{
  "id": 11827763,
  "title": "Thitikul takes 3-stroke lead in Hawaii in bid for her 4th LPGA Tour victory of the season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/thitikul-takes-3-stroke-lead-in-hawaii-in-bid-for-her-4th-lpga-tour",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:59:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/thitikul-takes-3-stroke-lead-025913909.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HONOLULU (AP) — Thai LPGA Tour player Jeeno Thitikul is currently leading the LOTTE Championship by three strokes with one round remaining, aiming for her fourth victory of the season. The 23-year-old dropped a shot on the seventh hole, her first bogey of the week, but then went on to score three consecutive birdies on the back nine at Hoakalei Country Club. Thitikul parred the following four holes before birdieing the par-4 17th and par-5 18th holes. She finished the second round at 5-under 67, putting her at 17-under 199 with a round left to play. Polly Mack, tied for the second-round lead with Thitikul, had a 70 to join Ina Yoon at 14-under. Yoon shot 69, while Maja Stark (67) and Carolina Melgrati (70) were also at 13-under. Lilia Vu (66) trailed by a stroke with Miyu Yamashita (69) and Michelle Zhang (70). The tournament is set to lead into a month of Asian events, beginning with the Buick LPGA Shanghai on October 15-18.",
  "summary": "HONOLULU (AP) — Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand took a three-stroke lead on a windy Saturday in the LOTTE Championship in a bid for her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the season.After dropping a shot on the par-4 seventh with her first bogey of the week, Thitikul had three straight birdies to start the back nine at Hoakalei Country Club.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Austin Smotherman holds one-shot lead in Utah and goes after his first PGA Tour title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/austin-smotherman-holds-one-shot-lead-in-utah-and-goes-after-his-11808746",
        "published": "2026-10-04T00:57:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Austin Smotherman holds one-shot lead in Utah and goes after his first PGA Tour title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/austin-smotherman-holds-one-shot-lead-in-utah-and-goes-after-his",
        "published": "2026-10-04T00:57:29.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}