There were several PGA Tour stars who missed the cut Saturday afternoon including Wyndham Clark, Tony Finau and Tom Kim. Sunday's champion will win $1.584 million of the $8.8 mill

Brown made six birdies in a row on his front nine and had eight birdies in nine holes at one point. Brown shot an 8-under 64, rising to a tie for 41st. He began the day in 117th place after shooting an even-par 72 in his first round as a pro.

There's plenty of star power near the top of the leaderboard at the American Express through 54 holes — Jason Day (19 under), Patrick Cantlay (18 under), Justin Thomas (17 under), just to name a few — but there are also nearly a dozen notable names who are packing their bags early after missing the cut on Saturday afternoon.

Nashville's Blades Brown, 17, missed the cut in his first PGA Tour event as a pro at the American Express tournament. What's next?

William Mouw paid the price for going in the San Andreas Fault bunker at the par-5 16th hole at the Stadium Course at PGA West.

Nashville’s Blades Brown, who is 17, will play the second round of his pro golf career on Friday at the PGA Tour American Express Golf tournament .

Blades Brown, 17, is making his pro debut at this week's 2025 American Express. On Friday, he's showing why he belongs on the game's biggest stage.