Haotong Li makes albatross in final round of Rocco Forte Open

Haotong Li may have narrowly missed out on Rocco Forte Open victory, but he still had a special reason to remember his final round.

The Chinese star posted a joint-low round-of-the-day 66 at Verdura Golf Club to fall one stroke short of Zander Lombard and eventual winner Alvaro Quiros, surging up the leaderboard with a moment of magic on Sunday.

Beginning the day seven strokes off the pace, Li mixed four birdies with a double-bogey to reach the turn in 34 before saving the highlight of his day for the par-five 12th.

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After finding the fairway off the tee, Li then holed his second shot for a rare albatross and the first of his European Tour career.

Li later had to be persuaded to get off a bus heading to the airport as the final group stumbled over the closing stretch, but eventually had to settle for outright third spot.

European Tour Golf

Click on the video above to see Li's albatross!