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KASUGAI, Japan — PGA Tour champion Kim Joo-hyung took the men's golf gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, simultaneously contributing to South Korea's silver medal in the team competition. Kim completed the final round at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, northeast of Nagoya, with a score of six-under 64, resulting in an 18-under 262 total.

As a result of this gold medal victory, the 24-year-old Korean golfer is granted exemption from mandatory military service. Athletes who secure an Asian Games gold medal and have not yet completed their military obligation are eligible for this exemption. Kim, who has won the PGA Tour four times, joins a list of prominent athletes who have benefited from this privilege, including fellow PGA Tour veterans Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae, who secured the team gold medal three years ago.

In the team standings, where the top two scores out of three players from each nation are combined after each round, South Korea secured the second position, trailing behind China with a total of 26-under.