Korea’s 36 year Golf medal streak ends at Asian Games

Korea missed the medals in both women's Golf events at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday. The result ended Korea's 36 year medal streak in women's Golf at the Asian Games. Golf was added to the event in 1990.

Yang Yun seo was Korea's best player. The 18 year old finished fourth in the individual event with a score of 7 under 273. Yang shot 2 under 68 in the final round. She made five birdies and three bogeys. She finished seven shots behind Singapore's Shannon Xuan Yin Tan.

Park Seo jin tied for 15th at 3 over 283. Kim Gyu been finished 21st at 9 over 289. Korea also missed the team medals. The team finished tied for fourth at 7 under. It was three shots behind Chinese Taipei.

India's Pranavi Sharath Urs won the individual gold medal with a score of 15 under. China's Yin Ruoning and Singapore's Shannon Xuan Yin Tan both finished at 14 under. Yin won the silver medal after a sudden death playoff.

China won the team gold with a score of 22 under. India took the team silver at 14 under.

Korea's result marks a major change in its Asian Games Golf record. The country had won at least one women's Golf medal at every Asian Games since the sport was added in 1990.