When Ye Wo-cheng tees it up at the Volvo China Open on Thursday aged 12 years and 242 days, the Chinese prodigy will become the youngest to play in a European Tour event. Before that, europeantour.com takes a look at the other young names to have made a mark on the top tier of European golf...
| YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO PLAY IN A EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT |
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YEAR |
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| **Ye Wo-cheng |
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12 & 242 days |
Volvo China Open |
2013 |
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| Guan Tian-lang |
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13 & 177 days |
Volvo China Open |
2012 |
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| Shih-kai Lo |
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13 & 280 days |
Omega Hong Kong Open |
2003 |
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| Pedro Figueiredo |
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13 & 291 days |
Estoril Open de Portugal |
2005 |
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| SELECTED OTHER STAR NAMES |
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| Sergio Garcia |
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15 & 46 days |
Turespana Open Mediterrania |
1995 |
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| Nicolas Colsaerts |
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15 & 251 days |
TNT Dutch Open |
1998 |
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| Rory McIlroy |
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16 & 8 days |
Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters |
2005 |
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| Matteo Manassero |
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16 & 18 days |
BMW Italian Open |
2009 |
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| YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO MAKE A CUT IN A EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT |
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EVENT |
YEAR |
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| Guan Tian-lang |
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14 & 169 days |
Masters Tournament |
2013 |
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| Jason Hak |
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14 & 304 days |
UBS Hong Kong Open |
2009 (Nov 08) |
| Sergio Garcia |
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15 & 46 days |
Turespana Open Mediterrania. |
1995 |
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| Matthias Schwab |
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15 & 282 days |
Austrian GolfOpen |
2010 |
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| YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO LEAD A EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT |
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AGE |
EVENT |
AFTER ROUND |
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| Pablo Martin (AM)* |
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17 and 6 days |
2003 Open de España |
3 |
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| Matteo Manassero** |
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17 and 136 days |
2010 Omega European Masters |
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| Matteo Manassero |
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17 and 188 days |
2010 CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar |
4 |
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| Matteo Manassero |
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17 and 363 days |
2011 Maybank Malaysian Open |
4 |
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| Danny Lee (AM) |
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18 and 213 days |
2009 Johnnie Walker Classic |
4 |
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| Noh Seung-yul |
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18 and 282 days |
2010 Maybank Malaysian Open |
4 |
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| Seve Ballesteros |
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19 and 121 days |
1976 Dutch Open |
4 |
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| Anders Hultman (AM)* |
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19 and 146 days |
1998 Volvo Scandinavian Masters |
1 |
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| *Shared the lead |
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| **Had the lead outright |
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| YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO WIN A EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT |
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EVENT |
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| Matteo Manassero |
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17 and 188 days |
2010 CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar |
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| Matteo Manassero |
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17 and 363 days |
2011 Maybank Malaysian Open |
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| Danny Lee (AM) |
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18 and 213 days |
2009 Johnnie Walker Classic |
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| Noh Seung-yul |
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18 and 282 days |
2010 Maybank Malaysian Open |
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| Seve Ballesteros |
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19 and 121 days |
1976 Dutch Open |
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| SELECTED OTHERS |
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| Sergio Garcia |
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19 and 176 days |
1999 Murphy's Irish Open |
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| Rory McIlroy |
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19 and 273 days |
2009 Dubai Desert Classic |
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