| Golf at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Doha Golf Club |
| Dates | 8–11 December |
| Competitors | 93 from 18 nations |
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| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
Golf was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Men's and women's individual and team events were played at the Doha Golf Club over four rounds from 8 to 11 December. The men played at 7181 yards with a par 72. The Ladies played at 5751 yards with a par 73. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Kim Kyung-tae  South Korea | Pan Cheng-tsung  Chinese Taipei | Michael Bibat  Philippines |
| Men's team |  South Korea Kang Sung-hoon Kim Do-hoon 752 Kim Do-hoon 753 Kim Kyung-tae |  India Gaganjeet Bhullar Joseph Chakola Chiragh Kumar Anirban Lahiri |  Chinese Taipei Chan Shih-chang Chiang Chen-chih Pan Cheng-tsung Pan Fu-chiang |
| Women's individual | Ryu So-yeon South Korea | Mika Miyazato  Japan | Choi He-yong South Korea |
| Women's team | South Korea Choi He-yong Chung Jae-eun Ryu So-yeon |  Japan Erina Hara Mika Miyazato Miki Saiki | Chinese Taipei Lu Kwan-chih Tseng Ya-ni Yu Pei-lin |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
A total of 93 athletes from 18 nations competed in golf at the 2006 Asian Games:
Bahrain (4)
Bangladesh (1)
China (7) Chinese Taipei (7) India (7) Japan (7)
Lebanon (6)
Macau (4)
Malaysia (4)
Nepal (4)
Pakistan (4) Philippines (7)
Qatar (5)
Singapore (4) South Korea (7)
Sri Lanka (4)
Thailand (7)
Vietnam (4)
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