But it doesn’t feel like a risk to predict the game might have found a star of the future this past weekend in the form of Ratchanon Chantananuwat.

The 15-year-old from Thailand became the youngest male winner of a professional event on a major recognised Tour with victory in the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup in Pattaya.

Chantananuwat en route to a 65 and victory on the Asian Tour. PHOTO: Getty Images.

While the golf world was looking the other way at the performances of Scottie Scheffler and Tiger Woods at Augusta National, Chantananuwat posted scores of 63-70-70-65 for a 20-under total and a two-shot victory at Siam Country Club in Pattaya.

As ridiculous as it sounds, this was no fluke performance for the youngster.

Going back to September last year, he has teed up in 11 professional tournaments across the All Thailand and Asian Tours and registered four top-five finishes.

Sure, they aren’t the strongest fields in professional golf but at 15 years old it’s beyond impressive, not just physically but mentally and shows a maturity well beyond his years.

But Chantananuwat has more than just a world-class golf game, he has some of the intangibles that make the special ones stand out.

Like an amazing head of hair and the courage to show it off by wearing a visor. That’s a power move not successfully pulled off since Fred Couples in the 1990’s (and more recently fellow Thai player Kiradech Aphibarnrat).

Add to that a great name – he is known universally as TK – and a knack for making birdies at just the right time (based on his finish at the weekend) and we might just be witnessing the start of something.

Most telling at Siam Country Club was his play over the closing holes, starting with a birdie at the short par-4 15th.

A poor drive found thick rough short and left of the green but from an awkward lie and distance he executed a brilliantly judged pitch then holed from four feet to grab a lead he would never relinquish.

A hair product sponsorship wouldn't be out of the question. PHOTO: Getty Images.

He then played the final three holes like a veteran, steering away from trouble and big numbers before making a birdie at the last that wasn’t ultimately necessary but was a nice bonus regardless.

Golf aside, his post victory interview was also encouraging. The teenager confirmed he would resist the temptation to rush to turn professional and instead stick to his plan to attend college in the US.

Impressive as all this was, success isn’t guaranteed for Chantananuwat, of course. It never is.

One swallow doesn’t make a summer and all that.

But with some players you get the feeling they are just different and based on what he has displayed the last six months – and especially this past weekend – Chantananuwat is in that category.

It will be fascinating to see what unfolds for him from here.