![Kim Ju-hyung of South Korea plays his second shot on the first hole during the final round of the men's individual golf event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Kasugai Country Club's East Course in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday. [Yonhap]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/10/03/rcv.YNA.20261003.PYH2026100303430001300_P1.jpg)
Kim Ju-hyung claimed the gold medal in men's golf at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Kim carded a 6-under-par 64 in the final round Saturday at Kasugai Country Club's East Course (par 70) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, finishing with one eagle, five birdies and one bogey.
His total of 18-under-par 262 was enough to win by three strokes over the group tied for second place.
It was the first time a South Korean man had won the individual gold in golf at the Asian Games since Kim Min-hwi at the 2010 Guangzhou Games, a gap of 16 years.
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