INTERVIEW
A
History
Maker During the “Golf for Fifty Years” exhibition at the Bund of Shanghai, Rolex officially announced Li Haotong as the brand’s Testimonee. Louie Chan talks to the China’s No. 1 player about his new journey with the watch brand. Tell us about how you feel to become a Rolex Testimonee? It ’s a n honour to be par t of t he Rolex family and to stand with all the historical, legendary figures on the same platform. It is also a huge compliment and recognition to a professiona l gol fer. Wi l l keep me motivated to play and get better. I have spent some time to visit the “Golf for Fi f t y Yea rs” ex h ibit ion. T here is a timepiece which was the first ever diving watch on earth. Someone asked me to guess how deep could the watch go. I said the maximum should be 500m, but the answer was 12,000m! It’s unbelievable as the watch was made 100 years before! Do you recall the first time you received a call from Rolex? It was incredible and unbelievable. I have never imagined becoming a Testimonee for a top watch brand in the world before. AFP/Getty Images
How do you find the new Rolex Series initiative in 2017? The Rolex Series elevates eight world-class golf tournaments into unmissable sporting 48
HK GOLFER・DEC 2017
HKGOLFER.COM