Tom Kim Leads Asian Games Golf in Chase to Avoid Military Service
Kim climbed to 12-under 198 after a five-under 65, and South Korea leads the team standings by one shot.
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Tom Kim leads Asian Games golf in chase to avoid military service
Kim started the day two shots back from the lead, but a brilliant five-under 65 at Kasugai Country Club that included five birdies and an eagle took him a stroke clear at 12-under par with one round to play. Kim and his South Korean teammates know there is more at stake than just a gold medal. Able-bodied South Korean males are usually required to perform between 18 months and two years of military service before the age of 28. But the Seoul go…
Kim Joo-hyung displayed formidable finishing power to take the sole lead in the men's golf event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Although he suffered from jet lag and sleep deprivation after traveling directly to Japan following last week's Presidents Cup, he is now eyeing the gold medal ahead of the final round. On the 2nd, Kim Joo-hyung competed in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = The gold medal is in sight. Kim Joo-hyung displayed formidable finishing power in the third round of the men's golf tournament at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games...
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