Nineteen-year-old Blades Brown captured the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Sunday, becoming the youngest PGA Tour winner since Charles Kocsis won the Michigan Open in 1931 at age 18. Brown overcame a seven-shot deficit with a final-round 9-under 63 and defeated Ben James on the second playoff hole with a birdie.
James, the top-ranked player in the PGA Tour University ranking last season, had held a four-shot lead entering the final round but faltered, forcing a playoff with an eagle on the par-5 18th. On the second extra hole, James missed an 8-foot birdie putt while Brown converted from 3 feet.
Brown, who turned professional as a high school junior two years ago, earned a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in the 2025 PGA Championship. The victory also secures his PGA Tour card for 2027 via his Korn Ferry Tour points finish. For James, the runner-up finish marks his second in 13 professional starts.
Denny McCarthy, seeking his first win in nine years, briefly led on the back nine but stumbled with a bogey on the 15th and a double bogey on the 17th, finishing with a 69.
