"Brown, who turned pro last year and is weeks removed from graduating high school, needed only one birdie over the final three holes on the Nicklaus Tournament course at PGA West, the easiest of three courses in the rotation in ideal weather. He hit a gap wedge just right of the pin on his last hole, the par-4 ninth. He had the advantage of seeing David Ford go first on the same line. He picked his spot, rolled the putt and it stayed right, grazing the edge as the gallery groaned."
"Brown earned Korn Ferry Tour status last year and was in the Bahamas for a tournament that didn't end until Wednesday. He used a flight voucher he earned from a top-50 finish in the Myrtle Beach Classic last year to fly private to Palm Springs, arriving to his hotel about 8 p.m. on the eve of The American Express, where he is playing on a sponsor exemption. And now he goes into the weekend tied with golf's best player."
Blades Brown, 18, came within an inch of making a 6-foot birdie putt that would have produced a 59, leaving him tied for the lead with Scottie Scheffler at The American Express. Brown turned professional last year and recently finished high school. He earned Korn Ferry Tour status, played in the Bahamas the previous week, and used a flight voucher from a Myrtle Beach Classic top-50 finish to fly privately to Palm Springs. Brown is playing the event on a sponsor exemption. Scheffler posted a bogey-free 64 on the Nicklaus course amid a sellout crowd.
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