Blades Brown, a 19-year-old phenom, stormed the PGA Tour history books on Sunday, becoming the youngest winner in almost a century after pulling off a wild seven-stroke comeback.
Nobody’s Seen This Since the Roaring Twenties
Seriously, we’re talking about golf history that’s nearly a hundred years old! Brown’s win at the World Wide Technology Championship makes him the youngest player to take home a PGA Tour title in almost a century. The Associated Press dug into the records, and get this: the last time someone younger won was Charles Kocsis way back in 1931. Kocsis was 18 when he snagged the Michigan Open, but even that was considered more of a regional thing in the early PGA days. This kid just put his name next to legends, and he’s only 19!
A Sunday Surge and Playoff Perfection
This wasn’t just some walk in the park, either. Brown had to claw his way back from a massive seven-stroke deficit to even get a sniff of the trophy. On Sunday, he dropped a ridiculous 9-under 63, just tearing up the course. Then, when it went to the wire in a playoff against Ben James, Brown didn’t flinch. He registered birdies on *both* playoff holes to slam the door shut and secure that historic victory. What a performance!
Brown sounds hungry for more, telling reporters, “I’m so obsessed with this game. It tests you in so many ways. I love golf, all the stuff that goes into it and I can’t wait for what’s next.” After a debut like this, man, neither can we. The golf world just got a major jolt, and you know everyone will be watching to see what this kid does next.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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