‘It’s a crazy feeling’: Tom Kim avoids career-altering military service with gold at Asian Games

News By: Kevin Cunningham October 3, 2026 Tom Kim celebrates his gold-medal win on Saturday at the 2026 Asian Games. @josh_mills on X Tom Kim has won four PGA Tour events, but on Saturday he may have captured the biggest win of his career. With a career-changing military exemption on the line, Kim fired a six-under 64 in the final round of the men’s golf event at the 2026 Asian Games to earn the individual gold medal for South Korea. Thanks to the victory, Kim, who is 24, will avoid an 18-21 month stretch in the South Korean military that…