Golf is the best. But it’s also the worst.
If you’ve played the glorious game then you know exactly what I’m talking about – just when you think you’ve figured things out you suddenly can’t do anything right. It happens all the time.
What I’m trying to say here is that golf is hard. Very hard. It’s even hard for the pros, who often make it look way too easy.
On Sunday, Haotong Li perfectly summed up the game after winning a DP World Tour (formerly known as the European Tour) event in Germany. He did it in dramatic fashion, too, sinking a long putt on the first playoff hole after blading a chip well past the hole.
Right after his win he was asked about how he felt and he summed it all up pretty perfectly by saying: “It’s just (expletive) golf. It’s just (expletive) hard to describe.”
Yeah it is!
Here’s video of him swearing, so run away if that isn’t your thing:
HAOTONG LI 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/1q44QAvkbW
— Switching Stances (@SwitchinStances) June 26, 2022
His whole interview about his long journey back to the winner’s circle was pretty great:
"I have no words to describe right now. Ten months ago I thought about quitting golf." 🙌
An emotional Haotong Li gives his thoughts after nearly deciding to quit golf less than a year ago 🏆#BMWInternationalOpen pic.twitter.com/aM9ZlMu1vN
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) June 26, 2022
Winning is so hard:
Haotong Li, who dropped as low as 542nd in the World Ranking in 2021, is a winner again on the @DPWorldTour. It's his 3rd win on that circuit and first since beating Rory in Dubai in 2018.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) June 26, 2022
This is all too good.
