Ye Wo-cheng becomes youngest player in European Tour history at China Open It's very helpful that I have my coach [David Watson] here this week, because he's taught me a lot about how to play in the wind. This course is very long, and it will play even longer if the wind blows, but it gives me confidence to know that he is here to give me tips and advice on how to cope in the conditions. I'm excited about getting started. Ye is joined in the field by 15-year-old Bai Zheng-kai and 16-year-old Dou Ze-cheng, and at a combined age of 43 the trio are a year younger than fellow competitor and former Open champion Paul Lawrie. Ye and Dou earned their places in the field after coming through qualifying events, while Bai earned his starting berth courtesy of his victory in the Volvo China Junior Match Play Championship. South African Branden Grace, who is bidding to become the first player to successfully defend the Volvo China Open title this week, praised Ye's achievements. He said: "It's amazing. I only started playing the game at 11, so I wouldn't like to think what handicap I was playing off when I was 12. I spoke to his coach and he told me he's been winning almost every amateur tournament he's played in this year. I'll be looking out for his results here this week, as I'm sure will most other people. It's a great story, great for him and for the game of golf in general. Grace's three-shot win over Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts last year was one of five tournament victories in 2012, while he finished 18th on his Masters debut at Augusta last month. "I took a week off after the Masters then unfortunately I caught a little bit of flu so it hasn't been the ideal preparation for the week," he said after the pre-tournament pro-am on Wednesday. But I played very nicely and didn't make any bogeys, so that bodes well.