{
  "id": 11634002,
  "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-11634002",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T07:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 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.\n\nIn 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.",
  "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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