Move over, Jordan Spieth. There’s a new young gun in town.
For more than a decade, Spieth held the title of youngest PGA Tour winner in the modern era. When he won the 2013 John Deere Classic at the age of 19 years, 11 months and 17 days, he was the only teenager to win a Tour event in the previous 81 years.
But now, after a dramatic playoff victory in the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship19 years old Brown blades took the crown from Spieth. At 19 years, 5 months and 18 days, Brown is now the fourth-youngest PGA Tour winner in history. (Spieth is sixth on this list.)
But there is an argument to be made that Brown is actually the youngest winner in the entire history of the PGA Tour.
Blades Brown is the youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931 (maybe ever)
On Sunday night, when a reporter alerted Brown to the fact that he had become the youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931, his initial response was appropriate.
“It’s crazy,” Brown exclaimed.
He continued: “I mean, I just think back to all the people that are in my life; my parents, my mom, my dad, my sister Millie, my coach Justin Parsons, Callaway, FloQast. There are so many people who believe in me, and to finally have my first under my belt, it’s pretty special.”
Later in his winner’s press conference, the young pro admitted that the “magnitude” of becoming a PGA Tour winner hadn’t fully registered.
“It’s not set yet, I think, the magnitude of being a PGA Tour winner,” Brown said Sunday night. “Golf is one of the best games, it’s one of the greatest games in the world. It challenges you mentally, physically, spiritually. It challenges you in every aspect of us, right?”
That’s to say nothing of the magnitude of being the youngest winner on the Tour since 1931. But what about the magnitude of being the youngest winner on the PGA Tour. ever?
Officially, Charles Kocsis holds the title of the youngest winner ever, thanks to his 1931 Michigan Open victory at age 18. Two other players sit above Brown on the all-time list: Harry Cooper (1923 Galveston Open Championship) and Ralph Guldahl (1931 Santa Monica Open).
The thing is that one could argue that none of those tournaments were PGA Tour events. That’s because the PGA Tour didn’t technically exist until 1968, when a player revolt led to its split from the PGA of America. Previously, the regional sections of the PGA of America had organized many non-major pro events.
However, the PGA Tour has retroactively recognized historic wins from the decades before the Tour was officially formed.
That’s why Brown officially sits fourth on the list of youngest winners, although he is the youngest player to ever capture a tournament that was a PGA Tour event at the time he played.
What does his company do on Sunday at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal “mind-blowing” course, as Brown called it after his turn.
“I just want to, you know, 5-year-old Blades watching TV and watching Tiger Woods and all those great players win big championships, and to think that I’m now in a similar place with having won a PGA Tour event is amazing.”
You can check out the official list of the youngest winners in PGA Tour history below.
Youngest PGA Tour winners in history
1. Charles Kocsis, 1931 Michigan Open: 18 years, 6 months, 9 days
2. Harry Cooper, 1923 Galveston Open Championship: 19 years, 4 days
3. Ralph Guldahl, 1931 Santa Monica Opening: 19 years, 2 months, 3 days
4. Blades Brown, 2026 World Wide Technology Championship: 19 years, 5 months, 18 days
5. John McDermott, 1911 US Open: 19 years, 10 months, 14 days
6. Jordan Spieth, 2013 John Deere Classic: 19 years, 11 months, 17 days
7. Nick Dunlap (a), 2024 American Express: 20 years, 29 days
8. Tom Kim, 2022 Wyndham Championship: 20 years, 1 month, 17 days
9. Matthew Wolff, 2019 3M Opening: 20 years, 2 months, 23 days
10. Tom Kim, 2022 Shriners Children’s Open: 20 years, 3 months, 18 days
T11. Nick Dunlap, 2024 Barracuda Championship: 20 years, 6 months, 28 days
T11. Phil Mickelson (a), 1991 Northern Telecom Open: 20 years, 6 months, 28 days
13. Tiger Woods, 1996 Shriners Children’s Open: 20 years, 9 months, 6 days
14. Aldrich Potgieter, 2025 Rocket Classic: 20 years, 9 months, 16 days
15. Tiger Woods, 1996 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic: 20 years, 9 months, 20 days
