{
  "id": 99045,
  "title": "Why Michael Thorbjornsen switched to the winningest putter on Tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/why-michael-thorbjornsen-switched-to-the-winningest-putter-on-tour",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T20:14:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/gear/putters/michael-thorbjornsen-spider-tour-x-switch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Michael Thorbjornsen has secured his first PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Classic held at the Detroit Country Club. This win came after 65 career starts, with his previous best finishes being T2 at the 2024 John Deere and the 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship. According to Golf.com, Thorbjornsen switched to the winningest putter on Tour earlier this year.\n\nThorbjornsen, who is soon to be 25, overcame a four-stroke deficit on the final day to win by two shots, shooting a 63 to finish at 18 under. This victory earned him $1.8 million and marked him as the eighth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this season, as reported by Yahoo Sports. He is the fourth player to win the Rocket Classic for the first time, joining Nate Lashley (2019), Cam Davis (2021), and Aldrich Potgieter (2025), per Yahoo Sports.\n\nXander Schauffele finished second in his tournament debut, currently sitting 11th in FedExCup standings, as noted by SB Nation. The PGA Tour's next event is the Wyndham Championship, followed by the playoffs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Michael Thorbjornsen's clubs: Rocket Classic winner has full bag of TaylorMade gear",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/michael-thorbjornsens-clubs-rocket-classic-winner-has-full-bag-of-73429",
        "published": "2026-08-03T06:25:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Michael Thorbjornsen’s first PGA Tour victory comes at Rocket Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/michael-thorbjornsens-first-pga-tour-victory-comes-at-rocket-classic",
        "published": "2026-08-03T14:59:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}