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Tom Kim’s Longest Day Ends With Gold and Military Exemption

Fresh off a grueling appearance at the Presidents Cup where he led the International side with four points, Tom Kim flew straight to Japan to compete in the Asian Games. Over four consecutive rounds at Kasugai Country Club, the twenty-four-year-old golfer carded scores of 67, 66, 65, and 64, culminating in an 18-under 262 total that secured the men's individual championship by three strokes.

Beyond securing the gold medal, the victory earned Kim an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service requirement for able-bodied men. Reflecting on the intense exhaustion of traveling across the Pacific immediately following his team commitments in Chicago, Kim described the final stretch as the longest day of his life while helping South Korea capture a team silver medal behind China.

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