▲ South Korea's Yang Yun-seo expresses her regret after completing her round at the fourth round of the women's golf tournament at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held at the East Course of the Kasugai Country Club in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 3rd. Yang finished fourth overall in the individual competition.
National team amateur golfer Yang Yun-seo (Incheon Girls' High School Affiliated Cyber High School), who finished fourth in women's golf at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has vowed to leap forward toward the professional and Olympic stages using her experience from this tournament as a stepping stone.
After completing the final fourth round of the tournament at the East Course (par 70) of the Kasugai Country Club in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, today (the 3rd), Yang spoke in the mixed zone, saying, "It is regrettable that I could not finish on a high note, but it is a great honor just to have represented my country." She added, "I plan to turn professional now, and further ahead, I will work hard to compete in the Olympics, which is the dream of every athlete."
Yang had been tied for third place through the second round, but dropped to fifth after failing to lower her score in the third round.
Although the gap with the third-place group widened, making it difficult to secure a medal, Yang did her best in the fourth round.
By cutting three strokes through the 11th hole (par 4), she brought a team medal within visible range.
When Yang finished the 16th hole, South Korea was trailing third-place Chinese Taipei by two strokes.
With Park Seo-jin (Seomun Girls' High School) and Kim Gyu-bin (Haksan Girls' High School) having already finished their rounds, Yang could have earned a chance at a playoff for the bronze medal if she had landed consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th holes.
"When I looked at the leaderboard after finishing the 16th hole and saw it was a two-stroke difference, I thought I had to go for it," Yang said. "Since the remaining two holes were not easy, I tried to play as safely as possible."
However, Yang failed to close the gap, making a par on the 17th hole (par 4) and a bogey on the 18th hole (par 4).
Yang finished fourth in the individual event with a final score of 7-under par 273.
South Korea also tied for fourth place in the team event, returning home empty-handed.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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