Kuang Yang, 14-year-old Chinese schoolboy golfer, makes the cut on his European Tour debut at China Volvo Open
- Amateur shows nerves of steel to hole 20-foot downhill putt on 18th green and edge into the weekend
- Packed gallery including Kuang’s head teacher and school pals roar him on
Schoolboy Kuang Yang grabbed a slice of golfing history on Friday when he became the second youngest player in history to make the cut at a European Tour event.
The 14-year-old Chinese amateur showed nerves of steel to hole a treacherous 20-foot downhill putt on the 18th green to save par and card a second successive round of one-under-par 71 at the Volvo China Open.
The knee-knocker edged Kuang into the weekend right on the cut mark of two-under par 142, and he celebrated with a fist pump and huge high-fives with his playing partners Louis de Jager of South Africa and Japan’s Kodai Ichihara.
“I’m really happy. It’s amazing,” Kuang said after the snaking putt dropped into the centre of the cup at Genzon Golf Club in his hometown of Shenzhen.
“At the 18th hole I was really nervous because it was a long putt for me,” he smiled after breathing a huge sigh of relief and patting his fluttering heart as he tried to stay calm.