's Chun In-gee, and Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen. Iwai recorded a closing 62 with five consecutive birdies.",
  "summary": "Yuna Nishimura became the third first-time LPGA winner of the season and the 24th Japanese player to claim an LPGA victory.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Yuna Nishimura of Japan wins by 5 shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/yuna-nishimura-of-japan-wins-by-5-shots-in-arkansas-for-her-first",
        "published": "2026-09-27T22:02:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Japan's Nishimura goes wire-to-wire for first LPGA win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/japans-nishimura-goes-wire-to-wire-for-first-lpga-win",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:22:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan’s Nishimura goes wire-to-wire for first LPGA win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/japans-nishimura-goes-wire-to-wire-for-first-lpga-win-10332950",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:43:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan's Nishimura goes wire-to-wire for first LPGA win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/japans-nishimura-goes-wire-to-wire-for-first-lpga-win-10336112",
        "published": "2026-09-28T01:53:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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