Brad Faxon
Brad Faxon (born August 1 1961) is an American golfer. He was born in Oceanport, New Jersey. He attended Furman University and turned professional in 1983. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour and played on two Ryder Cup teams. While admittedly not a great driver of the golf ball or a great ball-striker, Faxon has built a reputation as one of the best pure putters in golf history. He led the PGA Tour in Putting Average in 1996, 1999, and 2000 (when he set the single-season record with only 1.704 putts/greens in regulation), and finished 13th in 2005 at the age of 44. Faxon explains his success on the greens thusly: "My only secret is confidence... I just try to hit every putt as if I've just made a million in a row."
Faxon had been one of the most successful players on the PGA Tour throughout the 1990s, a mainstay in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings, but a knee injury began to hamper his effectiveness in 2003, causing him to suffer through his worst season in 14 years in 2004. Faxon bounced back in 2005, though, winning his first tournament in four years and finishing 45th on the PGA Tour Money List. On September 19, 2005, Faxon underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee; most likely he will return to Tour action in February 2006, a move designed to give him enough time to qualify for the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Faxon currently resides in Barrington, Rhode Island with his wife, Dory, and their four daughters. In addition to being one of the PGA Tour's top players over the past 15 years, Faxon is one of the game's most generous figures. In 1991, Brad, along with fellow Tour pro Billy Andrade, formed Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon Charities for Children, Inc., a non-profit organization that (as of 2005) has donated over $3 million to needy children in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. For their charity work, Faxon and Andrade were awarded the 1999 Golf Writers Association of America's Charlie Bartlett Award, given to professional golfers for unselfish contributions to society. Since 1999, Andrade and Faxon have also served as hosts of the CVS Charity Classic, a golf tournament held at the Rhode Island Country Club each June, whose proceeds benefit the two players' charity. Faxon also runs his own junior golf foundation.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins
- 1991 (1) Buick Open
- 1992 (2) New England Classic, The International
- 1997 (1) Freeport-McDermott Classic
- 1999 (1) B.C. Open
- 2000 (1) B.C. Open
- 2001 (1) Sony Open in Hawaii
- 2005 (1) Buick Championship
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T50 LA | DNP | 57 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T33 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | T11 | T73 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T31 | T9 | T15 | T17 | T25 | CUT | T26 | T24 |
| U.S. Open | 66 | CUT | CUT | T68 | T33 | T56 | T82 | T65 | T49 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | 7 | T15 | T33 | T20 | T11 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T48 | T15 | T14 | T30 | 5 | T17 | CUT | T13 | T61 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T10 | T12 | T23 | T31 | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T66 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T47 | CUT | T46 | T60 | T23 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T27 | T59 | T29 | CUT | T13 | CUT |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
[edit] Other professional wins
- 1986 Provident Classic (unofficial PGA Tour)
- 1993 Heineken Australian Open (PGA Tour of Australasia)
- 1994 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Fred Couples)
- 1995 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman)
- 1996 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman)
- 1997 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman)
- 1999 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Billy Andrade)
- 2001 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Billy Andrade), Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Scott McCarron)
- 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Scott McCarron)
[edit] Team appearances
- Walker Cup: (amateur): 1983
- Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997
- Dunhill Cup: 1997
[edit] External links
- Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles
