Blades Brown (born May 21, 2007) is an American golfer from Nashville, Tennessee who at age 16 broke Bobby Jones' record as the youngest medalist at stroke play in U.S.
Amateur hosted at Cherry Hills Country Club tying for first place in the tournament's stroke play portion.
Amateur opened the door to a sponsor exemption allowing him to compete in his first PGA Tour event, the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic.
"[3] Brown won three consecutive TSSAA golf individual state championships (2021–2023) for his high school, Nashville's Brentwood Academy.
[6] In July 2024, after his sophomore year, he announced he would leave his high school to better manage his golf schedule, and that he planned to continue his studies online.
[11] Brown said he was proud of his amateur accomplishments, but wanted to focus on his pro career, saying, "I am delighted to make my professional debut (at the American Express Golf Tournament)".
[11] By this time he was being represented by a sports marketing agency, and had NIL deals with Callaway and a New Jersey-based financial advisory firm.
[11] At his debut as a pro golfer at The American Express on the PGA Tour in January 2025, Brown started with even par the first round, and a 64 in the second.