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  "id": 4308934,
  "title": "Tour Championship shootout awaits after Rory McIlroy’s sizzling Saturday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/tour-championship-shootout-awaits-after-rory-mcilroys-sizzling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:09:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/news/tour-championship-final-round-shootout-rory-mcilroy/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Viktor Hovland of Norway leads the Tour Championship by one shot after carding a 5-under 65 on Saturday. He finished with 15 under par, ahead of Ryan Gerard on 14 under. Hovland made four birdies on the final six holes, including two 8-foot birdie putts at the end.\n\nRory McIlroy shot a 7-under-par 63 to move within five shots of the lead. According to Golf.com, McIlroy's round included nine birdies. He was joined by Adam Scott and Ludvig Aberg, who both shot 65. Scottie Scheffler, the world number one, was three shots behind Hovland on 12 under, alongside Chris Gotterup and the duo tied with sentimental favorite Adam Scott and Ludvig Aberg.\n\nThe final round of the PGA Tour season has become highly competitive, with 12 of the 29 players within six shots of the lead. The Tour Championship also crowns the FedEx Cup champion, a title won by Hovland in 2023.",
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        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "'Pisses me off more': Viktor Hovland is lost (and in the lead) at Tour Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/pisses-me-off-more-viktor-hovland-is-lost-and-in-the-lead-at-tour",
        "published": "2026-08-29T12:46:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "2026 Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy putts way back into contention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/2026-tour-championship-rory-mcilroy-putts-way-back-into-contention",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Hovland surges to a 1-shot lead at Tour Championship with cast of challengers lined up behind him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hovland-surges-to-a-1-shot-lead-at-tour-championship-with-cast-of-4304558",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:32:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Hovland leads Tour Championship as Scheffler and McIlroy impress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hovland-leads-tour-championship-as-scheffler-and-mcilroy-impress",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:43:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Hovland surges to a 1-shot lead at Tour Championship with cast of challengers lined up behind him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hovland-surges-to-a-1-shot-lead-at-tour-championship-with-cast-of",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Scott turns back clock in Tour Championship title tilt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/scott-turns-back-clock-in-tour-championship-title-tilt",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:52:34.000Z"
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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."
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