SportsTuesday, November 10
Former Brentwood Academy golfer Blades Brown wins on the PGA Tour at 19
The Franklin Daily News team
If you tuned in Sunday, a Brentwood Academy alum made history. Blades Brown, 19, won the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Nov. 8, beating Ben James on the second sudden-death hole with a 5-foot birdie putt. It's his first PGA Tour win, and at 19 years, 5 months and 18 days, he's the fourth-youngest winner in tour history.
Brown took home $1.08 million of a $6 million purse
$1.08MBrown's winnings from the $6 million prize pool
Source: WZTV
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Brown's winnings from the $6 million prize pool | $1.08M |
Brown started the final round seven shots behind James, a 23-year-old rookie from the University of Virginia. His 9-under 63 got him to 23-under, and James forced a playoff late. Brown grew up in the Nashville area.
Brown erased a seven-shot gap and won in his 22nd start
- 7
- shots behind James entering the final round
- 63
- his final-round score, 9-under
- 23-under
- his par at the end of the final round
- 22
- PGA Tour starts before his first win
Sources: WZTV, The Daily Herald
- Oct. 15: youngest Korn Ferry Tour graduate to earn PGA Tour membership
- Perks: two-year PGA Tour exemption, plus a spot in The Players Championship
- Last teenage winner: Jordan Spieth, 2013 John Deere Classic
- In attendance: his father, Parke, who got a big bear hug
“It hasn't set in just yet, I guess, the magnitude of being a PGA Tour winner.”
Sources: WZTV, The Daily Herald