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.

In 2023, at 16, he beat Bobby Jones’ record as the youngest golfer to medal at the U.S. Amateur, and in 2024, he matched Tiger Woods and Bobby Clampett as the only golfers to medal at both the U.S. Junior and U.S. Amateur tournaments. Brown is already sponsored by Callaway and Travis Mathew.

Former Brentwood Academy golf star Blades Brown, 17, is making his pro golf debut this week at the PGA Tour American Express Tournament

Blades Brown, 17, is making his professional debut at the American Express and knows there will be “hills and valleys” in his young career.

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.

Tony Finau might have had some advice for 17-year-old golfer Blades Brown before Brown decided to turn pro in December. “If I did say go to college, I would be a hypocrite, because I didn't go to college,