{
  "id": 18416202,
  "title": "Chris Kirk, No. 110 in FEC points, shoots 63 to lead World Wide Technology Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/chris-kirk-no-110-in-fec-points-shoots-63-to-lead-world-wide",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T01:34:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chris-kirk-no-110-fec-013427194.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LOS CABOS, Mexico — Chris Kirk dominated Thursday with a flawless 9-under 63, giving him a one-stroke lead after the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship. The Texas native, ranked 110th in the FedExCup Fall standings, has just three tournaments remaining to secure a full card for 2027. His impressive performance at El Cardonal at Diamante, a Tiger Woods-designed course on the southern tip of Baja California, included putting birdie on every hole except the par-3 second, where he missed his tee shot to the right but still made par after pitching. Kirk's only notable mistake was on the 156-yard 16th hole when he hit a \"little bit of a chunk pull,\" setting up an unlikely birdie on the 70-foot putt over the ridge. Kirk remained humble about his round, stating, \"Just go day by day, shot by shot. I know how cliche that sounds, but there’s not really anything I can do to control like where I finish on a points list. The only thing that I have somewhat of control over is just how I approach each day and how I look at each shot. Just trying to keep it as simple as that.\"",
  "summary": "Chris Kirk was practically flawless Thursday by hitting each of the wide fairways and missing only one green on his way to a 9-under 63 for a one-shot lead.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "2026 World Wide Technology Championship Friday tee times: Round 2 groupings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/2026-world-wide-technology-championship-friday-tee-times-round-2",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:40:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}