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Blades Brown, top-ranked high school golfer in US, to skip college and turn pro

Brown, 17, will make PGA Tour debut in January
Nashville native is top-ranked high school golfer

High school junior Blades Brown, the top-ranked golfer in the Class of 2026, announced Tuesday that he’s turning pro.

In a lengthy post on Instagram, Brown said he won’t play college golf and will make his PGA Tour debut at The American Express at La Quinta, California, in January.