Billy Andrade

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Billy Andrade
Personal Information
Birth January 25, 1964 (1964-01-25) (age 44)
Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College Wake Forest University
Career
Turned Pro 1987
Current tour PGA Tour
Professional wins 9 (PGA Tour: 4, Other: 5)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T38: 1999
U.S. Open T6: 1992
British Open T13: 2001
PGA Championship 6th: 2001

William Thomas "Billy" Andrade (born January 25, 1964) is an American golfer.

Andrade was born in Bristol, Rhode Island. 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, including the 1991 Kemper Open and Buick Classic, the 1998 Canadian Open, and the 2000 Invensys Classic, which marked the debut of the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, used by Andrade in the victory. He has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Andrade is also an active contributor to charity. He and fellow PGA Tour professional Brad Faxon received the 1999 Charles 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.

Andrade resides in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bristol, Rhode Island, with his wife, Jody, and their children Cameron and Grace. He is the brother-in-law of former National Basketball Association player and ESPN analyst, Jon Barry.

Contents

[edit] Amateur wins (4)

[edit] Professional wins (9)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (4)

[edit] Other wins (5)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP CUT DNP
British Open T54 DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T54 61 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T38
U.S. Open DNP CUT T6 T33 DNP T21 T23 T13 CUT DNP
British Open DNP DNP T25 CUT DNP CUT DNP 70 DNP CUT
PGA Championship T14 T32 T12 CUT T47 CUT CUT CUT T44 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP
British Open DNP T13 CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP 6 CUT T10 CUT CUT T41

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

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