Blades Brown’s tie for 14th at the Byron Nelson earned him enough points to surpass No. 150 in the FedEx Cup last year, earning him special temporary membership. That means Brown can take unlimited sponsor exemptions the rest of the year and is no longer restricted to a limit of 12 tournaments for the season.
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