Everything to know about former Brentwood Academy golf star Blades Brown, 17, making his pro golf debut at the PGA Tour American Express Tournament.

Blades Brown was standing near the podium of The American Express golf tournament’s media center on Tuesday, happily chatting after pulling off a bright and engaging press conference ahead of his first PGA Tour start as a professional on Thursday.

While younger players and amateurs have been playing strong golf on the PGA Tour in recent years – Dunlap was 20 and a sophomore at the University of Alabama when he won last year – Brown is the youngest golfer to ever play in The American Express. But his swing coach believes Brown has a game that can hold up to the PGA Tour.

Teenager Blades Brown is in for a new life experience this week. No, not playing a PGA Tour event. He crossed that one off the list when he made the cut and tied for 26th as an amateur at the Myrtle Beach Classic last year.

Turning professional at 17 is complex and not always the right decision. For Blades Brown, not a bad name for a professional golfer by the way, the decision came down to getting to play on the PGA Tour immediately.

Brown, 17, will make his pro debut this week at The American Express in Palm Springs, where Dunlap won as an amateur a year ago.

A look at Blades Brown, 17, former Brentwood Academy golfer turning pro at 2025 PGA Tour American Express Tournament