Teenager Blades Brown wins in Mexico to become youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years

LOS CABOS, Mexico — Blades Brown became the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years Sunday when the 19-year-old rallied from a seven-shot deficit with a 9-under 63 and beat Ben James with a birdie on the second playoff hole in the World Wide Technology Championship. Brown became the youngest winner since Charles Kocsis won the Michigan Open in 1931 when he was 18, a tournament that was considered a regional event in the early years of the PGA. kAmy2>6D =@DE 2 7@FC\D9@E =625 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 7:?2= C@F?5 2E t= r2C5@?2= 2E s:2>2?E6 2?5 E96? D9@H65 9:D >@I:6 3J D>@<:?8 2 agd\J2C5 D9@E :?E@ a_ 766E @? E96 A2C\d `gE9 2?5 >2<:?8 628=6 E@ D2=G286 2 f_ 2?5 7@C46 E96 A=2J@77]k^Am kAmqFE 96 >:DD65 2? g\7@@E AFEE @? E96 D64@?5 A=2J@77 9@=6[ 2?5 qC@H? >256 9:D b\7@@E6C]k^Am kAm“x’> D@ @3D6DD65 H:E9 E9:D 82>6] xE E6DED J@F :? D@ >2?J H2JD[” D2:5 qC@H?[ H9@ 8C25F2E65 9:89 D49@@= :? y2?F2CJ] “x =@G6 8@=7[ 2== E96 DEF77 E92E 8@6D :?E@ :E 2?5 x 42?’E H2:E 7@C H92E’D ?6IE]”k^Am kAmu@C 2 D=66AJ u65tI rFA u2== 6G6?E @? E96 D@FE96C? E:A @7 q2;2 r2=:7@C?:2[ E9:D H2D AFC6 E962E6C 36EH66? EH@ A=2J6CD 7C@> E96 ?6IE 86?6C2E:@?] y2>6D H2D E96 }@] ` A=2J6C :? E96 !vp %@FC &?:G6CD:EJ C2?<:?8 =2DE D62D@?] qC@H? >2<6 2 DFCAC:D:?8 49@:46 E@ EFC? AC@ EH@ J62CD 28@ H9:=6 2 ;F?:@C :? 9:89 D49@@=]k^Am kAmqC@H? H2D E6DE65 6G6? >@C6 3J 8@:?8 E9C@F89 EH@ 328D @7 8@=7 32==D @? E96 C2?86 H2:E:?8 E@ D66 :7 E96 EH@\D9@E =625 96 925 @G6C y2>6D H@F=5 9@=5[ 2?5 E96? 8@:?8 324< @FE E@ E96 `gE9 E@ 564:56 :E]k^Am kAm~? E96 7:CDE 6IEC2 9@=6[ E96:C 2AAC@249 D9@ED H6C6 D:56\3J\D:56[ D6A2C2E65 3J 23@FE b 766E[ 2?5 3@E9 ?2CC@H=J >:DD65 628=6 492?46D] %96J C6EFC?65 E@ E96 `gE9 E66 2?5 E96:C 5C:G6D H6C6 ?6IE E@ 6249 @E96C] q@E9 42>6 FA ;FDE D9@CE @7 E96 8C66?]k^Am kAmy2>6D ?62C=J 9@=65 9:D A:E49 2?5 D2H :E CF? @FE g 766E] qC@H?[ H9@ 925 2 D:>:=2C A:E49 :? C68F=2E:@? E92E 96 9:E E@ e 766E 7@C 2 4=@D:?8 3:C5:6[ E9:D E:>6 42>6 FA b 766E D9@CE] y2>6D’ 3:C5:6 AFEE 8C2K65 E96 C:89E 6586[ 2?5 qC@H? A@FC65 :? E96 H:??6C]k^Am kAm%96J 92G6 E9:D E:>6[ 3FE x’> DFC6 H6’== 36 32EE=:?8 :E @FE 7@C J62CD E@ 4@>6[” 96 D2:5]k^Am kAm(:E9 6:89E A=2J6CD D6A2C2E65 3J EH@ D9@ED @? E96 324< ?:?6[ qC@H? C2? @77 E9C66 DEC2:89E 3:C5:6D E@ D92C6 E96 =625 2?5 E96? =67E E96 >:DE2<6D E@ 6G6CJ@?6 6=D6] w6 9:E 2 DFA6C3 A:E49 7@C 3:C5:6 @? E96 7:?2= 9@=6 E@ A@DE 2E ab\F?56C aed]k^Am kAm%92E AFE 9:> @?6 D9@E 29625 @7 |:4926= z:>[ H9@ A=2J65 H:E9 E96 %6??6DD66 E66? 2?5 >256 3:C5:6 7C@> `a 766E 7@C ec C:89E 367@C6 qC@H? >256 9:D AFEE]k^Am kAmqC@H? 62C?65 9:D !vp %@FC 42C5 7@C a_af 3J 7:?:D9:?8 2>@?8 E96 E@A a_ @? E96 z@C? u6CCJ %@FC A@:?ED =:DE] }@H 96 92D 2 EH@\J62C 6I6>AE:@?[ H9:49 AFED 9:> :? E96 6=:E6 r92>A:@?D9:A $6C:6D H96? E96 !vp %@FC’D ?6H >@56= 368:?D :? a_ag]k^Am kAm%96 G:4E@CJ 2=D@ 2DDFC6D qC@H? @7 9:D 7:CDE >2;@C ?6IE J62C 2E E96 !vp r92>A:@?D9:A]k^Am kAmxE H2D 2?@E96C D6E324< 7@C y2>6D[ H9@ :? `b DE2CED D:?46 EFC?:?8 AC@ 92D 7:G6 7:?:D96D :? E96 E@A 7:G6[ 2?5 EH@ CF??6C\FA 7:?:D96D]k^Am kAms6??J |4r2CE9J[ H:?=6DD :? ?:?6 J62CD :? ac_ DE2CED @? E96 !vp %@FC[ >256 2 b_\7@@E 3:C5:6 AFEE @? E96 `bE9 9@=6 E@ E2<6 E96 =625] qFE 96 9:E 2 A656DEC:2? A:E49 E@ E96 A2C\d `cE9 2?5 925 E@ D6EE=6 7@C A2C] (:E9 2 H6586 :? 92?5 7C@> E96 `dE9 72:CH2J[ 96 42>6 FA D@>6 c_ 766E D9@CE 2?5 E9C66\AFEE65 7@C 2 3@86J]k^Am kAm|4r2CE9J’D E66 D9@E @? E96 `fE9 H2D C:89E @7 E96 `gE9 E66 3@I[ 96 AFE 9:D ?6IE D9@E @77 2 5:CE A2E9 :?E@ 2 92K2C5 2?5 >256 5@F3=6 3@86J] w6 D9@E eh]k^Am k9C ^m kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^8@=7Qm$66 p!’D 7F== 8@=7 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am