Li, Molinari join elite lineup

Home favorite Li Haotong and Italy's Francesco Molinari are the latest stars to commit to the $10.25 million World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, joining reigning champion Xander Schauffele and the top four players in the world rankings: Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose.

Li, a two-time winner on the European Tour, will be looking to improve on last year's T11th finish at 'Asia's major', which tees off from Oct 31 to Nov 3 at Shanghai's Sheshan International Golf Club.

World No 6 Molinari won the WGC-HSBC Champions in 2010 and the British Open last year.