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WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK
➡️ Nineteen-year-old Blades Brown captured his first PGA Tour title Sunday at the World Wide Technology Championship, defeating Ben James with a birdie on the second playoff hole. Brown overcame a seven-shot deficit with a 9-under 63 to finish at 23-under 265. At 19 years, 5 months and 18 days, he became the fourth-youngest winner in PGA Tour history and the first teenage winner since Jordan Spieth in 2013.
➡️ The playoff between the 19-year-old Brown and 23-year-old Ben James featured a combined age of 42, marking the youngest playoff pairing on the PGA Tour in the last 50 years. The duel surpassed the 2013 Wyndham Championship, where a 23-year-old Patrick Reed defeated a 20-year-old Spieth. It was also the first playoff at El Cardonal at Diamante since the tournament moved there in 2023.
➡️ James carded a final-round 2-under 70 to finish tied for first at 23-under 265 before falling on the second extra hole. The 54-hole leader secured his second runner-up finish and fifth top-five performance in 13 starts this season. James, who topped the 2026 PGA Tour University Ranking, fell just short of becoming the second player to win during the same season he earned tour status through the program.
➡️ With his victory, Brown earned PGA Tour exempt status through 2028, along with entry into the 2028 PGA Tour Championship Series. Brown turned professional at 17 in December 2024 and became the youngest player to graduate from the Korn Ferry Tour after finishing ninth on the points list in 2026. The win marked his third top-10 result in 13 tour starts this season.
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