Blades Brown, 18, spoke to reporters after the final round of the 2026 American Express. He spoke about what it was like playing with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and everything else he learned from eight straight days of professional golf.
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Jacob Bridgeman took home a $4 million payday from Riviera Country Club, where he got to shake hands with Tiger Woods after winning his first PGA Tour event.
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Tommy Fleetwood’s approach shot from 173 feet found the bottom of the cup after hitting the flagstick. With the stick rattle and the crowd enthusiasm, Fleetwood’s shot might have qualified for loudest of the day.