Silver Cup caps Guan's historic week
14-year-old Chinese joins the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as top amateur
Guan Tianlang's historic debut at the Masters ended with a rousing reception from fans gathered around Augusta National's famous 18th hole.
Playing his final round in the company of 55-year old Scot Sandy Lyle, the 1988 Masters champion, the 14-year-old Chinese schoolboy carded a three-over 75 that left him at 12-over 300 for the tournament.
He ended up fourth from bottom of the 61-strong field that survived the cut, but Guan had already left an indelible mark on the tournament as the youngest-ever player to compete in the Masters and the second youngest in any of the major tournaments.
Bogeys at the first, fifth and sixth saw him reach the turn in 39 and he dropped a further shot at the 11th before bagging a birdie at the par-five 13th, his first since sinking a putt from the edge of the 18th green in the first round.
Another birdie followed at the par-three 16th before he bogeyed 17 and parred 18, where he doffed his cap to the fans already clustered around the green in anticipation of the tournament climax still hours away.
"It's not easy to play here and make the cut and be the low amateur and I think I did a pretty good job," said Guan, who didn't have a double bogey on his card nor a three-putt.