Li anxious to improve his aim

Missed fairways, overshot greens take a toll on young Chinese star

Li Haotong enjoyed playing alongside major champions Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson on Thursday, but a two-over 73 in his debut appearance at the WGC-Mexico Championship was a bitter pill for China's rising star to swallow.

The 22-year-old Li made two birdies against four bogeys at the Club Golf de Chapultepec, paying dearly for missing seven fairways and 10 greens in regulation as he ended the opening round tied for 49th.