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At Furman, Faxon was a two-time All-American (1982, 1983) as a member of the golf team. He played on the1983 Walker Cup team. Faxon won theHaskins Award for the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States in 1983. He also received that same year'sGolf Magazine and NCAA Coaches Awards as the nation's outstanding amateur golfer.^[4] He turned professional in 1983.^[2]

Professional career

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PGA Tour

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Faxon has won eight times on thePGA Tour and played on twoRyder Cup teams.^[4] 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 theOfficial 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 tornligaments in his right knee. Faxon returned to competition for the 2006 season, in which he earned over $500,000.^[4]

In addition to his success on the PGA Tour Faxon played quite well on theAustralasian Tour. He won the 1993Australian Open, finished second in the 1993Air New Zealand Shell Open, and finished in third place at the 1995Greg Norman Holden International.^[5]

Champions Tour

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Faxon made his Champions Tour debut at the 20113M Championship, where he finished T-31. He won his first title in October at theInsperity Championship.

Other projects

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Charitable work

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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 proBilly 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 inRhode Island and southernMassachusetts. 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 theCVS Charity Classic, a golf tournament held at theRhode Island Country Club each June, whose proceeds benefit the two players' charity. He also co-chair'sButton Hole with Andrade, a short course that serves as a teaching and learning center for children. Faxon also runs his own junior golf foundation.^[3]^[4]

Broadcasting

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In 2010, Faxon worked forNBC as an analyst on golf broadcasts during the season.^[4] It was announced in July 2014 that Faxon would be joiningFox in 2015 as an on-air commentator along with David Fay.^[6]

Fight for Furman golf

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In 2014,Furman University announced the school was going to discontinue the golf program. Faxon helped lead an alumni drive to save the program.^[7]

Personal life

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Faxon resides inPalm Beach Gardens with his wife, Dory, and their four daughters.^[3]

Amateur wins

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1975 Rhode Island Junior
1979 Rhode Island Amateur
1980New England Amateur,^[8]
1981 New England Amateur,^[9] Rhode Island Amateur
1982Sunnehanna Amateur

Professional wins (21)

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PGA Tour wins (8)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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 (withFred Couples)	−26 (68-64-58=190)	2 strokes	Mark O'Meara andCurtis Strange
3	Aug 22, 1995	Fred Meyer Challenge (withGreg Norman)	−13 (65-64=129)	Playoff	Paul Azinger andPayne Stewart
4	Aug 20, 1996	Fred Meyer Challenge (2) (withGreg Norman)	−18 (63-61=124)	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia andBilly Mayfair
5	Aug 5, 1997	Fred Meyer Challenge (3) (withGreg Norman)	−19 (60-63=123)	3 strokes	Jay Haas andPhil Mickelson
6	Aug 24, 1999	Fred Meyer Challenge (4) (withBilly Andrade)	−22 (61-61=122)	2 strokes	Steve Elkington andCraig Stadler, Jim Furyk andJohn Huston
7	Nov 19, 2000	Franklin Templeton Shootout (2) (withScott McCarron)	−26 (64-66-60=190)	Playoff	Carlos Franco andScott Hoch
8	Aug 7, 2001	Fred Meyer Challenge (5) (withBilly Andrade)	−24 (60-60=120)	2 strokes	Jean van de Velde andFuzzy Zoeller
9	Nov 11, 2001	Franklin Templeton Shootout (3) (withScott McCarron)	−33 (64-62-57=183)	2 strokes	John Daly andFrank Lickliter

Other playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1995	Fred Meyer Challenge (withGreg Norman)	Paul Azinger andPayne Stewart	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2000	Franklin Templeton Shootout (withScott McCarron)	Carlos Franco andScott Hoch	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2001	CVS Charity Classic (withGary Player)	Mark Calcavecchia andNick Price	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	2003	Franklin Templeton Shootout (withScott McCarron)	Chad Campbell andShaun Micheel, Hank Kuehne andJeff Sluman	Kuehne/Sluman won with birdie on second extra hole
5	2006	CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic (withMike Weir)	Tim Clark andNick Price	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (2)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 9,2011	Insperity Championship	−10 (69-65=134)^[a]	1 stroke	Tommy Armour III
2	Apr 28,2013	Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf (withJeff Sluman)	−23 (62-66-65=193)	1 stroke	Fred Funk andMike Goodes, Kenny Perry andGene Sauers

Results in major championships

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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

Top 10

Did not play

LA = Low Amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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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
Totals	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

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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

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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

¹Cancelled due to9/11

Top 10

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Walker Cup:1983 (winners)

Professional

Notes

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^Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References

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^"Week 21 1997 Ending 25 May 1997"(pdf).OWGR. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2019.
^^a ^b ^c"PGA Tour Profile – Brad Faxon". PGA Tour. RetrievedNovember 8, 2013.
^^a ^b ^c"Brad Faxon bio". Billy Andrade Brad Faxon Charities for Children. RetrievedMarch 7, 2013.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"PGA Tour Media Guide – Brad Faxon". PGA Tour. RetrievedNovember 8, 2013.
^"Brad Faxon – 1995". OWGR.
^"Fox Sports announces addition of Faxon, Fay to 2015 USGA Championships golf coverage".Fox Sports. July 31, 2014.
^Furman reinstates men's golf program
^"Faxon Wins New England Amateur Golf Tournament".Athol Daily News. July 18, 1980. p. 6. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^Drzewiczewski, Bob."Hanefeld Wins N.E. Amateur Golf".Rutland Daily Herald. p. 16. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toBrad Faxon.

Official website
Brad Faxon at thePGA Tour official site
Brad Faxon at theOfficial World Golf Ranking official site

Brad Faxon in theRyder Cup

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1995
Fred Couples Ben Crenshaw Brad Faxon Jay Haas Peter Jacobsen Tom Lehman Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Corey Pavin Loren Roberts Curtis Strange Lanny Wadkins (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1997
Fred Couples Brad Faxon Jim Furyk Scott Hoch Lee Janzen Tom Lehman Justin Leonard Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Mark O'Meara Tiger Woods Tom Kite (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5