Tiger Woods fears almost nothing in golf, but having 14-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang set to become the youngest starter in US Masters history has sent a shiver down his spine.

Two golfing partners have beaten odds of one in 17 million by both shooting a hole-in-one on the same hole with consecutive shots.

World No 1 amateur Lydia Ko was happy enough with her solid start to her third major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship on the LPGA Tour in California yesterday.

New Zealand No1 Michael Hendry is in with a real chance of securing a top 10 finish in his debut World Golf Championships event in Florida.

He last won the NZ PGA golf tournament 29 years ago and Greg Turner could be forgiven for focusing more on the number 50 these days.

New Zealand golfer Michael Hendry is in a three-way share of the lead heading into the third round of the NZ PGA Championship in Queenstown.

Danielle Wright discovers the old guard of the golfing world has finally moved with the times.