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17-year-old Blades Brown cards 10-under 61 in Round 1 of the Veritex Bank Championship. Brown's 61 included a streak of six birdies and an eagle on Nos. 5-11 (B-B-B-B-B-E-B) -- becoming the 13th player in Korn Ferry Tour history to record a birdie-eagle streak of 8-under par or lower.
.Blades Brown's 10-under 61 at the Veritex Bank Championship (held at Texas Rangers Golf Club) is the lowest score in Korn Ferry Tour history by a player under age of 18. Previous low round on Tour by player under 18 belonged to 17-year-old Si Woo Kim (65/2013 Mid-Atlantic Champ./R1).
Johnny Keefer holds the Veritex Bank Championship clubhouse lead at 18-under 124 (63-61), becoming the eighth player in Korn Ferry Tour history to total 124 or lower on their opening 36 holes.
Keefer is the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history with multiple 36-hole scores (any consecutive rounds) of 124 or lower. He previously broke the Tour record for lowest 36-hole score at the 2025 Astara Golf Championship, where he totaled 19-under 122 (61-61) in Rounds 2 and 3.
The 36-hole cut for the Veritex Bank Championship will be made at 9-under 133, marking the lowest 36-hole cut score (both in terms of total score and score relative to par) in Korn Ferry Tour history. Below are the previous Tour records for 36-hole cut score:
54-hole leader Johnny Keefer holds a one-stroke lead at 23-under 190 -- which ties the third-lowest opening 54-hole score in Korn Ferry Tour history. Each of the previous five players to total 190 or lower on their opening 54 holes went on to win the tournament.
