Sunday, 4 November 2012

Chinese 14-year-old earns ticket to U.S. Masters (Reuters)

Guan Tianlang of China gestures during the final day of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi November 4, 2012. Guan is poised to become the youngest golfer to play at the U.S. Masters after the Chinese 14-year-old won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand on Sunday. REUTERS/Paul Lakatos/OneAsia/Handout

(Reuters) - Guan Tianlang is poised to become the youngest golfer to play at the U.S. Masters after the Chinese 14-year-old won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand on Sunday. Teenage hot-shot Guan earned an invitation to the 2013 Masters at Augusta after firing an even-par 71 to win by one stroke from Taiwan's Pan Chung-Tseng at Amata Spring Country Club. Pan shot a final-round 65 but Guan hung on to claim a memorable victory with a 15-under total of 269. Australia's Oliver Goss, who finished third a further shot adrift, told AAP that Guan was "too young to be intimidated. ...




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