{
  "id": 18737816,
  "title": "Jon Rahm leads Abu Dhabi Golf Championship but Rory McIlroy still chasing hard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/jon-rahm-leads-abu-dhabi-golf-championship-but-rory-mcilroy-still-18737816",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T14:52:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/11/07/jon-rahm-leads-abu-dhabi-golf-championship-but-rory-mcilroy-still-chasing-hard/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Jon Rahm currently holds the lead with a score of 18-under par after three rounds. Despite the participation of 11 leading players, the leaderboard remains impressive. Rory McIlroy, who has struggled to win at Yas Links in his previous visits, trails by two shots. McIlroy, along with Adam Scott and Tyrrell Hatton, are within one stroke of the leader. Rahm expressed his desire to win his second title in Abu Dhabi during his debut, while McIlroy aims to secure his first victory in the Rolex Series.",
  "summary": "One celebrated former world No 1 who is having his 15th crack at winning in Abu Dhabi will try to hunt down another who is on his first visit to the capital at Yas Links on Sunday. Judging by Jon Rahm’s first trip round the course on the shores of the Arabian Gulf, local knowledge is overrated. After three rounds of his debut at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, the Spaniard holds the lead on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Jon Rahm shoots 66 to lead by one in Abu Dhabi after three rounds. Rory McIlroy 2 shots back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/jon-rahm-shoots-66-to-lead-by-one-in-abu-dhabi-after-three-rounds",
        "published": "2026-11-07T13:38:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jon Rahm shoots 66 to lead by one in Abu Dhabi after three rounds. Rory McIlroy 2 shots back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/jon-rahm-shoots-66-to-lead-by-one-in-abu-dhabi-after-three-rounds-18725335",
        "published": "2026-11-07T13:40:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Rahm edges ahead of Hatton & McIlroy in Abu Dhabi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/rahm-edges-ahead-of-hatton-mcilroy-in-abu-dhabi",
        "published": "2026-11-07T14:36:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}