Li Hao-Tong

Li Hao-Tong
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born 3 August 1995
Hunan, China
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  China
Career
Turned professional 2011
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour China
Professional wins 4
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Hao-Tong (Chinese: 李昊桐; pinyin: Lǐhàotóng, born 3 August 1995) is a Chinese professional golfer.

Career

Li turned professional in 2011 and played his early pro career on the OneAsia Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. He also competed in a few European Tour events. Li qualified for the new PGA Tour China in 2014, where he won three times and led the tour's Order of Merit en route to become the first Chinese member of the Web.com Tour.

Li entered the inaugural Shenzhen International, an event added to the European Tour for 2015.

Following a first and second round of 71 and 73 respectively, Li managed a third round of seven-under-par 65, alongside two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, who he outscored by 9 shots. At that stage it was the joint lowest round of the tournament alongside Spain's Pablo Larrazabal.[1]

Speaking of the experience of playing alongside Watson, Li said, "He's pretty nice guy, so I very much enjoyed playing with him. I hit a lot of greens and made a lot of birdies. I was pretty lucky also." Watson praised the youngster, saying, "He's hitting the ball really well. He's making a lot of putts. The key around a golf course is a lot of putts and he made a lot of putts today."[2]

On day four of the tournament, Li shot a round of 67, but had to watch on TV to see if he would become the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil. Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who had led for the majority of the tournament, managed to draw level at 12-under-par and force a playoff, which he won by one shot.[3]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour China wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1[4] 28 Sep 2014 Jianye Tianzhu Henan Open −13 (72-67-68-68=275) 8 strokes Chinese Taipei Shih Chang Chan
2[5] 23 Nov 2014 Hainan Open −10 (71-68-69-70=278) 6 strokes South Korea Do Hyun Kim
3[6] 30 Nov 2014 CTS Tycoon Championship −10 (65-70-73-69=277) 5 strokes Australia Raymond Beaufils

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1[7] 12 Oct 2014 Nanshan China Masters −9 (68-65-72-70=275) 4 strokes Australia Jun Seok Lee

References

  1. ↑ "Day 3 in Numbers: Shenzhen International". PGA European Tour. 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Li sets the standard". PGA European Tour. 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aphibarnrat pips Li in play-off". PGA European Tour. 19 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jianye Tianzhu Henan Open". PGA Tour China. 28 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hainan Open". PGA Tour China. 23 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "CTS Tycoon Championship". PGA Tour China. 30 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nanshan International GC .. 9th - 12th October 2014". OneAsia. 12 October 2014.

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