PGA Tour winner Kim Joo-hyung captures men's golf gold medal, helps S. Korea win team silver
KASUGAI, Japan — 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. With this gold medal, Kim, 24, also earned…
Japan — PGA Tour champion Kim Joo-hyung secured the men's golf gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, contributing to South Korea's achievement of silver in the team event. Joo-hyung shot a final round six-under 64 at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, northeast of Nagoya, to finish with an impressive 18-under 262.
This gold medal victory also grants Joo-hyung, 24, an exemption from mandatory military service. Athletes awarded gold medals at the Asian Games, provided they haven't already completed their service, are granted this benefit. Joo-hyung, a four-time PGA Tour champion, has joined a list of prominent athletes who have taken advantage of this, including fellow PGA Tour veterans Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae, who earned the team gold medal three years ago.
In the team standings, where the top two scores among three players from each country are combined after every round, South Korea placed second behind China, with a total score of 26-under.
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