One of the biggest stories of this year's Masters is 14-year-old Tianlang Guan who shot an opening round 1-over 73 beating out many of golf's biggest names.
But how did a young boy from China born in 1998 come to play in the world's most exclusive golf tournament?
As it turns out, there are 20 different ways in which a golfer can come to receive an invitation to The Masters. Guan earned his invite as the reigning Asian amateur champion by winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship last November.
19 players in this year's tournament have a lifetime invitation for having won The Masters previously
- Angel Cabrera
- Fred Couples
- Ben Crenshaw
- Tiger Woods
- Trevor Immelman
- Bubba Watson
- Vijay Singh
- Jose Maria Olazabal
- Tom Watson
- Ian Woosnam
- Mike Weir
- Craig Stadler
- Charl Schwartzel
- Zach Johnson
- Bernhard Langer
- Sandy Lyle
- Mark O'Meara
- Phil Mickelson
- Larry Mize
Four golfers received an invitation for having won the U.S. Open in the last five years
- Lucas Glover
- Graeme McDowell
- Rory McIlroy
- Webb Simpson
Five golfers received an invitation for having won the British Open in the last five years
- Stewart Cink
- Darren Clarke
- Ernie Els
- Padraig Harrington
- Louis Oosthuizen
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