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  "id": 4071197,
  "title": "Hovland and Gerard share lead at Tour Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hovland-and-gerard-share-lead-at-tour-championship",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T00:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/golf/2026/08/1521058/hovland-and-gerard-share-lead-tour-championship"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Norway's Viktor Hovland and American Ryan Gerard led the field chasing the $10 million top prize at the PGA Tour Championship on Friday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Gerard made six birdies in his round, including a notable 78-foot putt, and finished with a five-under-par 65 to share the overnight lead with Hovland. The pair finished on 10-under, a stroke ahead of Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup. Meanwhile, world number one Scottie Scheffler and third-ranked Cameron Young finished a shot back, after Young shot a day's best round of 62. Hovland expressed frustration over his inability to replicate the consistency that led him to win the 2023 Tour Championship, while Scheffler described the day's winds as \"bad gusts.\" Rory McIlroy and six-time Major winner struggled with their rounds, with McIlroy suffering a double bogey and McIlroy managing two late birdies for a round of 69.",
  "summary": "LOS ANGELES: Norway’s Viktor Hovland and American Ryan Gerard led a crowded field chasing the PGA Tour Championship’s $10 million top prize Friday at the final event of the FedEx Cup playoffs.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Where to watch PGA Tour Championship today: Channels, live streams, TV schedules, tee times for FedExCup playoffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/where-to-watch-pga-tour-championship-today-channels-live-streams-tv",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:12:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share the 36-hole lead at the Tour Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ryan-gerard-and-viktor-hovland-share-the-36-hole-lead-at-the-tour-4056805",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:09:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share the 36-hole lead at the Tour Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ryan-gerard-and-viktor-hovland-share-the-36-hole-lead-at-the-tour",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:23:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}