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

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Blades Brown pro at 17: Live updates, score after 3 straight birdies in 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Turning into a pro-golfer at 17: This is the Blades Brown story
After winning three straight individual state high school championships, Blades Brown, 17, did something different.
“If I say ‘go to college,’ I would be a hypocrite” – Tony Finau gets candid about 17-year-old ‘kid’ Blades Brown turning pro
Tony Finau eschewed going to college and turned pro at the age of 17 in 2007. Nearly two decades later, the 35-year-old is set to tee off with 17-year-old Blades Brown at The American Express 2025 this weekend. Ahead of the contest, the ace golfer revealed that the young golfer has an “incredible advantage” by turning pro at his age.
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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This teenager is making his pro debut. But there's something different about Blades Brown
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