Jin, from Beijing, China, qualified for Augusta this year thanks to his win at the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. He is one of six amateurs competing for the Silver Cup, given annually to the low amateur that makes the 36-hole cut at the Masters since 1952.
Of course, if the weekend goes really well, Jin will dream of the Green Jacket, the ultimate prize in golf. On Thursday and Friday, the 18-year-old is paired with 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler, two men with slightly better odds to don the prized sport coat, but whatever his score, Jin (pictured with two-time Masters champion Tom Watson) will undoubtedly find the experience worth its weight in gold.
