Apr 12, 20 the 14yearold feelgood story from china, guan tianlang, an eighthgrader beating a lot of the worlds best players in the first major golf championship of his life, right on the cusp of making. Tianlang guan mens golf university of arizona athletics. Masters analysis tianlang guan s punishment is very unusual. Teenager guan tianlang learns his lesson from masters. Apr 02, 2015 the masters is among the most revered and soughtafter titles in golf. Guan tianlang, the 14yearold from china, beat the masters cut 10 shots behind the leader, jason day, despite receiving a onestroke penalty published. Get complete tournament results for golfer guan tianlang on. Apr 04, 20 guan has struggled in professional events, and understandably so. Best threeround score came at john burns intercollegiate with a 211. Ye wocheng, aged just 12, usurps guan tianlang as the. Jul 18, 2016 chinese teenager tianlang guan tied for seventh in the boys 15 to 17 division.
You just know some statistics cruncher in china has calculated that a belly putter will give the kid an edge. On friday at zurich, guan tianlang, 14, became the youngest player to make the cut in modern pga tour history. Event tour week year finish rank points weight adj. He played two events in 2012 that offered official world golf ranking points, missing the cut at both the volvo china open 7779 and emirates australian open 8270. Guan tian liang profile news, stats, and videos pga tour. The pga tour rules for pace of play includes the 40second time limit, but. Tianlang guan receives rare slowplay penalty golf digest. Stacy reveregetty images five things im looking for this week from the wells fargo championship and everywhere else. Tianlang guan, who played inand made the cut atthe 20 masters as a 14yearold has earned his card on the pga tours china circuit. Hes not a textbookperfect swing right now but im sure that will be. In light of the recent slowplay penalty assessed to amateur golfer guan, who is. Guan tianlang hit with oneshot penalty for slow play.
Apr 10, 20 asiapacific amateur championship winner, 14 year old guan tianlang of china hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during a practice round in preparation for the 20 masters golf tournament at the. Apr 08, 20 guan tianlang of china, the reigning champion of a competition conceived by augusta national in 2008 to develop amateur golfers, will bring his budding game there for the masters this week. May 02, 20 guan tianlang made the cut, but hes now in last place after a thirdround 77. Guan tianlang becomes youngest ever to make masters cut. No matter what the leaderboard says, chinas guan tianlang leaves the masters a winner. Guan tianlang the wrong example for slow play penalty at. Making the halfway cut at the masters was staggering enough. Tianlang and his father, hanwen guan, work together to finetune the 14yearolds golf game. Hes been playing with the golf team of the university of. Guan tianlang struggles in tour events in attempt to bring golf to china, the now 15 yearold guan tianlang has been thrust into a world where he is not ready to compete. Guan, now 21, finished t10th during the chinas series. Apr 04, 20 tianlang works on his picturesque golf swing for hours at a time in his native china. In light of the recent slowplay penalty assessed to amateur golfer tianlang guan. Oct 15, 20 guan tianlang shot 75 in the second round of the masters to become the youngest player to make the cut in a major tournament.
Guan and manassero thereby become the first players to be hit with such a penalty in a pga tour event since 1995. Guan tianlang, qualifying for masters at 14, is part of a. Tiger woods and 7 stats every golfer needs to know and. Guan tianlang, born 25 october 1998 is a chinese amateur golfer. Guan tianlang of china reacts after the plays a shot during the second round of the shenzhen international at genzon golf club on april 22, 2016 in. Guan tianlang struggles in tour events golf discount tee times. Slow play is the scourge of golf but the whole debate about why no one ever gets penalised came crashing down on 14yearold guan tianlang. Guan tianlang becomes youngest player to make a pga tour cut.
The chinese teenager guan tianlang could not quite match the form of his. Guan tianlang said he doesnt intend to turn professional in the next two years, but the 16yearold is getting plenty of experience against players who play this game for a living. Golf swing of young phenom guan tianlang 2 days after arriving in augusta, ga for the 20 masters. Record detailed statistics for 40 rounds of golf mcmullen, chris on. Apr 08, 20 on monday, asiapacific amateur champ guan tianlang met and played a practice round with his childhood hero, tiger woods, at augusta national. Guan qualified for the 20 masters tournament by winning the 2012 asiapacific amateur championship in thailand. Information on players includes yearly results, profile information, a skills gauge, equipment information and much more. Cobb took the firstround lead at the asiapacific amateur championship with an 8under 63 thursday at royal wellington golf club in new zealand. Following a 14yearold masters superstar tianlang guan golf news.
Apr 20, 2012 thirteen yearold chinese prodigy guan tianlang has missed out on becoming the youngest ever player to make the cut in a european tour event after finishing 12over par at the china open. Guan tianlang is an eighthgrader from china who barely weighs 125 pounds and doesnt hit the golf ball far enough to reach some par 4s. Lyle, in contrast, will return to seniors golf after a reasonable masters of his own. Stats can be important to see how your favorite golfer is playing and why. Pace of play issues in golf morgan creek golf course. Guan tianlang stats, tournament results pga golf espn. By the time he was 6 years old, guan is said to have been able to copy the swings of major winners like woods. Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Golf goes virtual as luiten wins inaugural bmw indoor invitational, burmester sinks holeinone reuters videos us pgas memorial to track fans to maintain covid19 social distancing. Apr 18, 20 chinese golf prodigy guan tianlang will have another chance to shine at a top professional tournament after being invited to play in a pga tour event in new orleans next week. The youngster from guangzhou, china became famous last year after he won the asiapacific amateur championship. Tianlang guan somehow hit fivewoods closer to the pin than some guys were.
The zhi xin middle school student is barely a teenager. Following the superstar 14yearold golfer who is barely famous in his own. Theyve also had to handle the increased media attention in a country of 1. The heartwarming story of a 14 year old playing in the masters took a harsh turn friday when chinese phenom tianlang guan was assessed a slowplay penalty on the 17th hole, nearly. Apr 12, 20 tianlang guan of china hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the 20 masters tournament at augusta national golf club on friday in augusta, georgia. After seeing him win that tournament with a crosshanded putting grip, i wrote. Masters guan tianlang, at 14, embodies augustas vision for. The following year guan was a surprise winner of the asiapacific amateur at amata spring near bangkok. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. It was a respectable performance except in the context of a player who as a 14yearold in 20 made the cut in the. Apr 24, 20 guan tianlang, the 14yearold sensation who made history at the masters and fell foul of their ridiculous officials, gets a second crack at playing with the big boys this week on the pga tour. Read more about at 14, guan tianlang handles masters pressure what were reading.
Outside of the majors on the pga tour, it was last seen in 1995 with glen day at the honda classic. Im trying to just enjoy my game, play my best, and hopefully hit a good score. After it was over, it was a little bit overwhelming, but it didnt take me too long to go back to a normal life. At the age of four, guan tianlang picked up a golf club for the first time. What 14yearold making the cut means for golf james mcmahon contributor i april, 20 comments. He thumbs slowly through the pages, as if hes memorizing each photo, story, stat and yardage. I absolutely enjoyed every second of it, guan says of his experience at augusta, where he finished 58th. Guan tianlang, wells fargo championship five things to. Using a selftaught short game, chinese teen guan tianlang opens the masters with a 73. Tianlang guan, 14, sits on cusp of masters history golf.
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