Three days after competing for the International Team at Medinah, Tom Kim was standing on another first tee in Japan with something entirely different attached to his scorecard.
Kim shot a 3-under 67 Wednesday in the opening round of the Asian Games at Kasugai Country Club East Course. He made five birdies and two bogeys, finishing tied for seventh and two shots behind co-leaders Wang Wei-hsuan of Chinese Taipei and Japan’s Kazuki Higa.
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South Korea also put itself immediately into the team competition.
Mun Do-yeob led the Korean players with a bogey-free 66, good for a tie for third. Kim Seong-hyeon shot 68 and is tied for ninth. With...
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