Just yesterday I was watching TSN and they were doing a segment on a 14 year old who has qualified for the US Open this weekend. I was blown away that a kid younger than me had qualified, not only because of skill, but as well because of mental capabilities. Golf is one of the most mental sports in the world, and you need to be able to brush off any type of negative action and forget about it in an instant, and I was sceptical this kid was able to do that. Playing on one of the biggest stages in golf, in one of the toughest tournaments of the year is quite a spot to make a PGA debut. Starting kids off too early and training them too hard at young ages often is terrible for the athlete later on in their career. Muscles and bones aren't full developed yet, so any injuries he sustains now will be detrimental to his health later on in life. At 14 he still has a lot of playing years in front of him, and some of those years should be spent perfecting his game. At 14, I can't believe that he and his coaches believe that he's got a perfect game, something you need to even think about competing against the worlds best. There are guys like Tom Watson still playing and even competing at age 50, and he has been perfecting his swing for years and years, a 14 should not be on the same playing level already. There is so much pressure put on kids to succeed in sports these days that many have already have had major injuries to things like knees and ankles, keys to any sport. Young bodies just aren't built yet for major sport designed for men, it puts too much strain on the body, and this young athlete is going to have to deal with that. If his playing career starts now, he will not be golfing past age 30, there will just be too much strain on the body. Tiger Woods found that, starting early, and now he is struggling to make cuts, because his body just isn't able to play like he wants it too anymore. I'm of the opinion that it doesn't matter how old you are, it's the amount of activity you do that wears out the body. If you're 14 years old playing golf out there, having to drive the ball 300+ yards to be able to compete, you will be rapidly aging your body, and it won't hold up into his 40's. He may have to face serious consequences into his senior years when his body just shuts down, due to the strain it's been under for so many years. The smart thing to do if I were this kids coach would be let him play in this tournament, show him he isn't ready for this, and then let him practice, work hard, and then enter the PGA again when his body has fully developed and he can actually compete with the best players in the world.