Chinese prodigy sign of things to come - Woods

The march of technology and the global growth of golf will mean that 14-year-olds, like China prodigy Andy Zhang, may become commonplace in the next few years, according to Tiger Woods.

The Beijing-born, but Florida-based Zhang (pictured) has made history at this year's US Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club even before the tournament gets underway.

Having narrowly failed to qualify for the year's second major, Zhang suddenly found himself propelled into the tournament due to last-minute entry adjustments and injury withdrawals.