In the professional golf world, the ticket to play at the PGA Tour events is always sought after, even big stars are not easy to get. A place to play with the world’s top golfers, just four good rounds, can open the door to enter a higher level.

Blades Brown, a 17 -year -old prodigy of the US golf, received four such invitations this year and recently received additional invitation to attend the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. But instead of taking the opportunity to play with stars like Scottie Scheffler or Jordan Spieth, Brown chose to refuse. At first, this seems to be a confusing decision. But when looking deeper, this action showed that Brown’s age of mature in his career orientation.

Choose a long way: focus on Korry Tour

Last week, Brown attended the Veritex Bank Championship – the third tournament in his career at Korn Ferry Tour (KFT). Results: Brown records excellent rounds of 61-66-67-63, rolling in the second-class position, just inferior to champion Johnny Keefer 3-stick.

As a result, Brown jumped from 140 to 44 on the KFT score chart, only 53 more points to gain Special Temporary Status – an extremely important step. Along with this result, Brown won the Tulum Championship in Mexico this week, an opportunity that he could not miss.

Why is Tulum Championship important? Because according to the regulations, golfers are not KFT members only receive up to four offers each season. If Brown receives tickets to Byron Nelson (PGA Tour), he will only have a chance to play KFT in the year. But with the priority of playing in Mexico, Brown preserved at least twice the KFT pitch, increasing the chance to earn enough points to officially become a KFT member – thereby paving the way to the PGA Tour more sustainable.

Lesson from failure and early maturity

Blades Brown had a professional PGA tour launch at The American Express in January. He missed after a regretful drop of water in the 17 hole. But there was also that, Brown set a record: The fastest 64 -stick round at the PGA Tour in the past 40 years for a golfer under 18 years old.

After failure, Brown shared: “Golf is a strange game. Sometimes you benefit from bad shots and disadvantages from good shots. I will maintain my spirit, learn and continue moving forward.”

The way Brown received failure showed a rare calmness in the age of 17 – the time when many friends of the same age were busy … preparing for Prom. Since then, Brown has successfully cut in Mexico Open 2025, but accidentally cut in Puerto Rico Open and Valspar Championship. Those ups and downs are valuable luggage to help him grow up in a long journey ahead.

Brown’s decision also made many people think of Jordan Spieth more than a decade ago. In 2013, after playing well at Web.com Tour (formerly known by KFT), Spieth faced: Continue to the Web.com Tour in Chile or receive tickets to PGA Tour in Puerto Rico Open. Spieth chose to play in Puerto Rico, second, earn a play at Valspar Championship (ranked 7th), then won PGA Tour, then crowned at John Deere Classic – opened a legendary career. However, no option is absolutely true. Brown chose a more sustainable path through the Korry Tour system, instead of waiting for the opportunity to explode thanks to the PGA Tour ticket like Spieth.