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Kuang, 14, becomes second youngest to make European Tour cut

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AFP Shenzhen
Last Updated : May 03 2019 | 6:35 PM IST

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 told AFP after the snaking putt dropped into the centre of the cup at Genzon Golf Club in his home town of Shenzhen.

"At the 18th hole I was really nervous because it was a long putt for me," he smiled after breathing huge sigh of relief and patting his fluttering heart as he tried to stay calm.

"I think my putting became better today so that's why I could make the cut.

"I just tried my best and although today everything was much better than yesterday, my score was the same."
"To my dad, my headteacher, my mum and many of my family who came out," said the softly-spoken teenager, "I want to be thankful to them for supporting me."

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First Published: May 03 2019 | 6:35 PM IST

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