The Elite Invitational: Blades Brown, Bridget Wilkie win the titles

November 5, 2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Blades Brown (Tennessee Golf Association Photo)

Wilkie defeated Michell Xing in a playoff to win the Girl's Championship.

Blades Brown of Nashville, Tenn., has had one of the best summers of anyone on the golf course, and now he can add to his resume.

Brown shot a final round 6-under 64 to propel to the top of the leaderboard and overtake Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Ala., by one shot to win The Elite Invitational at Tradition Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Brown finished 10-under, while Watts finished at 9-under.

Brown made four straight birdies on Holes No. 10-13 to jump into the top spot on the leaderboard. In his final round, he made seven birdies and one bogey.

Brown was consistent all week, shooting rounds of 67-69-64 to finish 10-under at the par-70.

Blades Brown hangs on to claim the 2023 Elite Invitational crown. How did the biggest name in junior golf do it? pic.twitter.com/sViRAa2jyZ
— The Elite Invitational (@TheEliteInv) November 5, 2023

Jackson Herrington of Dickson, Tenn., finished in solo third place at 6-under.

Brown won the AJGA Junior Invitational, the Huntsville.org Junior Invitational, the Wyndham Invitational, and the Tennessee Junior Amateur.

He finished third at the North and South Junior Amateur and fifth at the Tennessee State Open as the low amateur.

Earlier in the summer, Brown became the youngest medalist in U.S. Amateur history.

Related: U.S. AMATEUR: BLADES BROWN SHOOTS 64, RACES TO TIE WITH ZHENG, BUCHANAN FOR MEDALIST

In the girl's competition, Bridget Wilkie of Bluffton, S.C., and Michelle Xing of Ontario, Can., finished in a tie for first place at 8-under, and Wilkie won on the first playoff hole, putting her approach shot to eight feet and sinking the birdie putt for the win.

Wilkie shot rounds of 70-65-70 to win the title.

Bridget Wilkie with the shot of her life on the first playoff hole to bring home the hardware: pic.twitter.com/FdcIFy8WuL
— The Elite Invitational (@TheEliteInv) November 5, 2023

Vanessa Borovilos of Toronto, Can., finished in solo third place at 6-under.

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The Elite Invitational: Blades Brown, Bridget Wilkie win the titles

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