| Golf at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Asiad Country Club |
| Dates | 3–6 October |
| Competitors | 82 from 17 nations |
| Golf at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
Golf was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Asiad Country Club, Busan, South Korea between 3 and 6 October 2002.
The event was open to amateur players only. Golf had team and individual events for men and women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Shiv Kapur  India | Anura Rohana  Sri Lanka | Kim Hyun-woo  South Korea |
| Men's team |  Chinese Taipei Chang Hong-wei Cheng Chen-liang Kao Bo-song Sung Mao-chang |  South Korea Kim Byung-kwan Kim Hyun-woo Kwon Ki-taek Sung Si-woo |  Japan Toyokazu Fujishima Futoshi Fujita Riki Ikeda Yūsaku Miyazato |
| Women's individual | Ai Miyazato  Japan | Kim Joo-mi South Korea | Park Won-Mi South Korea |
| Women's team | South Korea Kim Joo-mi Park Won-mi Yim Sung-ah | Japan Ai Miyazato Ayako Uehara Sakura Yokomine |  Philippines Heidi Chua Ria Quiazon Carmelette Villaroman |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
A total of 82 athletes from 17 nations competed in golf at the 2002 Asian Games:
Bahrain (4)
Brunei (4)
China (4) Chinese Taipei (7)
Hong Kong (2) India (4) Japan (7)
Lebanon (6)
Macau (4)
Malaysia (4)
Nepal (4)
North Korea (4) Philippines (7)
Qatar (4) South Korea (7) Sri Lanka (3)
Thailand (7)
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