| Golf at the 1994 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Hiroshima Country Club |
| Dates | 6–9 October |
| Competitors | 61 from 12 nations |
| Golf at the 1994 Asian Games | ||
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| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
Golf was one of the many sports which was held at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan between 6 and 9 October 1994.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Kaname Yokoo  Japan | Zhang Lianwei  China | Hong Chia-yuh  Chinese Taipei |
| Men's team | Japan Reiji Kojima Kiyotake Oie Taro Okabe Kaname Yokoo |  Chinese Taipei Chang Tse-peng Hong Chia-yuh Lai Ying-juh Yeh Wei-tze |  South Korea Ahn Joo-hwan Hu Suk-ho Kim Chang-min Kim Jong-chul |
| Women's individual | Huang Yu-chen Chinese Taipei | Kang Soo-yun  South Korea | Song Chae-eun South Korea |
| Women's team | Chinese Taipei Chang Chin-sha Huang Yu-chen Lee Jui-hui | South Korea Han Hee-won Kang Soo-yun Song Chae-eun |  China Huang Lixia Lin Shaoru |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
A total of 61 athletes from 12 nations competed in golf at the 1994 Asian Games:
Bahrain (4)
Brunei (4) China (6) Chinese Taipei (7)
India (4)
Indonesia (4) Japan (7)
Malaysia (3)
Pakistan (4)
Philippines (7)
Singapore (4) South Korea (7)
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