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PALM BEACH GARDENS — Blades Brown could have been a high-school senior in Nashville, but instead he spent Friday, Feb. 27 making four consecutive birdies, and five overall, during the second round of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.
The 18-year-old missed the cut at 5-over (75-72), but learned more lessons.
Brown turned professional in late 2024 after he broke Bobby Jones’ record of being the youngest to earn stroke-play medalist honors in the U.S. Amateur when Brown was 16. He was given a sponsor exemption into Cognizant.
Entering this week, Brown had earned $199,491 on the PGA Tour while making 5-of-10 cuts.
Cognizant Classic: Third round tee times moved up due to weather
Friendly rivalries on the PGA Tour usually involve college football programs. Not at this week’s Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.
There have plenty conversations about the U.S.’s 2-1 overtime win over Canada to win the hockey gold medal. A.J. Ewart, a Canadian, spoke of a conversation on the range this week.
“I was hitting balls beside Neal Shipley the other day, and he turned to me and he said, 'Hey, A.J., sorry about that game, man, it really sucks, eh? It must have hurt,’” Ewart said. “He was just pouring salt on the wound.”
Ewart was asked if it was a coincidence he shot 64 Friday and fellow Canadians Ben Silverman (67) and Mackenzie Hughes (65) played well.
“No, I think we're all just a little bit angry about what happened,” Ewart said. "So a little more fire in us to get going. So maybe that's it.”
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Blades Brown heats up in second round of Cognizant Classic
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The 18-year-old missed the cut at 5-over (75-72), but learned more lessons.
Brown turned professional in late 2024 after he broke Bobby Jones’ record of being the youngest to earn stroke-play medalist honors in the U.S. Amateur when Brown was 16. He was given a sponsor exemption into Cognizant.
Entering this week, Brown had earned $199,491 on the PGA Tour while making 5-of-10 cuts.
Cognizant Classic: Third round tee times moved up due to weather
U.S.-Canada hockey rivalry hits Cognizant Classic
Friendly rivalries on the PGA Tour usually involve college football programs. Not at this week’s Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.
There have plenty conversations about the U.S.’s 2-1 overtime win over Canada to win the hockey gold medal. A.J. Ewart, a Canadian, spoke of a conversation on the range this week.
“I was hitting balls beside Neal Shipley the other day, and he turned to me and he said, 'Hey, A.J., sorry about that game, man, it really sucks, eh? It must have hurt,’” Ewart said. “He was just pouring salt on the wound.”
Ewart was asked if it was a coincidence he shot 64 Friday and fellow Canadians Ben Silverman (67) and Mackenzie Hughes (65) played well.
“No, I think we're all just a little bit angry about what happened,” Ewart said. "So a little more fire in us to get going. So maybe that's it.”
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Blades Brown heats up in second round of Cognizant Classic
Continue reading...
