After a promising start, Nashville's Blades Brown had a rocky finish as he missed the cut in his first tournament as a professional golfer at the 2025 American Express.

Nashville’s Blades Brown, 17, had a rough finish to his first tournament as a pro golfer, missing the cut at the PGA Tour American Express tournament

Starting on the back nine, Brown parred the 10 th and made a bogey at on the par-5 11 th. But then he caught fire. He had eight birdies in a nine-hole stretch – including six in a row starting at No. 12 – to close with a round of 8-under 64.