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Shinnecock Hills has a troubling history for 36-hole US Open leaders

Starting times for the final round of the U.S. Open on Sunday

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What happened Wyndham Clark leads the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills with a four-shot advantage, but history shows that no one leading at the halfway point there has won in years.
The headline split The left frames it as "US Open starting times at Shinnecock Hills". The center frames it as "Shinnecock Hills has a troubling history for 36-hole US Open leaders".
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Left / center-leftUS Open starting times at Shinnecock Hills

Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report

CenterShinnecock Hills has a troubling history for 36-hole US Open leaders

KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) · Center · News report

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Jun 21, 1:09 AM

US Open starting times at Shinnecock Hills

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Starting times for the final round of the U.S. Open on Sunday

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jun 20, 11:34 PM

Shinnecock Hills has a troubling history for 36-hole US Open leaders

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Wyndham Clark leads the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills with a four-shot advantage, but history shows that no one leading at the halfway point there has won in years.

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Details54/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
54/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 20, 11:34 PM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

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Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.