18-year-old Blades Brown played rock-paper-scissors after making a birdie at The American Express 2026. The American golfer became the talk of the town for his outing this week on the PGA Tour.
The tournament started with its first round on Thursday, January 22. He was incredible in the second round of the event and carded the Nicklaus Tournament Course record of 60.
In the third round of The American Express, held on Saturday, Blades Brown again had a decent outing, and he carded a round of 68. He played the third round at the Pete Dye Stadium Course, and after making a birdie on the 17th hole, he played rock-paper-scissors with a fan cheering for him.
The PGA Tour shared a video of Blades on its X (formerly Twitter) account with a caption:
“Rock, Paper, Scissors, Birdie.”
Blades Brown started his outing on Saturday on the first tee. He made two birdies and a bogey on the front nine and added three birdies on the back nine for a 4-under 68.
He played the opening round at the La Quinta Country Club and carded 5-under 67, followed by an impressive round of 12-under 60 on Friday. He settled with a score of 21-under after three rounds.
Blades Brown Opens Up About His Performance at the American Express 2026
Blades Brown took the lead in the game after two rounds at The American Express, but after playing a round of 68 on Saturday, he slipped down to second place. After the third round of the event, the American golfer opened up about his performance. He said (via ASAP Sports):
“I tried to give myself as many opportunities as birdie as possible. I knew that 16 was a par-5 I could semi get to it in two. I tried to stay as far as I could away from the left side of that green. Yeah, hooped two putts coming in, and that was cool.”
He was also asked if he did his “best” on Saturday. In response, he said:
“Just staying level. There’s so many emotions that you go through in a round. I was 1-under through 15 holes, and I knew that there were some guys coming up the leaderboard that were going to make a run. I tried to put myself in as many birdie positions as possible and happened to make three coming down the stretch.”
Meanwhile, it’s Si Woo Kim who took the lead at the American Express after playing three rounds of 63, 65, and 66. He settled with a score of 22-under. The tournament is scheduled to have its finale on Sunday, January 25.
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