Haotong Li

Haotong Li was Scottie Scheffler's closest challenger going into the final day at The 153rd Open.

Impressive rounds of 67, 67 and 69 meant he went into Sunday in solo second place and would join Scheffler in the final pairing at Royal Portrush.

He eventually finished in a tie for fourth place - his second top five finish at the Championship

In 2017 he shot 63 in the final round of The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale to finish third in only his second major appearance.

It was the lowest major round ever by a Chinese golfer and would have matched the overall record but for the fact that 24 hours earlier Branden Grace produced the first-ever 62.

He is now a four-time winner on the DP World Tour and in February 2025 triumphed by one stroke at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters thanks to a closing 15-foot birdie putt.

That was not his most dramatic victory, though. At the 2022 BMW International Open in Germany he sank a 50-foot birdie putt to defeat Thomas Pieters in a play-off.

Four years earlier, meanwhile, he birdied four of the last six holes in beating Rory McIlroy by one at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.