Blades Brown, 17, turns pro at PGA TOUR American Express

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Blades Brown turns pro at 17: Live updates, tee time, score from PGA Tour American Express
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
Tony Finau recalls turning pro at 17 as Blades Brown makes same decision at American Express
In was in the 2014 Korn Ferry season when Finau broke through, with one win and five top-10 finishes to finish eighth on that tour and earn a PGA Tour card for 2015. Since then, Finau hasn’t looked back with six career wins.
At site of Nick Dunlap’s historic win, teen Blades Brown itching to compete in pro debut
Brown, 17, will make his pro debut this week at The American Express in Palm Springs, where Dunlap won as an amateur a year ago.
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.
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 American Express Tournament.
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.
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.
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 the best."
Blades Brown, 17, looks to make Nick Dunlap history at PGA Tour’s American Express
The PGA Tour is rolling into California for The American Express this week. Last season, amateur Nick Dunlap won his first professional event in a history-making appearance. N0w, 17-year-old Blades Brown makes his professional debut looking to make similar history.
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 ...
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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 ...
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Who is Blades Brown? Meet the teen golfer whose mom is a former WNBA first-overall pick
The golf world is adding another professional to its elite group of athletes — 17-year-old Blades Brown. Yes, you read that right. Blades Brown, the top-ranked athlete in the class of 2026 ...
Brown applying lessons learned ahead of AmEx
Blades Brown chats with Rex Hoggard about his decision to turn pro, what he's learned from Nick Dunlap and how he's approaching his second PGA Tour start at The American Express.