SIMON LEWIS: No guarantee Guan will be future star

Homework waits for no child, even if you have just become low amateur at the Masters.

Such is life for 14-year-old Tianlang Guan, China’s Asia-Pacific Amateur champion whose victory in that tournament earned him a spot in the opening Major of the year, making him the youngest competitor in Masters history.

His terrific showing at Augusta National and his amazing level of maturity, even in the face of a one-stroke penalty for slow play during the second round, have been well documented, but where does this all leave the teenage prodigy as he returns to his schoolwork and how can we be sure he will be able to transform his obvious golfing gifts into a meaningful career?