{
  "id": 18318788,
  "title": "Rory McIlroy hit by two-stroke penalty at Abu Dhabi Golf Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/rory-mcilroy-hit-by-two-stroke-penalty-at-abu-dhabi-golf-championship",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:23:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/11/05/rory-mcilroy-hit-by-two-stroke-penalty-at-abu-dhabi-golf-championship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rory McIlroy accepted a two-stroke penalty at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, following video evidence showing he had improved his lie on the 12th hole. The penalty transformed his round into a two-under-par 70, leaving him tied for 33rd place, alongside Eugenio Chacarra and Patrick Reed. McIlroy revealed he had pressed down grass behind the ball while attempting to gauge the lie after it had fallen into a divot on the previous chip shot. He expressed regret over the incident but emphasized his intent to adhere to the rules. The incident came at the expense of McIlroy's position in the Race to Dubai standings. Francesco Laporta, an Italian golfer, made a remarkable start to the tournament, finishing a stroke under the course record and leading by three strokes.",
  "summary": "Rory McIlroy said he accepted a two-stroke penalty after being shown video evidence of an incident at the end of the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. The penalty was enforced after he was deemed to have improved his lie while scrapping to make a double bogey at the 12th hole at Yas Links. That became a quadruple-bogey eight, when he was shown footage in the recorders area after…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy headline return of Golf Channel Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/scottie-scheffler-rory-mcilroy-headline-return-of-golf-channel-games",
        "published": "2026-11-02T17:22:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "‘I don’t feel there’s any risk’: Rory McIlroy confident in UAE safety ahead of Abu Dhabi Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/i-dont-feel-theres-any-risk-rory-mcilroy-confident-in-uae-safety",
        "published": "2026-11-04T10:53:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "LIV turned professional golf into an 'arms race', says McIlroy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/liv-turned-professional-golf-into-an-arms-race-says-mcilroy",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:16:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Rory McIlroy criticizes LIV for turning pro golf into ‘arms race’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/rory-mcilroy-criticizes-liv-for-turning-pro-golf-into-arms-race",
        "published": "2026-11-05T02:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}