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Humility at Altitude: When a 12-Year-Old Stuns the European Elite at Crans

A four-handicap pre-teen taking down Tour regulars on the eighth at Crans-sur-Sierre offers a sharp reminder of golf’s unforgiving mental baseline.

There are few places in professional golf where ego is more exposed to thin mountain air than Crans-sur-Sierre.

Stepping onto the tee box surrounded by grandstands and towering pines, the pre-teen produced a swing devoid of scar tissue, striking a tee shot inside the best efforts of the…

Spectators and junior golf observers watching the spectacle noted that raw talent in the junior ranks has reached an absurd velocity.

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A four-handicap pre-teen taking down Tour regulars on the eighth at Crans-sur-Sierre offers a sharp reminder of golf’s unforgiving mental baseline.

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