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While a 73 in the second round meant Li was eight shots back of halfway leader Jordan Spieth, he comfortably made the cut.

And while a 69 saw him gain some headway on the leaderboard, he appeared set for a respectable if not remarkable result.

However, playing alongside two-time Open champion Ernie Els in the final round, Li birdied his final four holes to vault up the standings.

With conditions expected to only get tougher for the later starters, South African Els even thought Li might have played his way in with a chance to claim the Claret Jug.

"You may just win a Major," Li said of what Els said to him in a conversation the pair shared as they