Billy Andrade

Billy Andrade
Billy Andrade
Personal information
Full name	William Thomas Andrade
Born	January 25, 1964; Bristol, Rhode Island
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Bristol, Rhode Island; Atlanta, Georgia
Spouse	Jody
Children	Grace, Cameron
Career
College	Wake Forest University
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	PGA Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	12
Highest ranking	42 (June 2, 2002)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	3
Other	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T38: 1999
PGA Championship	6th: 2001
U.S. Open	T6: 1992
The Open Championship	T13: 2001

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. [2]

He attended the Providence Country Day School for high school and then made his way to 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 turned 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. Unusual for a professional golfer, he is also a Democrat.[3]

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 2, 1991	Kemper Open	−21 (68-64-64-67=263)	Playoff	Jeff Sluman
2	Jun 9, 1991	Buick Classic	−9 (68-68-69-68=273)	2 strokes	Brad Bryant
3	Sep 13, 1998	Bell Canadian Open	−11 (68-69-69-69=275)	Playoff	Bob Friend
4	Oct 15, 2000	Invensys Classic at Las Vegas	−28 (67-67-63-67-68=332)	1 stroke	Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Kemper Open	Jeff Sluman	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1993	Buick Southern Open	Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, Bob Estes, John Inman	Inman won with birdie on second extra hole Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated with birdie on first hole
3	1998	Bell Canadian Open	Bob Friend	Won 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)

PGA Tour Champions wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 26, 2015	Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf (with Joe Durant)	−19 (63-51-45=159)	3 strokes	Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam
2	Aug 23, 2015	Boeing Classic	−9 (69-65-73=207)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
3	Nov 8, 2015	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	−14 (65-67-70-64=266)	Playoff	Bernhard Langer

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Bernhard Langer	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2016	Allianz Championship	Esteban Toledo	Lost to par on third extra hole
3	2019	PURE Insurance Championship	Kirk Triplett	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship	T54
PGA Championship			CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament			T54	61					CUT	T38
U.S. Open		CUT	T6	T33		T21	T23	T13	CUT
The Open Championship			T25	CUT		CUT		70		CUT
PGA Championship	T14	T32	T12	CUT	T47	CUT	CUT	CUT	T44	CUT

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	T13	CUT				CUT
PGA Championship	6	CUT	T10	CUT	CUT	T41

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	6	3
U.S. Open	1	4	11	5
The Open Championship	0	2	9	4
PGA Championship	2	4	17	8
Totals	3	10	43	20

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1991 PGA – 1993 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Players Championship	CUT	T27	CUT	T20	CUT	T8	CUT	5	T35	T62	CUT	T44	T4	T48	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Top 10

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2002
Match Play	R64
Championship
Invitational

Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1986
Walker Cup: 1987 (winners)

Professional

CVS Health Charity Classic: 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners)

References

"Week 22 2002 Ending 2 Jun 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"American Junior Golf Association". AJGA Information. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
"A Player, Politician, and Musician". Golf Digest. September 22, 2008.

External links

Billy Andrade at the PGA Tour official site
Billy Andrade at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[w200222-1] "Week 22 2002 Ending 2 Jun 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[2] "American Junior Golf Association". AJGA Information. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[3] "A Player, Politician, and Musician". Golf Digest. September 22, 2008.