Golf: Blades Brown wins World Wide Technology Championship
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw
Blades Brown, who is 19 years old and a professional golfer from Nashville, Tennessee, US, has won the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico and has become the youngest winner on the PGA Tour since 1931.
Brown beat fellow American Ben James on the second play-off hole in Cabo San Lucas after shooting a nine-under-par 63, which included a birdie on the 18th hole, to come from seven shots behind.
He turned professional at 17 years old and finished in the top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list earlier this year, as a result of which he secured his PGA Tour card.
He remarked that:
"It hasn't set in just yet, the magnitude of being a PGA Tour winner."
And added that:
"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."
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