On January 28th, Beijing time, 22-year-old Chinese golfer Li Haotong defeated four time Grand Slam champion Rory McCoy in the same group at the Emirates Golf Club today, winning the Dubai Desert Elite with one stroke advantage, achieving his second European Tour championship in his professional career. His world ranking will leap from 60th before the competition to 32nd, setting a new high for Chinese men's golfers in the world rankings, Become the first Chinese player to reach the top 50 in the world rankings!

In the final round of the Dubai Desert Elite with a total prize money of $3 million, Li Haotong, who took the lead in the 54 holes of the European Tour for the first time, engaged in a fierce battle with McRoy. Although Li Haotong, who is 6 years younger than Wheat, started with a bogey on the first hole and was instantly tied by Wheat, Li Haotong immediately stopped losing. He and Wheat both took the birdie on the 3rd and 7th holes, and they continued to advance side by side after the first half. Turning into the back 9 holes, Li Haotong made another mistake at the beginning, scoring a bogey on the 10th and 12th holes, dropping to third place and being overtaken by McCoy and English player Tyrell Hutton.

However, Li Haotong played very tenaciously, catching birds in the 13th and 15th holes, and once again drew with McRoy. At a critical moment, McCoy appeared with a bogey on the 16th hole, allowing Li Haotong to finally overtake McCoy and regain a lead. The two sides fought fiercely in the last two holes, catching birds in both holes 17 and 18. In the end, Li Haotong hit 69 strokes (-3) and won the championship with a total score of 265 strokes (66-66-64-69, -23), setting a record for low total strokes in the history of the Dubai Desert Elite Championship. This is also Li Haotong's second European Tour championship since the 2016 China Open, becoming the second mainland Chinese player to win the second European Tour championship after Wu Ashun. After this game, Li Haotong broke into the top 50 of the world rankings for the first time, jumping to 32nd place, setting a new high for Chinese male golfers in the world rankings!