It's the second best thing I've ever seen in golf. The only thing better was Tiger Woods winning a Grand Slam at 24. What Guan did at 14, on a monster golf course, was beyond belief.
Beginning with Player going toe-to-toe with Jack Nicklaus as the Golden Bear chased history, Player has seen it all.
It's hard to argue with him, though. Guan was the youngest participant in the history of the tournament, and he understandably did not have Tour-quality length as he headed into the biggest tournament in the world on a course that puts a premium on distance.
And he made the cut while finishing 58th. Nothing rattled him. Not the epic stage, the towering legends who were suddenly his competitors, or even his one-stroke penalty for taking too long to play his shot.
I wouldn't think a 14-year-old could follow up that kind of performance with another solid outing, but Guan shouldn't have made the cut at the Masters in the first place.
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