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.

Blades Brown, 17, is having one heck of a PGA Tour debut at The American Express leaving fans in awe of his game.