| Golf at the 2013 Asian Youth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Zhongshan International Golf Club |
| Dates | 18–20 August 2013 |
Golf at the 2013 Asian Youth Games was held in Zhongshan International Golf Club, Nanjing, China between 18 and 20 August 2013.
| Golf at the 2013 Asian Youth Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Zhongshan International Golf Club |
| Dates | 18–20 August 2013 |
Golf at the 2013 Asian Youth Games was held in Zhongshan International Golf Club, Nanjing, China between 18 and 20 August 2013.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' individual | Yu Chun-an  Chinese Taipei | Manu Gandas  Independent Olympic Athletes | Danthai Boonma  Thailand |
| Girls' individual | Mia Legaspi  Philippines | Princess Superal Philippines | Shi Yuting  China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
18–20 August
| Rank | Athlete | Round | Total | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 | Yu Chun-an (TPE) | 64 | 70 | 69 | 203 | −13 |
 | Manu Gandas (AOI) | 70 | 67 | 68 | 205 | −11 |
 | Danthai Boonma (THA) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 207 | −9 |
| 4 | Lin Chang-heng (TPE) | 73 | 69 | 69 | 211 | −5 |
| 5 | Liu Yanwei (CHN) | 74 | 70 | 70 | 214 | −2 |
| 6 | Luo Xuewen (CHN) | 72 | 67 | 76 | 215 | −1 |
| 7 |  Kevin Caesario Akbar (INA) | 69 | 70 | 69 | 218 | +2 |
| 7 |  Solomon Emilio Rosidin (MAS) | 74 | 72 | 72 | 218 | +2 |
| 9 | Ruperto Zaragosa (PHI) | 76 | 77 | 68 | 221 | +5 |
| 9 | Viraj Madappa (AOI) | 74 | 79 | 68 | 221 | +5 |
| 11 | Albright Chong (MAS) | 70 | 77 | 77 | 224 | +8 |
| 11 |  Karma Dorji Khorko (BHU) | 71 | 76 | 77 | 224 | +8 |
| 13 | Ekkarat Leksuwan (THA) | 79 | 71 | 76 | 226 | +10 |
| 14 |  Faisal Salhab (KSA) | 76 | 74 | 77 | 227 | +11 |
| 15 |  Trương Chí Quân (VIE) | 78 | 75 | 75 | 228 | +12 |
| 16 |  Mohd Qazzri Fakhri (BRU) | 79 | 77 | 79 | 235 | +19 |
| 17 |  Michael Regan Wong (HKG) | 75 | 82 | 82 | 239 | +23 |
| 18 | Đào Phúc Hưng (VIE) | 81 | 80 | 79 | 240 | +24 |
| 18 | Leonard Ho (HKG) | 76 | 81 | 83 | 240 | +24 |
| 20 |  Abdulla Al-Qubaisi (UAE) | 80 | 86 | 83 | 249 | +33 |
| 21 |  Mansour Shakarchi (LIB) | 88 | 83 | 80 | 251 | +35 |
| 22 |  Afnan Mahmud Chowdhury (BAN) | 93 | 81 | 80 | 254 | +38 |
| 23 | Ahmad Skaik (UAE) | 88 | 87 | 80 | 255 | +39 |
| 24 |  Sagi Dauletyar (KAZ) | 100 | 88 | 89 | 277 | +61 |
| 25 | Dulat Sabyr (KAZ) | 92 | 96 | 92 | 280 | +64 |
| 26 | Jean Michel Akkari (LIB) | 95 | 90 | 96 | 281 | +65 |
| — | Gabriel Manotoc (PHI) | 72 | 71 | DNS | DNF | |
| — |  Amjad Al-Toky (OMA) | DNS | ||||
18–20 August
| Rank | Athlete | Round | Total | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Mia Legaspi (PHI) | 66 | 66 | 69 | 201 | −15 |
| Princess Superal (PHI) | 69 | 67 | 66 | 202 | −14 |
| Shi Yuting (CHN) | 70 | 68 | 67 | 205 | −11 |
| 4 | Supamas Sangchan (THA) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 209 | −7 |
| 5 | Cheng Ssu-chia (TPE) | 69 | 75 | 67 | 211 | −5 |
| 6 | Chang Yu-hsin (TPE) | 74 | 70 | 69 | 213 | −3 |
| 7 | Benyapa Niphatsophon (THA) | 72 | 74 | 68 | 214 | −2 |
| 8 | Kitty Tam (HKG) | 70 | 76 | 69 | 215 | −1 |
| 9 | Ye Ziqi (CHN) | 72 | 75 | 70 | 217 | +1 |
| 10 | Aditi Ashok (AOI) | 74 | 75 | 70 | 219 | +3 |
| 10 | Mimi Ho (HKG) | 74 | 69 | 76 | 219 | +3 |
| 12 | Gavrilla Christina Arya (INA) | 72 | 76 | 73 | 221 | +5 |
| 13 | Nur Eliana Ariffin (MAS) | 75 | 76 | 72 | 223 | +7 |
| 14 | Ridhima Dilawari (AOI) | 72 | 74 | 79 | 225 | +9 |
| 15 | Kan Kah Yan (MAS) | 74 | 80 | 77 | 231 | +15 |
| 16 | Nguyễn Thảo My (VIE) | 79 | 82 | 77 | 238 | +22 |
| 17 | Liza Akter (BAN) | 86 | 83 | 80 | 249 | +33 |
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