Blades Brown looks to become youngest Korn Ferry Tour winner, shares lead with John Pak at Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club

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Blades Brown makes birdie on No. 18 at Club Car Championship

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Blades Brown and John Pak share the lead entering final round at Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club.

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CategoryBlades BrownJohn PakAge18272026 Korn Ferry Tour Points ListNo. 73 No. 47Starts – Wins – Top 10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 20264-0-06-0-0Starts – Wins – Top 10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career18-0-243-1-2Starts – Wins – Top 10s at Club Car Championship1-0-02-0-1The 36-hole solo leader cards a 1-under 71 with two birdies (Nos. 6, 15) and one bogey (No. 13)With a 36-hole score of 15-under 129, broke the 36-hole tournament scoring record of 131 held by Kevin Dougherty (2020), Evan Harmeling (2020) and Erik Barnes (2022)Opened with a career-low 11-under 61 (previous best: 63/four occurrences), breaking the single-round tournament scoring record (previous 18-hole tournament scoring record: 62/Julián Etulian/2020/Round 2)Converted his only other 54-hole lead/co-lead into his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the 2024 Compliance Solutions ChampionshipOwns five made cuts through six starts on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season, highlighted by a T12 at the Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard in Bogota, ColombiaMakes his second cut in his third start at the Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club; finished T3 in his only other made cut at the event (2024)Earned his first PGA TOUR card with a No. 23 finish on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of his victory at the Compliance Solutions Championship, as well as six additional top-25 finishesAs a PGA TOUR rookie, finished No. 152 in the 2025 FedExCup Fall, recording three top-25 finishes and a top 10 in 26 startsFinished No. 145 on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookieFinished No. 1 in the inaugural PGA TOUR University Class of 2021 after four seasons at Florida State (2017-21), collecting eight individual wins and All-America honors all four seasons (first-team selection in 2019 and 2021, second-team honoree in 2020, and third-team selection in 2018)Made a birdie on the par-5 18th to card a 5-under 67 to grab a share of the 54-hole lead for the first time in his careerAt 18 years, 10 months, 7 days becomes the youngest 54-hole leader/co-leader in a Korn Ferry Tour event, surpassing Óscar Serna, who held the solo lead at the 1998 Monterrey Open at 19 years, 5 months, 16 days (finished T8)Bidding to become the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history, a title currently held by Aldrich Potgieter, who won the 2024 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club at 19 years, 4 months, 11 daysTurned professional in 2024 and earned special temporary membership for the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Season; finished No. 68 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, including four top-25s in 14 starts, to secure full status for the 2026 seasonOwns three made cuts in four Korn Ferry Tour starts this season, including two top-25 finishes, and stands No. 73 on the 2026 Points ListMade his first Korn Ferry Tour start at the 2025 Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club, finishing T41Made four starts on the PGA TOUR this season, highlighted by a solo-third finish at the 2026 Puerto Rico Open and a T18 at the 2026 American ExpressCarded a round of 12-under 60 on the PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course in the second round of the 2026 American Express, setting the 18-hole tournament scoring record for the Nicklaus Tournament Course and surpassing Patrick Cantlay as the youngest player in PGA TOUR history to record a round of 60 or better Davis Lamb (third/-15), who finished No. 3 on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List, stands in the top three through 54 holes for the first time in his Korn Ferry Tour career; he had never stood higher than T10 in 33 previous starts on Tour (2024 Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank/finished T11; 2024 Veritex Bank Championship/finished T22).Drew Nesbitt (T58/-5), who finished No. 8 on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List, made a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th with a 7-iron from 181 yards.*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]> Image for article.