Blades Brown

When he was 16, Blades Brown became the youngest co-medalist in U.S. Amateur Championship history, breaking the record of Bobby Jones, who claimed co-medalist honors in 1920 when he was 18. Brown has captured multiple Division II-AA golf state championships while playing at Brentwood Academy in the Nashville area. Brown is the son of Rhonda Brown, who played basketball at Vanderbilt and was the first overall pick in the 1998 WNBA expansion draft. She now coaches the Brentwood Academy girls’ basketball team.