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Blades Brown Earns Special Temporary PGA Tour Membership

The status gives him unlimited sponsor exemptions and could accelerate a bid for a full PGA Tour card.

May 24, 2026; McKinney, Texas, USA; Blades Brown plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Brown, who finished T14 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week, earned special temporary membership for the remainder of 2026 by meeting the event’s qualification threshold.
  • Special temporary membership removes the normal non‑member limit on sponsor exemptions and lets Brown accept unlimited invites for the rest of the season.
  • The 19‑year‑old has played both tours this year and sits No. 13 on the Korn Ferry points list where the top 20 earn full PGA Tour cards for 2027.
  • Brown has earned roughly $751,728 from seven PGA Tour starts this season and plans to play the upcoming Korn Ferry stop in Raleigh as he decides his schedule.
  • Analysts warn the route offers a higher ceiling but greater risk because failing to convert exemptions or results could leave him without clear status, and he remains about 562 FedEx Cup/Fall equivalency points short of the automatic non‑member route to a 2027 card.