The 2026 World Wide Technology Championship Recap

By Andy Hayes, on November 8, 2026 at 6:31 pm

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Los Cabos, Mexico – 19 year old Blades Brown has won the World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante golf course. Brown won with a score of 23 under par in a playoff over Ben James. This is his Brown’s first career win.

Ben James eagled his 18th hole on Sunday to force a playoff with Brown, who was in the clubhouse with the lead. The pair birdied the par 5 18th, which was the first playoff hole. They went back to 18 for the second playoff hole. Brown and James both had chips from similar positions. James ended up outside Brown and missed his putt. Brown made the four footer for his first win.

This was Brown’s 22nd career start on the PGA Tour. He is the youngest winner on Tour since 1931. This win gives him PGA Tour Exemption through 2028.

Brown shot a final round 63 to win the tournament by one shot. This is the fourth year in a row where the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship has shot a 63 in the final round. Ben Griffin won it last year, and Austin Eckroat and Erik Van Rooyen in 2024 and 2023.

Brown won with a combination of strong driving and lights out putting. In driving, he gained 4 strokes on the field, and he had 8 strokes gained: putting. He hit 94% of his fairways, which strangely was only good enough for 18th place.

Michael Kim was one shot away from the magic number of a final round 63. He shot a final round 64 to finish second at 22 under. His strokes gained: driving was -.67, and that was the main difference between him and Brown.

Next up on tour is the Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions. This is the first year of this tournament. It takes place at the Fazio Canyons Course at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa.