Billy Andrade

William Thomas Andrade (born January 25, 1964) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Champions Tour. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time winner.

Early life 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 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.

Professional career 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 Titleist Pro V1 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. With Brad Faxon, they run the 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.

Personal life 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.

Andrade has a close friendship with Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax whom he met at La Cumbre Country Club in Santa Barbara, California when Andrade was still a college player. Koufax, an avid golfer, regularly played at Andrade's annual charity golf tournament at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island.

Awards and honors

In 1981, he was awarded the Rolex Junior Player of the Year In 1999, Andrade and Brad Faxon received the Golf Writers of America's Charlie Bartlett Award for their "unselfish contributions to society" In 2002, Andrade and Faxon received the American Heart Association's Gold Heart Award in recognition of their charitable efforts In addition, Andrade and Faxon were named winners of the Ambassadors of Golf Award in 2002 In 2022, he received the Payne Stewart Award, given annually to a golfer who exemplifies Stewart's values of character, charitable efforts, and sportsmanship.

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

Professional wins (13) PGA Tour wins (4)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

Other wins (6) 1987 Rhode Island Open 1991 JCPenney Classic (with Kris Tschetter) 1992 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Tom Kite) 1994 Ernst Championship 1999 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon) 2001 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon)

PGA Tour Champions wins (3) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other PGA Tour Champions (2)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–3)

Results in major championships Tournament 1987 1988 1989 Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipT54PGA ChampionshipCUT

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

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

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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

Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order.

"T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy: 1986 Walker Cup: 1987 (winners)

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