| Golf at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Alpine Golf and Sports Club |
| Dates | 10–13 December |
| Golf at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
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| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
Golf was one of the many sports which was held at the 1998 Asian Games in Alpine Golf and Sports Club, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand between 10 and 13 December 1998.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Tomohiro Kondo  Japan | Gerald Rosales  Philippines | Hidemasa Hoshino Japan |
| Men's team | Japan Hidemasa Hoshino Tomohiro Kondo Yūsaku Miyazato Hideto Tanihara |  Philippines Cookie La'O Rhey Luna Angelo Que Gerald Rosales |  Chinese Taipei Chan Yih-shin Hong Chai-yuh Lee Cho-chuan Su Chin-jung |
| Women's individual | Lu Hsiao-chuan  Chinese Taipei | Wei Yun-jye Chinese Taipei | Jang Jeong  South Korea |
| Women's team | Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-ping Lu Hsiao-chuan Wei Yun-jye |  South Korea Cho Kyung-hee Jang Jeong Kim Ju-yun | Philippines Dorothy Delasin Ria Quiazon Jennifer Rosales |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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