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Blades Brown Becomes Youngest PGA Tour Winner Since 1931
Brown earned a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in next year’s PGA Championship after outlasting Ben James in a playoff.
- On Sunday, PGA Tour winner Blades Brown, 19, won the World Wide Technology Championship in Baja California, becoming the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years after rallying from a seven-shot deficit with a 9-under 63.
- James entered the final round with a four-shot lead but shot a 70, while Brown rallied with three straight birdies to share the lead and posted a 23-under 265.
- During the second playoff hole on the 18th, James missed an 8-foot birdie putt while Brown clinched the win with a 3-footer. "I got him this time, but I'm sure we're going to be battling it out for years to come," Brown said.
- Brown earned a two-year PGA Tour exemption and secured a spot in next year's PGA Championship, plus his PGA Tour card for 2027 after finishing among the top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour.
- Young golfers Brown and James showcased a budding rivalry in Baja California, with James posting five top-five finishes in 13 starts since turning pro. "I'm so obsessed with this game," Brown said of his hunger for future challenges.
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The 19-year-old from Tennessee -- who skipped college to turn professional straight out of high school -- had begun the final day a giant seven strokes back, tied for ninth, but recorded the day's lowest round with 10 birdies in Cabo San Lucas. Brown held his nerve to sink a six-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for the solo clubhouse lead at 23-under par, with overnight leader Ben James still on the course and two strokes back. After a string o…
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