Final ranking of the World Technology Championship
-23 B Brown (United States), B James (United States); -22 Ms. Kim (United States); -21 K Hirata (Jpn); -20 D Ford (United States); -19 A Ortis (Mexico), D McCarthy (United States); -18 J Smith (England), S Power (Ireland)
Complete ranking
Blades Brown, 19, became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 95 years with a thrilling victory at the World Tech Championship in Mexico.
Brown beat fellow American Ben James on the second play-off hole at Cabo San Lucas after shooting a nine-under-par 63, which included a birdie at the 18th, seven shots behind.
At 19 years and 171 days, he is the youngest PGA winner since Charles Kocsis, 18, won the Michigan Open in 1931, which was considered a regional event in the early years of the tour.
Brown is the first teenage PGA winner since Jordan Spieth won the John Deere Classic in 2013, at 19 years and 352 days old.
“We haven’t yet realized the importance of being a PGA Tour winner,” Brown said.
“I go back to five-year-old Blades watching TV and watching Tiger Woods and all these great players win major championships, and to think that I’m now in a similar situation with them after winning a PGA Tour event is mind-blowing.
“I’m so obsessed with this game. It challenges you in so many ways. I love golf, everything about it, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.”
Brown and James finished at 23 under, with American Michael Kim third at 22 under and Kensei Hirata a shot further back.
Brown, who turned professional at 17, finished in the top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list earlier this year, earning his PGA Tour card.
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