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Brad Faxon

American professional golfer

Summary

American professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Brad Faxon
image	BradFaxonATTNational3.jpg
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fullname	Bradford John Faxon Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	180 lb
nationality
residence	Barrington, Rhode Island, U.S.
college	Furman University
yearpro	1983
tour	PGA Tour Champions
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	21
pgawins	8
auswins	1
champwins	2
seneurowins
otherwins	10
majorwins
masters	T9: 1993
usopen	T33: 1989, 1994
open	7th: 1994
pga	5th: 1995
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Haskins Award
year1	1983
award2	Payne Stewart Award
year2	2005
awardssection

Bradford John Faxon Jr. (born August 1, 1961) is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey

At Furman, Faxon was a two-time All-American (1982, 1983) as a member of the golf team. He played on the 1983 Walker Cup team. Faxon won the Haskins Award for the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States in 1983. He also received that same year's Golf Magazine and NCAA Coaches Awards as the nation's outstanding amateur golfer. He turned professional in 1983.

Professional career

PGA Tour

Faxon 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 thus: "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, he underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee. Faxon returned to competition for the 2006 season, in which he earned over $500,000.

In addition to his success on the PGA Tour Faxon played quite well on the Australasian Tour. He won the 1993 Australian Open, finished second in the 1993 Air New Zealand Shell Open, and finished in third place at the 1995 Greg Norman Holden International.

Champions Tour

Faxon made his Champions Tour debut at the 2011 3M Championship, where he finished T-31. He won his first title in October at the Insperity Championship.

Other projects

Charitable work

In addition to being one of the PGA Tour's top players over the past 25 years, Faxon is one of the game's most generous figures. In 1991, Faxon 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. He also co-chair's Button Hole with Andrade, a short course that serves as a teaching and learning center for children. Faxon also runs his own junior golf foundation.

Broadcasting

In 2010, Faxon worked for NBC as an analyst on golf broadcasts during the season.

Fight for Furman golf

In 2014, Furman University announced the school was going to discontinue the golf program. Faxon helped lead an alumni drive to save the program.

Personal life

Faxon resides in Palm Beach Gardens with his wife, Dory, and their four daughters.

Amateur wins

1975 Rhode Island Junior
1979 Rhode Island Amateur
1980 New England Amateur,
1981 New England Amateur, Rhode Island Amateur
1982 Sunnehanna Amateur

Professional wins (21)

PGA Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 4, 1991	Buick Open	−17 (66-68-71-66=271)	Playoff	USA Chip Beck
2	Jul 26, 1992	New England Classic	−16 (66-67-67-68=268)	2 strokes	USA Phil Mickelson
3	Aug 23, 1992	The International	14 pts (4-7-7-14=14)	2 points	USA Lee Janzen
4	Apr 6, 1997	Freeport-McDermott Classic	−16 (68-69-66-69=272)	3 strokes	USA Bill Glasson, SWE Jesper Parnevik
5	Sep 20, 1999	B.C. Open	−15 (69-67-70-67=273)	Playoff	USA Fred Funk
6	Jul 23, 2000	B.C. Open (2)	−18 (68-66-68-68=270)	1 stroke	MEX Esteban Toledo
7	Jan 21, 2001	Sony Open in Hawaii	−20 (64-64-67-65=260)	4 strokes	USA Tom Lehman
8	Aug 28, 2005	Buick Championship	−14 (69-71-65-61=266)	Playoff	ZAF Tjaart van der Walt

PGA Tour playoff record (3–6)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Buick Open	USA Chip Beck	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1992	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	AUS Steve Elkington	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1992	Buick Open	AUS Steve Elkington, USA Dan Forsman	Forsman won with par on second extra hole
Faxon eliminated by par on first hole
4	1996	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	USA Jim Furyk	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
5	1996	Sprint International	USA Clarence Rose	Lost to eagle on third extra hole
6	1997	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	NZL Frank Nobilo	Lost to par on first extra hole
7	1999	B.C. Open	USA Fred Funk	Won with par on second extra hole
8	2003	Bell Canadian Open	USA Bob Tway	Lost to bogey on third extra hole
9	2005	Buick Championship	ZAF Tjaart van der Walt	Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runners-up
1	Nov 28, 1993	Heineken Australian Open	−13 (65-74-66-70=275)	2 strokes	AUS Mike Clayton, AUS Jeff Woodland

PGA Tour satellite wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 15, 1986	Provident Classic	−19 (67-62-69-63=261)	1 stroke	USA Scott Hoch

Other wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 31, 1985	Rhode Island Open	−6 (68-72-67=207)	2 strokes	USA Jeff Lewis
2	Nov 20, 1994	Franklin Funds Shark Shootout
(with USA Fred Couples)	−26 (68-64-58=190)	2 strokes	USA Mark O'Meara and USA Curtis Strange
3	Aug 22, 1995	Fred Meyer Challenge
(with AUS Greg Norman)	−13 (65-64=129)	Playoff	USA Paul Azinger and USA Payne Stewart
4	Aug 20, 1996	Fred Meyer Challenge (2)
(with AUS Greg Norman)	−18 (63-61=124)	1 stroke	USA Mark Calcavecchia and USA Billy Mayfair
5	Aug 5, 1997	Fred Meyer Challenge (3)
(with AUS Greg Norman)	−19 (60-63=123)	3 strokes	USA Jay Haas and USA Phil Mickelson
6	Aug 24, 1999	Fred Meyer Challenge (4)
(with USA Billy Andrade)	−22 (61-61=122)	2 strokes	AUS Steve Elkington and USA Craig Stadler,
USA Jim Furyk and USA John Huston
7	Nov 19, 2000	Franklin Templeton Shootout (2)
(with USA Scott McCarron)	−26 (64-66-60=190)	Playoff	PAR Carlos Franco and USA Scott Hoch
8	Aug 7, 2001	Fred Meyer Challenge (5)
(with USA Billy Andrade)	−24 (60-60=120)	2 strokes	FRA Jean van de Velde and USA Fuzzy Zoeller
9	Nov 11, 2001	Franklin Templeton Shootout (3)
(with USA Scott McCarron)	−33 (64-62-57=183)	2 strokes	USA John Daly and USA Frank Lickliter

Other playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament
1	1995	Fred Meyer Challenge
(with AUS Greg Norman)	USA Paul Azinger and USA Payne Stewart	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2000	Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with USA Scott McCarron)	PAR Carlos Franco and USA Scott Hoch	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2001	CVS Charity Classic
(with ZAF Gary Player)	USA Mark Calcavecchia and ZIM Nick Price	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	2003	Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with USA Scott McCarron)	USA Chad Campbell and USA Shaun Micheel,
USA Hank Kuehne and USA Jeff Sluman	Kuehne/Sluman won with birdie on second extra hole
5	2006	CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic
(with CAN Mike Weir)	ZAF Tim Clark and ZIM Nick Price	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 9, 2011	Insperity Championship	name=weather	Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}	1 stroke	USA Tommy Armour III
2	Apr 28, 2013	Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
(with USA Jeff Sluman)	−23 (62-66-65=193)	1 stroke	USA Fred Funk and USA Mike Goodes,
USA Kenny Perry and USA Gene Sauers

Results in major championships

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T50LA	57			CUT	T33
The Open Championship				CUT			T11	T73
PGA Championship				CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament			T31	T9	T15	T17	T25	CUT	T26	T24
U.S. Open	66	CUT	CUT	T68	T33	T56	T82	T65	T49
The Open Championship				CUT	7	T15	T33	T20	T11
PGA Championship	CUT	T48	T15	T14	T30	5	T17	CUT	T13	T61

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament		T10	T12	T23	T31
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T66	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship		T47	CUT	T46	T60	T23
PGA Championship	T27	T59	T29	CUT	T13	CUT	CUT

LA = Low Amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	2	8	12	11
U.S. Open	0	0	0	18	11
The Open Championship	0	1	6	14	11
PGA Championship	1	1	6	22	12

Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1993 PGA – 1996 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Players Championship	T33	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T17	T70	CUT	T67	DQ	T6	T49		4	T35	T46	T77	T26	T36	T11	T42	T46	T16

CUT = missed the halfway cut

DQ = disqualified

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004
Match Play	R64	QF	3	R32	R64
Championship		NT1	T49	T16	T13
Invitational			T63	T9	T32

1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1983 (winners)

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997
Dunhill Cup: 1997
UBS Cup: 2003 (tie)

Notes

References

"PGA Tour Profile – Brad Faxon". PGA Tour.
"PGA Tour Media Guide – Brad Faxon". PGA Tour.
"Brad Faxon – 1995". OWGR.
(July 31, 2014). "Fox Sports announces addition of Faxon, Fay to 2015 USGA Championships golf coverage". Fox Sports.
[http://golfweek.com/news/2014/feb/25/furman-men-golf-college-reinstate-program/ Furman reinstates men's golf program]
"Brad Faxon bio". Billy Andrade Brad Faxon Charities for Children.
(July 18, 1980). "Faxon Wins New England Amateur Golf Tournament". Athol Daily News.
Drzewiczewski, Bob. "Hanefeld Wins N.E. Amateur Golf". Rutland Daily Herald.

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