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  "id": 11630799,
  "title": "[Asian Games] PGA Tour winner Kim Joo-hyung captures men's golf gold medal, helps S. Korea win team silver",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/asian-games-pga-tour-winner-kim-joo-hyung-captures-mens-golf-gold",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T07:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261003/asian-games-pga-tour-winner-kim-joo-hyung-captures-mens-golf-gold-medal-helps-s-korea-win-team-silver"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kasugai, Japan — PGA Tour victor Kim Joo-hyung claimed the men's golf gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, contributing to South Korea's silver in the team competition. On the final day at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, roughly northeast of the main host city of Nagoya, Kim posted a final round six-under 64, securing a total score of 18-under 262. This victory grants the 24-year-old Kim a pass from mandatory military service; athletes who triumph in an Asian Games gold medal and have not yet completed their service are granted this exemption. Joining the ranks of such athletes is a cohort of elite sportsmen, comprising fellow PGA Tour stars Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae, who jointly captured the team gold three years ago. In the team standings, where the aggregate of the two best scores from three players for each nation is tallied after every round, South Korea concluded in second place, trailing China by 26-under.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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