Japan's Ryo Ishikawa previously held the record when he won on the Japan Tour in 2007, aged 15.

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Since then he has held the job six times, another record.

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Tianlang, who beat the previous record held by Italy's Matteo Manassero, who was nearly 17 when he set the previous mark in 2010, bogeyed his first but responded swiftly with a birdie at the third.

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But he now has the chance to equal the record of six Monte Carlo titles held by Englishman Reggie Doherty, who triumphed in 1897-99 and 1902-04.

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In 2007-08, he scored 42 goals, which topped the previous club record for a midfielder held by George Best and was on the scoresheet as United defeated Chelsea in the Champions League final.

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He won silver at the 1990 IPC World Championships for the shot and in 1994 held the world record in the event.

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When late in 1935 he went missing while trying to break the speed record for Paris to Saigon, France held its breath until news came that Bedouin had found him after a three-day trek across the Libyan desert.

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He would need to beat the record for the biggest comeback after 54 holes in Open history - held by Paul Lawrie, who won via a play-off at Carnoustie in 1999 after leader Jean van de Velde made a hash of the final hole in regulation.

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