Ah, Amateur Status In The 21st Century...

From Tod Leonard's Junior World preview...referring to 14-year-old sensation Tianlang Guan.

Guan is the 14-year-old Chinese golfer who made history by reaching the weekend in this year’s Masters. He was invited to compete in Junior World next week for a third straight time, but he declined because he’s hoping to play in the PGA Tour’s Canadian Open in two weeks. That is, if he gets some visa issues straightened out.

Reps of Guan asked Junior World tournament director Megan Mahoney if he could play in the media day on Torrey South because he’s been in San Diego for a couple of weeks practicing at the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside.