SHANGHAI: Dou Zecheng could scarcely believe it as he became the first Chinese golfer to earn a prized PGA Tour card, saying his rise to the world’s richest circuit was “going to be pretty big.”

It completes a historic month for Chinese golf after Li Haotong finished third at the British Open at Royal Birkdale — China’s best performance in a men’s major.

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