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As an amateur, Guan Tianlang isn't picking up any prize money or signing endorsement deals.
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Family ties that can be a liability in his native China gave Guan an unusually quirky view of life.
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"One chip, one putt, that's his game, " said John Ho, an owner of Guan's home course in Guangzhou, Lion Lake Country Club.
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"He definitely needs to go back and take exams, " said Jack Peng, a golf agent who is serving as an adviser to Guan's family.
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When the ball hit the back of the cup and bounced a few inches past the hole, leaving Guan an easy putt for par, his father yelled, "Yes!"
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Guan compensated with an uncanny short game.
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To earn an automatic entry into the Masters, Guan won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship last November, by sinking a 5-foot par putt on the final hole.
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At the Sydney retrospective, Guan has taken his fable further through an installation, Reforming the Desert: A Plan.
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In Georgia, Guan has been eating lunch in the clubhouse, his mother said through an interpreter, and has been dining out with his family at night.
WSJ: Guan Tianlang: A Schoolboy Steals Day One of the Masters
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Paramor informed Guan he was being assessed a one-stroke penalty, and they had an animated discussion for several minutes.
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