Golf was an event at the Asian Games for the first time in 1982, when the games were held in New Delhi, India.
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | 1982 | New Delhi |  India |  India |
| X | 1986 | Seoul |  South Korea |  South Korea |
| XI | 1990 | Beijing |  China | South Korea |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima |  Japan |  Chinese Taipei |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok |  Thailand | Chinese Taipei |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan |  South Korea |  South Korea |
| XV | 2006 | Doha |  Qatar | South Korea |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou | China | South Korea |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon | South Korea | Chinese Taipei |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |  Philippines |
| Event | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Women's individual | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 13 | 13 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
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