Paramor informed Guan he was being assessed a one-stroke penalty, and they had an animated discussion for several minutes.
But as he battles Friday to make the cut at this year's tournament, Guan said he intended to enjoy himself.
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Guan said he has never had issues with slow play before, and he wasn't warned Thursday.
With the help of the elder Mr Guan, he narrowed his search to the village of Zhelaizhai.
Guan said he understood the warning, and tried to pick up his pace.
Guan said he watched a little television Wednesday night and after a good sleep had only slight nerves as he approached the first tee.
WSJ: Guan Tianlang: A Schoolboy Steals Day One of the Masters
Guan said he was aware of the rule, which has been part of golf etiquette since 1934 and was added to the rule book in 1952.
John Paramor, the chief referee for the European Tour, said he warned Guan as the group walked to the 17th tee that he needed to speed it up.
"I identify with the eggplant, " says Guan, recalling how isolated he felt when he first arrived in Australia.
Guan fared as well as he did last week partly through customized preparation.
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The rules official who assessed the penalty, the first in a major since the 2010 PGA Championship (the PGA Tour hasn't assessed one since 1995), said he spoke with Guan several times throughout the round before taking action.
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By his count, by the time he assessed the penalty he had spoken with Guan at least four times.
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Several "green jackets" were waiting for Guan at the scoring building when he finished his round, and he spent almost 90 minutes talking with rules and tournament officials.
So when Guan gets taller, stronger and longer, he's a surefire Hall of Famer, right?
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Guan Eng contends the issue is premature because he is not offering himself for any top job.
According to his son, Guan Heng, it was not until 1988 that he saw a copy of Dubs's lecture, which happened to dovetail with his own views.
As Australia's cultural counselor in Beijing in 1988, he had arranged visiting programs to Tasmania for Guan and other underground artists.
If Guan follows Tiger Woods's blueprint for success, he will stay close to home for the next few years, attend school and do the normal things teenagers do, while continuing to win tournaments and dominate at age-appropriate levels.
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Guan's idol Tiger Woods, then 21, when he ran away with the title in 1997, his third try.
"There's no benefit in turning early unless he shows the ability to compete, " the elder Guan mused meaning winning a PGA-level tournament.
Guan had to wait until the very last group finished to know if he was in or out.
Guan's father, who introduced his son to the game when he was a toddler, picks him up after school every day for the one-hour trip to Lion Lake.
WSJ: Guan Tianlang: A Schoolboy Steals Day One of the Masters
But Guan had another long delay before his second shot on the hole as he tried to read the wind, and Paramor pulled him aside as the teenager approached the green.
Guan's best shot of the day came on the sixth hole, when he had to chip from a downhill lie onto a green that was sloping away from him.
WSJ: Guan Tianlang: A Schoolboy Steals Day One of the Masters
Marcus Fraser, a partner at April's China Open where Guan, then 13, became the youngest competitor in a European Tour event said he could see him rising "pretty comfortably" to the world's top 10.
Asked if he felt bad, the official said, "I feel that every time, " but that Guan didn't deserve a break because of his age.
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