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PGA Tour Winner Kim Joo-Hyung Captures Men's Golf Gold Medal, Helps S. Korea Win Team Silver

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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 exemption from the mandatory military service. Athlet…

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He slept for a mere six hours out of 48. Kim Joo-hyung (24), who came to Japan after finishing the Presidents Cup in the U.S., finally won the Asian Games gold medal amidst fatigue and tension. By his side was a short message of support sent by ‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (U.S.). On the 3rd, Kim Joo-hyung [was] in Aichi, Japan

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Tiger Woods texts AG winner Kim Joo-hyung: "No more, no less, just play like yourself, and everything will go well." As soon as Kim Joo-hyung (24) woke up on the morning of the 3rd, he checked a text message with this content. It was the day the final round of men's golf at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games was to begin.

(Kasugai [Japan] = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Kim Joo-hyung was once a player who was watched as the world's top golf prospect.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Kim Joo-hyung won the gold medal in the men's individual golf event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held on the 3rd at the East Course of Kasugai Country Club in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with a final total of 18-under-par 262. On the day, Kim Joo-hyung shot a 6-under-par 64, reducing his score by six strokes with one eagle, five birdies, and one bogey. He comfortably distanced himself from the chasing pack by three strokes to claim the to…

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Kim Joo-hyung, the face of Korean men's golf, won the men's individual title at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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