Paju, Korea - South Korea’s Moon Doyob opened his national campaign in impressive fashion on Wednesday, carding a four-under-par 66 to tie for third place after the first round of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Playing at Kasugai Country Club’s East Course in Aichi Prefecture, the 35-year-old sits just one stroke behind co-leaders Wang Wei-hsuan of Chinese Taipei and Kazuki Higa of Japan, who both posted five-under 65s. Fellow countrymen Tom Kim (67) and Sunghyun Kim (68) finished close behind in joint seventh and ninth respectively, putting South Korea tied for second in the men’s team competition alongside China at seven-under 133, two shots behind host nation Japan.
“I managed to stay patient and capitalize on my scoring opportunities today,” said Moon following his round. “The team is in a solid position, and we are looking forward to keeping this momentum going over the next three days.”
In the women’s division, high school standouts Gyubin Kim and Yunseo Yang led the South Korean challenge, both carding two-under 68s to sit in a tie for seventh place. Singapore’s Shannon Tan took the early headline with a brilliant seven-under 63 to establish a three-stroke lead over India’s Pranavi Sharath Urs.
South Korea’s women’s team ended the day tied for second place at four-under 136 alongside China, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand, four shots behind team leaders Singapore. With Seojin Park posting a one-over 71, all three Korean players remain well within contention as second-round action continues in Japan.