[Asian Games] Men's Golf Team Event Likely to Win Gold... Leading 2nd Place by 14 Strokes

58 Under Par 590 Strokes Combined Through 3 Rounds
Joint 2nd Place Thailand and Hong Kong, 44 Under Par 604 Strokes
Final Round on Next Month 1st

The men's golf national team has virtually secured the gold medal in the team event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Hangzhou Asian Games Men's Golf National Representative Lim Sung-jae
[Photo by Korea Golf Association]

The team, consisting of Im Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo, Cho Woo-young, and Jang Yoo-bin, combined for a team score of 58-under-par 590 through the third round on the third day of the tournament held on the 30th at the West Lake International Golf Course (par 72, 7,280 yards) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. They lead by 14 strokes over the joint second-place teams from Thailand and Hong Kong, who are at 44-under-par 604. With the final round scheduled for the 1st of next month, the team has turned on the green light for victory.

However, since the team event ranks teams by combining the top three scores from each country, the 14-stroke lead can be somewhat challenged. In the individual event, a comeback victory must be pursued. Dai Chi Ko (Hong Kong) leads alone at 24-under-par 192, while Jang Yoo-bin is in sole third place at 20-under-par 196, Im Sung-jae is tied for fourth at 19-under-par 197, and Kim Si-woo holds sole eighth place at 16-under-par 200.

The most recent instance of South Korea winning a gold medal in men's golf at the Asian Games was at the 2010 Guangzhou Games in both the individual event (Kim Min-hwi) and the team event. In the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, the team earned silver medals in the individual events and silver in the team event at Incheon, and bronze medals in the team event at Jakarta-Palembang, respectively.

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