17-year-old phenom Blades Brown shoots even-par in his first round as a professional golfer
Blades Brown had a bogey, a double bogey, three birdies and 13 pars for an even-par 72 in his first-ever round as a pro golfer
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Blades Brown score: How 17-year-old fared in first round as pro golfer at American Express tournament
Follow live updates as Brentwood Academy golf star Blades Brown, 17, makes his pro golf debut at the PGA Tour American Express Tournament.
This teenager is making his pro debut. But there's something different about Blades Brown
He's just 17 years old, but Blades Brown, making his first pro start at PGA Tour's American Express, has an old-soul perspective thanks to life lessons learned from his dad's successful battle with le
Teenager Blades Brown Set For Pro Golf Debut At The American Express
The 17-year-old Nashville native, already etched in golf’s record books, draws inspiration from Nick Dunlap’s victory at La Quinta last year.
Everything Blades Brown, 17, said ahead of pro golf debut at PGA Tour American Express
Former Brentwood Academy golf star Blades Brown, 17, is making his pro golf debut this week at the PGA Tour American Express Tournament
17-Year-Old Phenom Making Pro Debut at American Express After Bypassing College
Blades Brown, 17, is making his professional debut at the American Express and knows there will be “hills and valleys” in his young career.
Young golf pro Blades Brown regularly faces a daunting athletic test—beating Mom in pickleball
Pickleball has become a favored pastime for the clan at home in Nashville, Tenn.—evident by Blades Brown’s reaction to flying over the Coachella Valley this week and noting the inordinate number of golf courses and pickleball courts.
Brentwood’s Blades Brown, 17, finishes with even-par 72 in his first round as a pro
In 2023, at 16, he beat Bobby Jones’ record as the youngest golfer to medal at the U.S. Amateur, and in 2024, he matched Tiger Woods and Bobby Clampett as the only golfers to medal at both the U.S. Junior and U.S. Amateur tournaments. Brown is already sponsored by Callaway and Travis Mathew.
'Going to school on the PGA Tour': 17-year-old Blades Brown makes pro debut at American Express
While younger players and amateurs have been playing strong golf on the PGA Tour in recent years – Dunlap was 20 and a sophomore at the University of Alabama when he won last year – Brown is the youngest golfer to ever play in The American Express. But his swing coach believes Brown has a game that can hold up to the PGA Tour.
17-year-old Brown brings confidence to pro debut
Rex Hoggard talks about his conversation with Blades Brown ahead of the 17-year-old's pro debut in the American Express, remarking on his confidence and the college opportunities he turned down for the PGA Tour.
Teen phenom Blades Brown living out childhood dream in pro debut
The 17-year-old Brown is one of the most intriguing stories at the first event in the mainland United States of 2025. The son of former WNBA player Rhonda Brown, whose maiden name is "Blades," Blades Brown took up golf at eight years old while playing with his father at Richland Country Club in Nashville.
Blades Brown, 17, is making pro golf debut at PGA Tour American Express: What to know
Everything to know about former Brentwood Academy golf star Blades Brown, 17, making his pro golf debut at the PGA Tour ...
Tony Finau says he'd be a 'hypocrite' if he told 17-year-old Blades Brown to go to college
Finau says that getting playing experience is going to be "invaluable to him, no matter how he does this week, and I wish him ...