Name: Haotong Li sinks 42-foot birdie putt at 3M Open
Uploaded: 2025-07-24T18:49:54.000Z
Duration: 28 s
Description: In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Haotong Li makes birdie on the par-4 third hole.

Watch as four-time DP World Tour winner and new PGA TOUR member Haotong Li attempts to make a hole-in-one on a golf simulator on TPC Sawgrass' iconic par-3 17th island green in 15 minutes. Can he do it?
 

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In the second round of the 2025 3M Open, Haotong Li makes birdie on the par-5 6th hole.

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In the second round of the 2025 3M Open, Haotong Li makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

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In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Haotong Li makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

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