Orikoru
Tour Winner
They had to actually win said tournament to get an exemption though I believe.I may be wrong but I'm sure I read or heard somewhere that if footballers are representing the national team in a major tournament then the government can/do waive that players national service as they're representing the country in another way.
Think it was during the last Asian couple of the players were at PL teams and were told if they made the national team they get their service waived. But that was only because it was a major event year, so I'm guessing that would also apply to World Cup and Olympic years provided they qualify. You luck out though of your on an odd year there is nothing..
Would assume that doesn't apply to golfers though as there is nothing really that individually or collectively as a nation gets them represented as a nation
Edit: murph beat me to it, I believe it was Son that was referenced at the Asia games