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

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
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 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 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.
'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.
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 American Express Tournament.
Blades Brown: 17-year-old making pro golf debut at PGA Tour American Express tournament
A look at Blades Brown, 17, former Brentwood Academy golfer turning pro at 2025 PGA Tour American Express Tournament
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."
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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 ...
American Express storylines: Nick Dunlap's encore, Blades Brown's debut and Wyndham Clark leads field
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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.