Tianlang Guan made history on Sunday at the Masters.
No, he didn't win, and he didn't come close to winning, but a final-round 3-over-par 75 left him a respectable 12 over for the tournament. He shot 73-75-77-75.
And, if you're a 14-year-old, that's more than respectable.
Guan made history by becoming the youngest amateur to ever win the Silver Cup, annually awarded to the low Masters amateur.
He had 8-1 odds to even make the cut coming into the tournament.
And while it's a great honor for an amateur to win this award at Augusta, the more important thing is that it has often been good indication of future success as well.
Among those who have been impressed by Guan -- which is basically the entire population of the world -- is Gary Player. On Sunday, Player said this: