{
  "id": 12848576,
  "title": "2026 Baycurrent Classic Thursday tee times: Round 2 groupings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/2026-baycurrent-classic-thursday-tee-times-round-2-groupings",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:53:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/news/2026-baycurrent-classic-thursday-tee-times-round-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 2026 Baycurrent Classic is taking place in Japan at the Yokohama Country Club. Jacob Bridgeman, 26, is leading after the first round with a bogey-free 8-under 63. This score puts him one stroke ahead of England's Jordan Smith and two strokes ahead of Ricky Castillo, Pierceson Coody, and Mac Meissner.\n\nBridgeman's round was not without its challenges, as he admitted to feeling \"a little rusty\" but was able to recover from minor mistakes. He credited his strong putting skills, which have ranked him as the PGA Tour's top putter this season.\n\nThe second round of the tournament is set to take place on Thursday, with Bridgeman, along with other notable golfers such as Max Homa, teeing off. According to Golf.com, the tee times for the second round have been released.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Jacob Bridgeman's fall heater continues, grabs lead at Baycurrent Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/jacob-bridgemans-fall-heater-continues-grabs-lead-at-baycurrent",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:20:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}