After coming close to being the first male golfer from China to win The Open this year, Haotong Li has now set his sights on “Africa’s Major”.
The 30-year-old will join a strong DP World Tour field at the Gary Player Country Club from 4-7 December.
Li will make his sixth appearance in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player as he seeks to become the first Asian champion in the history of this tournament.
He returns to a tournament where he has a strong record, including top finishes of fourth and fifth in 2017 and 2018.
Li forms part of a stellar field at Sun City including world No 11 Viktor Hovland, PGA Tour champions Aldrich Potgieter, Nick Taylor, Will Zalatoris, Garrick Higgo and Thomas Detry, and a host of DP World Tour stars including Francesco Molinari who was a vice-captain for the victorious Team Europe in the Ryder Cup this year.
Li was chasing a unique place in the history of the game when he challenged for The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush this year, looking to become the first male golfer from his country to win a Major before finishing fourth.
He has consistently blazed a trail for Chinese golf as he’s represented his country in the Olympic Games and Presidents Cup, and climbed as high as 32nd on the Official World Golf Ranking.
This year he claimed his fourth DP World Tour title in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
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