SHENZHEN, China – First he made the cut, now he's inside the top 50. There's no holding back 14-year-old Chinese golfer Yang Kuang in his first-ever European Tour event.
With a 3-under 69 that featured five birdies in his first 10 holes, Kuang moved into a tie for 44th place after the third round Saturday in his historic appearance at the Volvo China Open.
On Friday, he became the youngest person to make the cut at a regular European Tour event – outside the majors – at 14 years, 6 months, 12 days.
Kuang is 12 strokes behind the leader, France's Benjamin Hebert, who shot 8-under 64 to move 17 under overall.