{
  "id": 2681007,
  "title": "Up by 5 in BMW, Wyndham Clark knows how nervy it is to hold big leads on Sunday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/up-by-5-in-bmw-wyndham-clark-knows-how-nervy-it-is-to-hold-big-leads",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:07:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/5-bmw-wyndham-clark-knows-000705501.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The BMW Championship saw Wyndham Clark maintain a five-stroke lead heading into the final round at Bellerive Country Club. Despite a double bogey on the first hole and a bogey on the last, Clark's remarkable putting, including 139 feet of putts, led to a five-under par 65 and a total score of 193. This performance surpassed the scores of reigning U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay, who have each won the event twice. Clark, who has had a comeback season after initial struggles, could secure the PGA Tour Player of the Year award with a third win, joining Chris Gotterup and Matt Fitzpatrick. McIlroy, who also shot 65, conceded that his earlier statement about Scottie Scheffler securing the PGA Tour Player of the Year award might have been premature. Clark is also determined to secure a spot on the U.S. Presidents Cup team. He entered the week in seventh place and has previously led by six strokes in the U.S. Open before winning.",
  "summary": "Wyndham Clark held a six-shot lead in the U.S Open this year and won by one, and now he's trying to keep his wide margin in the BMW Championship",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Wyndham Clark making it look easy at Bellerive and builds 1-shot lead in BMW Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/wyndham-clark-making-it-look-easy-at-bellerive-and-builds-1-shot-lead",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:42:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Wyndham Clark making it look easy at Bellerive and builds 1-shot lead in BMW Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/wyndham-clark-making-it-look-easy-at-bellerive-and-builds-1-shot-lead-2460010",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Wyndham Clark admits making ‘stupid mistake’ this month which cost him dearly ahead of the playoffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/wyndham-clark-admits-making-stupid-mistake-this-month-which-cost-him",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Wyndham Clark takes 5-shot lead into final round at BMW Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/wyndham-clark-takes-5-shot-lead-into-final-round-at-bmw-championship",
        "published": "2026-08-23T00:28:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}