| Golf at the 2019 South Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Gokarna Forest Resort |
| Dates | 3–6 December 2019 |
| Golf at the 2019 South Asian Games | ||
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| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
Golf was contested at the 2019 South Asian Games. The events were hosted at the Gokarna Forest Resort, in Kathmandu, Nepal from 3 to 6 December 2019. [1]
* Host nation (Nepal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nepal (NEP)* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Subash Tamang Nepal | 274 | Md Fahrad Bangladesh | 282 | Sukrah Bahadur Rai Nepal | 284 |
| Men's team | Nepal Sukrah Bahadur Rai Tanka Bahadur Karki Subash Tamang Niraj Tamang | 838 | Bangladesh Md Shomrat Md Fahrad Md Shahabuddin Md Shafique | 856 |  Sri Lanka Sisira Kumara Chanaka Perera N. Ranga B.A. Sanjeewa | 878 |
| Women's individual [2] | Grace Yatawara Sri Lanka | 296 | Jakia Sultana Bangladesh | 317 | Thuhashini Selvaratnam Sri Lanka | 318 |
| Women's team | Sri Lanka Thuhashini Selvaratnam Grace Yatawara Taniya Balasuriyia | 607 | Bangladesh Nasima Akther Sonya Akther Jakia Sultana | 639 | Nepal Kashmira Shah Rabina Shrestha Ushma Koirala | 681 |
Source: [3]
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