Haotong Li, after The Open, seeking PGA Tour card starting at 3M Open | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Haotong Li tells Amy Rogers about his motivation for a PGA Tour card after a T4 finish in The Open gave him a spot in the 3M Open. He says that showing at Portrush gave him confidence he can compete with the best. #GolfCentral #Golf
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CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE GREAT STORIES FROM LAST WEEK’S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. >> I GOT A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH HAO-TONG LI. HE ONLY GOT INTO THE FIELD SUNDAY ON THE HEELS OF THE TOP FIVE FINISH AT THE FINAL MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SEASON. LI TOLD ME HE IS LOOKING TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE HERE THIS WEEK. HE IS CURRENTLY THIRD IN THE RACE ON DP WORLD TOUR, JUST BEHIND McILROY AND HATTON. HE IS NUMBER ONE IN TERMS OF NOT HAVING PGA STATUS. THE TOP TEN IN THE RACE WILL RECEIVE PGA TOUR STATUS AND LI TOLD ME THAT’S A MAJOR MOTIVATOR FOR HIM AT THIS STAGE IN THE SEASON. >> DEFINITELY, IT CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL CONFIDENCE WISE AND VERY HAPPY TO GET IN THIS WAY, HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN THE PGA TOUR. VERY GRATEFUL. >> WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR REMAINDER OF THE SEASON? >> I THINK I AM VERY CLOSE TO GETTING MY PGA TOUR CARD FOR NEXT YEAR. I WANT TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM, KEEP GOING AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A BETTER POSITION. >> WHAT HAS COME TOGETHER FOR YOU IN YOUR GAME HERE RECENTLY? I THINK MY IRON HAS BEEN QUITE SHARP OVERALL, BEING QUITE STEADY. I THINK THAT’S ONE OF MY STRENGTHS. >> WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE LAST WEEK? >> I THINK THERE WILL BE MORE AND REALIZE I CAN COMPETE WITH WORLD NUMBER ONE IN THOSE KIND OF MOMENTS. JUST GIVES ME A LOT OF SELF BELIEF. >> I SPOKE WITH LI ON THE DRIVING RANGE TODAY AS HE WAS PREPARING FOR HIS FIRST START HERE AT TPC TWIN CITIES. HE MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE COURSE BUT EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE PLAYED HERE WILL HAVE TO DO ADJUSTING THIS WEEK AS MOTHER NATURE WILL IMPACT A LITTLE BIT OF HOW THE COURSE WILL PLAY HERE. LAST MONTH, THIS AREA RECEIVING SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN, RECEIVED SEVERAL MORE INCHES IN EARLY JULY AND EVEN HERE YESTERDAY, HAD MORE RAINFALL THAT FORCED SUSPENSION OF PLAY AS PLAYERS WERE TRYING TO GET SOME PRACTICE GOING. I SPOKE EARLIER TODAY WITH THE DIRECTOR OF GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE HERE AT TPC TWIN CITIES. HE SAID IT’S REALLY BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR HIM AND HIS TEAM JUST GETTING THE COURSE READY FOR THE TOURNAMENT. HE SAID THE FOUR WEEKENDS IN JUNE, EACH WEEKEND THEY’D HAVE TO TRY AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE THEY COULD WORK ON UNTIL RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WOULD MOVE OUT AND THEN THEY COULD WORK ON GETTING THE COURSE READY. ONCE ALL IS SAID AND DONE, HE SAID THEY ARE HAPPY WITH HOW THE COURSE WILL PLAY. HE SAID IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT SOFTER THAN THEY WOULD LIKE, THE ROUGH A LITTLE BIT THICKER THAN WE USUALLY SEE. IT WAS THREE AND A HALF INCHES IN HEIGHT LAST WEEK AND THEY LET IT GROW. HE SAID THEY WOULD MAKE THE DECISION SOMETIME LATER TODAY WHETHER THEY