Tom Kim shot a final-round 64 at Kasugai Country Club in Japan to win the Asian Games individual gold medal by three shots (18 under, 262). The gold exempts him from 18 to 21 months of South Korean military service (he still does about four weeks of basic training). Six days earlier he left the Presidents Cup before the trophy ceremony to chase it. In order: why the gold matters, the Presidents Cup exit, the trip, rounds of 67, 66, 65 and 64, Tiger Woods’ text, the final leaderboard, the team event S.H. Kim needed, and what’s next.
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