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Blades Brown, 19, joins PGA Tour as special temporary member

By Thomson Reuters Jun 2, 2026 | 2:21 PM

Blades Brown has accepted a special temporary membership on the PGA Tour and is ​eligible to receive unlimited ‌sponsor exemptions for the remainder of the season through the FedExCup Fall standings.

Non-members are limited to seven exemptions.

Brown, ‌19, ​benefited from a ⁠tie for 14th ⁠place at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson last month. The Nashville native has 266 non-member FedExCup ​points — which would place him between 88th and 89th ⁠in the standings — and ⁠also is No. 11 ​on the Korn Ferry Tour points ​list.

Brown can secure his PGA ‌Tour card for the 2027 season either by earning as many non-member points as No. ⁠70 in the final 2026 FedExCup Fall standings or by finishing in the ⁠top 20 ‌on the Korn ⁠Ferry Tour.

Brown finished third at ​the ‌PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico ​Open earlier ⁠this year.

His first PGA Tour event as a pro was in January 2025 at The American Express when he was 17.

–Field ​Level Media