Haotong Li’s victory at the Volvo China Open has officially put him on the Olympic radar.
Li earned his first European Tour victory on Sunday, and as a result moved up more than 100 spots in the world rankings. At No. 131, he is now the highest-ranked Chinese player in the world, and in line for one of two Olympic spots the country is expected to receive in the 60-man field in Rio.
Other players to make OWGR moves with Olympic implications were Felipe Aguilar, who is now part of the projected field after a runner-up finish in China, and Jhonattan Vegas, whose T-5 finish at the Zurich Classic moved him well up the standings.
The world rankings following the Open Championship in July will be used to finalize the field for golf’s return to the Olympics. Countries can have up to two participants, with the maximum raised to four if all are ranked inside the top 15 in the world.
Here is a look at the 60 players currently in line to tee it up in Brazil:
1. Jason Day (AUS)
2. Jordan Spieth (USA)
3. Rory McIlroy (IRL)
4. Bubba Watson (USA)
5. Rickie Fowler (USA)
6. Henrik Stenson (SWE)
7. Dustin Johnson (USA)
8. Danny Willett (GBR)
9. Justin Rose (GBR)
10. Branden Grace (RSA)
11. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
12. Sergio Garcia (ESP)
13. Byeong-Hun An (KOR)
14. Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP)
15. Shane Lowry (IRL)
16. Marc Leishman (AUS)
17. Soren Kjeldsen (DEN)
18. Emiliano Grillo (ARG)
19. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA)
20. Danny Lee (NZL)
21. Bernd Wiesberger (AUT)
22. Thongchai Jaidee (THA)
23. K.T. Kim (KOR)
24. David Lingmerth (SWE)
25. Anirban Lahiri (IND)
26. Victor Dubuisson (FRA)
27. Martin Kaymer (GER)
28. Jaco Van Zyl (RSA)
29. Joost Luiten (NED)
30. Thomas Pieters (BEL)
31. Fabian Gomez (ARG)
32. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN)
33. Yuta Ikeda (JPN)
34. Francesco Molinari (ITA)
35. Ricardo Gouveia (POR)
36. Alexander Levy (FRA)
37. Miguel Tabuena (PHI)
38. Graham DeLaet (CAN)
39. Haotong Li (CHN)
40. David Hearn (CAN)
41. Alex Cejka (GER)
42. S.S.P. Chawrasia (IND)
43. Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR)
44. Ryan Fox (NZL)
45. W.C. Liang (CHN)
46. Mikko Ilonen (FIN)
47. Brendon de Jonge (ZIM)
48. Jhonattan Vegas (VEN)
49. Camilo Villegas (COL)
50. Danny Chia (MAS)
51. Angelo Que (PHI)
52. Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL)
53. Roope Kakko (FIN)
54. Felipe Aguilar (CHI)
55. Rodolfo Cazaubon (MEX)
56. C.T. Pan (TPE)
57. Wen-Tang Lin (TPE)
58. Carlos Ortiz (MEX)
59. Adilson da Silva (BRA)
60. Mardan Mamat (SIN)