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  "id": 1387532,
  "title": "Merion's 'magical' U.S. Amateur ended up being about something bigger than golf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/merions-magical-u-s-amateur-ended-up-being-about-something-bigger",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:37:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/news/merions-magical-u-s-amateur-jack-whaley-andy-whaley/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a U.S. Amateur week all about the magic and mystique of Merion, Jack Whaley's improbable win made it about something bigger. The post Merion’s ‘magical’ U.S. Amateur ended up being about something bigger than golf appeared first on Golf .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Jack Whaley of England holds off Jay Leng Jr. to win U.S. Amateur at Merion Golf Club",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/jack-whaley-of-england-holds-off-jay-leng-jr-to-win-u-s-amateur-at-1361817",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:00:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jack Whaley of England holds off Jay Leng Jr. to win U.S. Amateur at Merion Golf Club",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/jack-whaley-of-england-holds-off-jay-leng-jr-to-win-u-s-amateur-at",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:05:22.000Z"
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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."
}