Li Haotong is in contention to become the first man from China, a country of 1.4 billion people, to win a major golf championship.

Haotong Li was born in Hunan, China, but he currently resides in the city of Shanghai. Li is one of China's most successful golfers already and has long presented the country's best chance to win a men's major tournament. Li was born on August 3, 1995, so he is 29 years old for the 2025 British Open.

With Scottie Scheffler holding a four-shot lead through 54 holes, the final round of the 2025 British Open seems like a foregone conclusion. Even for those competing against the World No. 1. But at least one golf fan is confident that there will be a final-round comeback.

Scottie Scheffler takes a four-shot lead over Haotong Li into Sunday at Portrush. But the top two players aren't the only pros to have a successful Saturday.

Li has collected $2,117,405 in his career up to now, per Spotrac. Nearly a third of that total came at the 2017 British Open. He’s fared fairly well at majors throughout his still burgeoning career, receiving $1,251,926 in spoils during golf’s crown jewel fixtures.

We've seen some fun Haotong Li moments from his golf career over the years, from an epic club flip at the Masters to his mother retrieving his tossed club. And he's shown he's a great golfer, with wins on the European Tour, a third-place finish at the 2017 British Open and staying in contention at the same major in 2025.

SHOT OF THE DAY: John Parry made the first hole-in-one at this British Open, an 8-iron on the par-3 13th hole. SAVE OF THE DAY: Scheffler was buried in deep rough behind the 11th green when he chopped it out to 10 feet and made par.

Here's a look at Li's Chinese roots. Li was born in Huan, China in 1995 and currently resides in Shanghai. He became a professional in 2011 at just 16, starting off on the OneAsia Tour and the PGA Tour Australasia.