World Wide Technology Championship: Teenager Blades Brown becomes youngest PGA Tour tournament winner in 95 years

World Wide Technology Championship: Teenager Blades Brown becomes youngest PGA Tour tournament winner in 95 years | Golf News

November 9, 2026:

World Wide Technology Championship: Teenager Blades Brown becomes youngest PGA Tour tournament winner in 95 years | Golf News

Blades Brown has become the youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931 after the 19-year-old came back from a deficit of seven shots with a nine-under 63 to defeat Ben James in the World Wide Technology Championship.

At 19 years and 171 days old, Brown became the youngest victor since Charles Kocsis won the Michigan Open in 1931 when he was 18, a tournament that was considered a regional event in the early years of the PGA.

James lost a four-shot lead going into the final round at El Cardonal at Diamante and then showed his nerve by smoking a 285-yard shot into 20 feet on the par-five 18th and making eagle to salvage a 70 and force the play-off.

But he missed an eight-foot putt on the second play-off hole as Brown made his three-footer.

“It hasn’t set in just yet, I guess, the magnitude of being a PGA Tour winner,” Brown said. “Golf is one of the best games, is one of the greatest games in the world. It challenges you mentally, physically, spiritually. It challenges you in every aspect of us, right?

“I just go back to five-year-old Blades that was watching the TV and watching Tiger Woods and all those great players win major championships, and to think that I’m now in a similar spot with having won a PGA Tour event is mind-blowing.”

Brown turned pro at 17 and earned his PGA Tour card this year by being among the top 20 in Korn Ferry Tour points.

“I’m so obsessed with this game. It tests you in so many ways,” Brown said. “I love golf, all the stuff that goes into it, and I can’t wait for what’s next.”

With eight players separated by two shots on the back nine, Brown ran off three straight birdies to share the lead and then left the mistakes to everyone else.

He hit a superb pitch for birdie on the final hole to post a score of 23-under 265.

That put him one shot ahead of Michael Kim, who played with the Tennessee teen and made birdie from 12 feet for 64 right before Brown made his putt.

Brown now has a two-year exemption, which puts him in the elite Championship Series when the PGA Tour’s new model begins in 2028.

The victory also assures Brown of his first major next year at the PGA Championship.

It was another setback for James, who in 13 starts since turning pro has five finishes in the top five, and two runner-up finishes.

What’s next?

The Austin Championship rides into Austin, Texas, bringing PGA Tour excitement to the stunning Omni Barton Creek Fazio Canyons Golf Course.

Watch all four rounds live on Sky Sports, with coverage of the opening round from 7pm on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event. Get the latest Sky Sports deals or stream golf and more sport with no contract.

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