Yang Yoon-seo (Incheon Women's High School) has moved up to a tie for third place in the individual event of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's golf tournament.
On October 1, at the Kasugai Country Club's East Course in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (par 70, 6,270 yards), Yang shot a 5-under 65, recording seven birdies and two bogeys in the second round.
With a total score of 7-under 133, Yang climbed four spots from a tie for seventh after the first day to a tie for third. She trails Singapore's Shannon Shyan In Tan, who maintained her solo lead with a total of 13-under 127, by six strokes.
Yang consistently lowered her score throughout both halves of the round. After making birdies on the par-4 third and sixth holes, she stumbled with a bogey on the par-3 seventh hole but regained momentum with consecutive birdies on the par-5 eighth and par-4 ninth holes. Although she made a bogey on the par-4 11th hole in the back nine, she surged into contention with three consecutive birdies from the par-5 13th to the par-3 15th holes.
In contrast, other Korean players faced challenges. Kim Kyu-bin (Haksang High School) recorded three birdies, four bogeys, and one double bogey for a 3-over 73, finishing with a total of 1-over 141, placing her in a tie for 16th. Park Seo-jin (Seomun High School) also shot a 3-over 73, ending with a total of 4-over 144, putting her in a tie for 21st.
However, both Kim and Park successfully advanced to the third round, which features the top 27 players.
In the team event, where the top two scores from each round are combined, Korea added a score of 138 in the second round for a total of 6-under 274, placing them in a tie for fourth with Hong Kong and Taiwan. They dropped two spots from their previous tie for second after the first day.
China leads the team event with a total of 12-under 268, followed by Singapore at 11-under 269 and India at 7-under 273.
Korea's women's golf team has won silver medals in the team event at the last three Asian Games, including the 2014 Incheon, 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, and the 2022 Hangzhou Games held in 2023. They are aiming to reclaim the gold medal for the first time since the 2010 Guangzhou Games.
The third round of the tournament is set to begin on October 2 at 8:17 a.m.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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