Tom Kim finishes marathon Asian Games second round under floodlights

Nagoya hosted an unusual finish to the second round of men's golf at the Asian Games on Thursday. Tom Kim, a defending gold medallist, played the final group in what appeared to be an unexpected setting under floodlights. Presidents Cup player Kim, along with Taichi Kho from Hong Kong and Keita Nakajima from Japan, began play at 12:35pm.

The soft fairways allowed players to lift and clean their balls on every shot, causing delays for those ahead. The final group's round took an astonishing five hours and 20 minutes to complete, extending past the local sunset at 5:38pm. Organizers had to bring in temporary floodlights and light the final green so the group could still putt out in near darkness.

Kim finished with a four-under 66, sharing fifth place with South Korean teammate Mun Do-yeob on seven-under par. Nakajima ended his round with a birdie three at the last hole, finishing with a 66. Wang Wei-hsuan of Taiwan and Deng Wenyi of China share the halfway lead at nine-under par, while Hong Kong's Kho finished an even-par 70, putting his pursuit of back-to-back golds in jeopardy.

South Korea's Kho trails Hong Kong's Shannon Tan by two strokes after a six-under 64, giving her a two-shot lead in the women's event.