He had three straight birdies on the front nine and finished his round with 12 straight pars. Brown was tied for 117th place, 10 shots behind leader JT Poston after the first round. The cut will be made after Saturday's third round and the top 65 plus ties will make Sunday's final round.

He's just 17 years old, but Blades Brown, making his first pro start at PGA Tour's American Express, has an old-soul perspective thanks to life lessons learned from his dad's successful battle with le