‘Live in the toilet': Masters contender battles more than just Augusta National
Masters contender Haotong Li battled Augusta National and his stomach during the second round.
Haotong Li on the 2nd hole on Friday at Augusta National. Getty Images AUGUSTA, Ga. — Haotong Li has fought 90 other Masters players and Augusta National’s 18 holes.
And his belly. Friday, the pro followed up a one-under 71 in the first round with a 69 in Round 2, and he’s tied for seventh and eight shots back of leader Rory McIlroy after 36 holes. But it wasn’t easy, because he said he felt queasy.
After his second round, he said he was surprised by his play. “Especially went to the toilet last night a lot of times,” the Chinese pro said, “and this morning when I got to the golf course and still feeling really bad and kind of, like, live in the toilet. “I didn’t hit many balls on the driving range.
I was feeling really, really bad. No energy, fuzzy, want to throw up something. I actually just planned to play a few holes, see how it goes.