# Brad Faxon

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

## Early years and amateur career

Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island. He attended Furman University, and earned a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1983.
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. It was announced in July 2014 that Faxon would be joining Fox in 2015 as an on-air commentator along with David Fay.

### 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

Faxon resides in Barrington, Rhode Island with his wife, Dory, and their four daughters.

## Amateur wins

* 1975 Rhode Island Junior
* 1979 Rhode Island Amateur
* 1980 New England Amateur, Rhode Island Amateur
* 1981 New England 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 | Chip Beck |
| 2 | Jul 26, 1992 | New England Classic | −16 (66-67-67-68=268) | 2 strokes | Phil Mickelson |
| 3 | Aug 23, 1992 | The International | 14 pts (4-7-7-14=14) | 2 points | Lee Janzen |
| 4 | Apr 6, 1997 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | −16 (68-69-66-69=272) | 3 strokes | Bill Glasson, Jesper Parnevik |
| 5 | Sep 20, 1999 | B.C. Open | −15 (69-67-70-67=273) | Playoff | Fred Funk |
| 6 | Jul 23, 2000 | B.C. Open (2) | −18 (68-66-68-68=270) | 1 stroke | Esteban Toledo |
| 7 | Jan 21, 2001 | Sony Open in Hawaii | −20 (64-64-67-65=260) | 4 strokes | Tom Lehman |
| 8 | Aug 28, 2005 | Buick Championship | −14 (69-71-65-61=266) | Playoff | Tjaart van der Walt |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–6)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1991 | Buick Open | Chip Beck | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1992 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions | Steve Elkington | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1992 | Buick Open | Steve Elkington, Dan Forsman | Forsman won with par on second extra hole Faxon eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 1996 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Jim Furyk | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 5 | 1996 | Sprint International | Clarence Rose | Lost to eagle on third extra hole |
| 6 | 1997 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | Frank Nobilo | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 7 | 1999 | B.C. Open | Fred Funk | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 8 | 2003 | Bell Canadian Open | Bob Tway | Lost to bogey on third extra hole |
| 9 | 2005 | Buick Championship | 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 | Mike Clayton, 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 | 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 | Jeff Lewis |
| 2 | Nov 20, 1994 | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout (with Fred Couples) | −26 (68-64-58=190) | 2 strokes | Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange |
| 3 | Aug 22, 1995 | Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman) | −13 (65-64=129) | Playoff | Paul Azinger and Payne Stewart |
| 4 | Aug 20, 1996 | Fred Meyer Challenge (2) (with Greg Norman) | −18 (63-61=124) | 1 stroke | Mark Calcavecchia and Billy Mayfair |
| 5 | Aug 5, 1997 | Fred Meyer Challenge (3) (with Greg Norman) | −19 (60-63=123) | 3 strokes | Jay Haas and Phil Mickelson |
| 6 | Aug 24, 1999 | Fred Meyer Challenge (4) (with Billy Andrade) | −22 (61-61=122) | 2 strokes | Steve Elkington and Craig Stadler, Jim Furyk and John Huston |
| 7 | Nov 19, 2000 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (2) (with Scott McCarron) | −26 (64-66-60=190) | Playoff | Carlos Franco and Scott Hoch |
| 8 | Aug 7, 2001 | Fred Meyer Challenge (5) (with Billy Andrade) | −24 (60-60=120) | 2 strokes | Jean van de Velde and Fuzzy Zoeller |
| 9 | Nov 11, 2001 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (3) (with Scott McCarron) | −33 (64-62-57=183) | 2 strokes | John Daly and Frank Lickliter |
Other playoff record (2–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 1995 | Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman) | Paul Azinger and Payne Stewart | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2000 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Scott McCarron) | Carlos Franco and Scott Hoch | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2001 | CVS Charity Classic (with Gary Player) | Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2003 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Scott McCarron) | Chad Campbell and Shaun Micheel, Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman | Kuehne/Sluman won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 2006 | CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic (with Mike Weir) | Tim Clark and 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 | −10 (69-65=134)* | 1 stroke | Tommy Armour III |
| 2 | Apr 28, 2013 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf (with Jeff Sluman) | −23 (62-66-65=193) | 1 stroke | Fred Funk and Mike Goodes, Kenny Perry and Gene Sauers |
*Note: The 2011 Insperity Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

## 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 | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 66 | 45 |
* 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 | | NT$^1$ | T49 | T16 | T13 |
| Invitational | | | T63 | T9 | T32 |
$^1$Cancelled 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)