Former Brentwood Academy golf star Blades Brown, 17, is making his pro golf debut this week at the PGA Tour American Express Tournament

While younger players and amateurs have been playing strong golf on the PGA Tour in recent years – Dunlap was 20 and a sophomore at the University of Alabama when he won last year – Brown is the youngest golfer to ever play in The American Express. But his swing coach believes Brown has a game that can hold up to the PGA Tour.

The tournament now known as The American Express will host 156 players across three courses (PGA West Pete Dye Stadium Course, LaQuinta Country Club, Nicklaus Tournament Course), with all players competing in one round on each and then the Stadium Course after a 54-hole cut.