On January 16, Beijing time, the first 144-man full-team game of 2022, the Hawaii Sony Open, ended the mobile day competition. Li Haotong shot a 68 (-2) of 5 birds, 1 bogey and 1 double bogey this round, slipping the ranking to T3, but he only trailed 54 holes leader Russell Henry by four strokes, still retaining the hope of the crown. The best player of the round was Hideki Matsuyama, who caught eight birds without swallowing any bogeys and rose to second place alone with his best single-round 63 (-7). His current overall record is -16, two strokes behind Henry.
(Mobile Day Highlights)
Facing the ups and downs, Li Haotong "stabilized" in T3
("Glasses Man" in the line)
Li Haotong started smoothly today, with the first four holes being stable. Stable kick-off, steady green, stable putter, he is jokingly called "Glasses Man" by fans, and his appearance and mentality seem to be becoming more and more mature.
(No. 5 hole, 23 foot bird push)
On par4's No. 5 hole, Li Haotong's strong kick-off from 313 yards was followed by a precise 145-yard attack to put the ball on the green. On the third hit, he calmly pushed from 23 feet away and grabbed the first bird of the round. On the 9th hole of PAR5, he still relied on a similar stable play, easily grabbed the birdlet, and entered the bottom nine with a clean scorecard of 2 birds 0 bogeys.
(No. 10 hole wonderful bunker save, catch the dead bird)
On the 10th hole after the transfer, his kick-off fell slightly to the right into the bunker, and then with a solid blow, he cut the ball to the edge of the hole and caught the four-foot birdie. By this time, his ranking had changed from second place alone to T2.
Maybe it's the bird catching. On par4's 13th hole, li Haotong took three strokes to push the ball 49 feet from the hole into the cup and swallow the first bogey of the game. Fortunately, his mentality was not greatly affected, and he immediately grabbed the birdie on the 14th hole with a precise hardcore attack.
(14th hole, 160 yards away, small ball only 5 feet away from the cup)
On the 16th hole in the closing stage, Li Haotong was challenged again, and his kick-off and the landing point of the second match were in the long grass area near the outside of the boundary. Although he barely managed to save the ball around the green on the third, he swallowed his first double bogey of the week in this hole.
Li Haotong, who slipped to T7 at this time, completed the "redemption" on the key 18th hole, grabbed the birdie in this PAR5 chance hole, and the ranking rose back to T3. He shot a 5-bird-1 bogey-double bogey 68 (-2) in this round, four strokes behind leader Russell Henry.
Lead the table
(Russell Henry continues to lead)
36-hole leader Russell Henry played well, shooting a 5-bird-2 bogey 67 (-3) and still taking the lead alone, expected to hit his second and fourth PGA Tour titles.
(Hideki Matsuyama played well)
Hideki Matsuyama played well this round, grabbing eight birds, not swallowing any bogeys, and rising to second place alone with a single-round best 63 (-7). His current overall record is -16, just two strokes behind Henry.
(Ball of the Round)
The best ball of the round came from Cameron Davis, who cut the bird into the hole from a bunker on the 14th hole and grabbed a 42-foot birdie.