THE 153RD OPEN

July 20, 2025

Haotong Li

Mixed Zone

Q. You played more aggressive today I think?

HAOTONG LI: Not really. Off the tee it's just been quite off, and kind of lost five shots straight away because of the driver, and definitely I think need to figure that out. Iron play was actually quite nice.

Q. What will you take out of this week?

HAOTONG LI: It's pretty good. Like I said, I didn't expect anything like this. But I'm super happy to finish top 4 and get in the Masters again, and I'm just looking forward to getting back there again.

Q. How was the round with No. 1 in the world?

HAOTONG LI: It was actually super calm and he's such a lovely guy to play with. We did a joke about each other a little bit and just so nice to play with him.

Q. Can you give a little example of what you said to him or what he said to you?

HAOTONG LI: I just said, is there any time I can practice with you when I go to the PGA TOUR, and he said yes. But I said, when I text you, you better reply to me, and he goes, "Haotong Who?" That was actually funny. Just a lovely guy to play with, and I Joan I enjoyed.

Q. You mentioned the Masters. Was that on your mind, trying to get into the top 4?

HAOTONG LI: Especially I saw the leaderboard on the last three holes, and I know I need actually a couple more birdies to kind of jump him and also to secure my PGA TOUR card. I'm sure I'm really close there as well.

Overall it's just a very good week for me.

Q. When Scottie went seven clear, what were your feelings playing with him, trying to compete for the jug?

HAOTONG LI: Because my tee shot being so off today, I kind of -- just something I need to really working on that. Yeah, but just happy to finish like this.