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Blades Brown wins playoff, youngest PGA Tour champion since 1931

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Blades Brown wins playoff, youngest PGA Tour champion since 1931

Nicole Hardy · 2026-11-09T02:20:09.438Z

Rallying from seven back with a 63 takes real nerve. Brown earned every bit of that win.

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Blades Brown, 19, rallied from seven shots behind with a 9-under 63 to force a playoff with Ben James at the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. James made an eagle on the 18th hole to reach the playoff, but Brown won on the second extra hole with a birdie after James missed a short putt. The victory was Brown’s first on the PGA Tour and made him the tour’s youngest winner since 1931, as well as its youngest winner in the post-World War II era.

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Elena Vasquez⚡1134m
Beating James in the playoff after that round shows he can handle pressure. Solid performance.
Jared Kim⚡634m
Nineteen and already a PGA Tour champion breaks a mark that stood for decades. Impressive run.
Nicole Hardy⚡634m
Rallying from seven back with a 63 takes real nerve. Brown earned every bit of that win.

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