Photo gallery: Guan Tianlang, a golf prodigy
Guan Tianlang, then eight, competing at the Callaway World Junior Championships in 2007. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF GUAN TIANLANG
A six-year-old Guan Tianlang, finishing fourth in the six-and-under category of the the Callaway World Junior Championships in 2005 in San Diego. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF GUAN TIANLANG
Winner Guan Tianlang of China (left) holds a certificate of invitation to the 2013 US Masters Tournament as runner-up Pan Chung-Tseng of Taiwan poses with a certificate of entry to International Final Qualifying for the Open Championship, during the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi on Nov 4, 2012. 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 Pan. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
This handout photo taken and received by the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (ACC) on Nov 4, 2012 shows Guan Tianlang of China posing with the winner's trophy after winning the 2012 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi. -- PHOTO: AFP
This handout photo taken and received by the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (ACC) on Nov 3, 2012 shows Guan Tianlang of China hitting a shot during day three of the 2012 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi. -- PHOTO: AFP
Guan Tianlang of China gestures during the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Amata Spring Country Club, in Chonburi, Thailand on Sunday, Nov 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Guan Tianlang, who is 14-years-old, will be the youngest ever to play at the US Masters in 2013.












