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Billy Andrade
Professional golfer

Billy Andrade

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Professional golfer
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Male
Place of birth
Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Age
60 years
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Biography

William Thomas Andrade (born January 25, 1964) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Champions Tour.

Andrade was born in Bristol, Rhode Island. He is an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) alum and 1981 Rolex Junior Player of the Year.

He attended Wake Forest University where he helped lead the Demon Deacons to the 1986 NCAA Championship. He played on the U.S. team in the 1987 Walker Cup, and turned professional in the same year. He has four wins on the PGA Tour: the 1991 Kemper Open and Buick Classic, the 1998 Bell Canadian Open, and the 2000 Invensys Classic. He was the first golfer to win on the PGA Tour using the ProV1 golf ball at the 2000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. He has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Andrade continues to play on a limited basis, and finished T5 at the Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour in July 2013, earning $114,000. He became eligible to compete on the Champions Tour on January 25, 2014 when he turns 50 years old. He had exempt status on the Champions Tour due to his position on the career earnings money list and his multiple victories on the PGA Tour.

Andrade is also an active contributor to charity. He and fellow PGA Tour professional Brad Faxon received the Golf Writers of America's 1999 Charlie Bartlett Award for their "unselfish contributions to society", and the American Heart Association's 2002 Gold Heart Award in recognition of their charity efforts. Also in 2002, Andrade and Faxon were named winners of the 2002 Ambassadors of Golf Award. Together, they run 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. 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. Every fall Andrade and PGA Tour player Stewart Cink co-host the East Lake Invitational held at East Lake Golf Club which helps to benefit the East Lake Foundation.

Andrade resides in Atlanta, Georgia and Bristol, Rhode Island, with his wife, Jody, and their children Cameron and Grace.

Amateur wins (4)

  • 1981 Junior World Cup (with Sam Randolph)
  • 1983 New England Amateur
  • 1986 North and South Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1Jun 2, 1991Kemper Open−21 (68-64-64-67=263)PlayoffUnited States Jeff Sluman
2Jun 9, 1991Buick Classic−9 (68-68-69-68=273)2 strokesUnited States Brad Bryant
3Sep 13, 1998Bell Canadian Open−11 (68-69-69-69=275)PlayoffUnited States Bob Friend
4Oct 15, 2000Invensys Classic at Las Vegas−28 (67-67-63-67-68=332)1 strokeUnited States Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11991Kemper OpenUnited States Jeff SlumanWon with birdie on first extra hole
21993Buick Southern OpenUnited States Mark Brooks, United States Brad Bryant,
United States Bob Estes, United States John Inman
Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Bryant, and Brooks eliminated with birdie on first hole
31998Bell Canadian OpenUnited States Bob FriendWon with par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

  • 1987 Rhode Island Open
  • 1991 JCPenney Classic (with Kris Tschetter)
  • 1992 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Tom Kite)
  • 1999 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon)
  • 2001 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon)

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Apr 26, 2015Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf
(with Joe Durant)
−19 (63-51-45=159)3 strokesScotland Sandy Lyle & Wales Ian Woosnam
2Aug 23, 2015Boeing Classic−9 (69-65-73=207)1 strokeGermany Bernhard Langer
3Nov 8, 2015Charles Schwab Cup Championship−14 (65-67-70-64=266)PlayoffGermany Bernhard Langer

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12015Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipGermany Bernhard LangerWon with birdie on first extra hole
22016Allianz ChampionshipMexico Esteban ToledoLost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTDNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPCUTDNP
British OpenT54DNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPCUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentDNPDNPT5461DNPDNPDNPDNPCUTT38
U.S. OpenDNPCUTT6T33DNPT21T23T13CUTDNP
British OpenDNPDNPT25CUTDNPCUTDNP70DNPCUT
PGA ChampionshipT14T32T12CUTT47CUTCUTCUTT44CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
Masters TournamentDNPDNPCUTDNPDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPCUTCUTCUTDNPDNPDNP
British OpenDNPT13CUTDNPDNPDNPCUT
PGA ChampionshipDNP6CUTT10CUTCUTT41

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000063
U.S. Open000014115
The Open Championship00000294
PGA Championship000024178
Totals00003104320
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1991 PGA – 1993 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy: 1986
  • Walker Cup: 1987 (winners)

Professional

  • CVS Health Charity Classic: 2017 (winners)
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