(Asiad) PGA Tour winner Kim Joo-hyung captures men's golf gold medal, helps S. Korea win team silver
KASUGAI, Japan, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- PGA Tour winner Kim Joo-hyung captured the men's golf gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, while also helping South Korea take silver in the team event.
Kim shot six-under 64 in the final round at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, just northeast of the main host city of Nagoya, to finish at 18-under 262.
Kim Joo-hyung of South Korea tees off on the 10th hole during the final round of the men's golf tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, Japan, on Oct. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)
With this gold medal, Kim, 24, also earned exemption from the mandatory military service. Athletes who win an Asian Games gold medal and who have not already fulfilled their duty are eligible for exemption. Kim, a four-time PGA Tour champion, has joined a growing list of top athletes who have enjoyed this benefit, including a pair of fellow PGA Tour veterans in Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae, who won the team gold medal three years ago.
In the team standings, where the two best scores out of three players for each country were added after every round, South Korea finished in second place behind China at 26-under.
Kim Joo-hyung of South Korea acknowledges fans on the first tee during the final round of the men's golf tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, Japan, on Oct. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)
KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.