The two go head-to-head a year after Guan played in his country’s Open in Tianjin aged just 13 years and 177 days, and just three weeks after he finished with the Silver Cup at Augusta National as top-placed amateur.

Ye will be almost a year younger -- 12 years and 242 days -- when he tees off at Tianjin Binhai Lake Golf Club in a field that boasts a host of young players and emerging Chinese talent.