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A 14-year-old Chinese boy made history on Thursday when he became the ever golfer to play at the U.S. Masters. Guan Tianlang a 73 on his round, which means he "made the ". This means he could continue to the next of the world-famous golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia. He is also the youngest competitor to in a Major in 148 years. One of Guan's playing was the American star Ben Crenshaw. He told reporters that Guan did not play like a young . He said: "He played like a today. Played a beautiful round of golf." Guan's score of 73 was better than the 76 that Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus got in their first Masters.

Guan is 10 shots behind tournament leader Jason Day of Australia. The teenager said he was very happy with his . He told reporters: "It's the most experience I've ever had. I was a little bit at the beginning, but a good first shot my nervousness." He added: "I made no big mistakes and hit a of birdies. It feels like a victory already." Guan's day was made even more special when he got to with his golfing hero Tiger Woods. Guan said: "I was happy to practise with Tiger. Actually my golf partly started because of him. He is my ." The record for a youngster at the Masters was set by the Italian Matteo Manasser in 2010, at the age of 16.

 


 
 

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