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  Peter Lonard, Shigeki Maruyama, Brad Faxon, PGA Tour - CBSSports.com
Faxon shot a 68 and moved to 14-under 202.
He then took advantage of an errant tee shot by Faxon at the 13th, rolling in an 11-foot eagle putt and extending his lead to three strokes.
Faxon, was also pleased after the hole, even after watching Maruyama extend his lead.
www.sportsline.com /golf/story/6731240   (690 words)

  
 Faxon roars from 10th all the way to victory in a Buick Championship playoff
Brad Faxon started Sunday tied for 10th in the Buick Championship, and roared to victory in a playoff over South African Tjaart van der Walt.
Faxon got to the winner's circle thanks to a 9-under 61, the best round of the day and the best of his career.
Faxon drove into the left fairway bunker and had 169 yards to the hole and stuck his 7-iron approach three feet from the cup.
www.pga.com /news/tours/pga-tour/buick082805.cfm   (857 words)

  
 Brad Faxon : USAToday.com - Brad Faxon Biography from USAToday.com
Brad Faxon, despite the newspaper reports of his withdrawal, is playing at the Wyndham Championship.
Faxon was enjoying a day at the beach with his family when he slipped on a rock and tore the cartilage in his ribs.
Faxon for some reason as of late Wednesday is still listed in the field, but we would assume by the reports out of Boston that he won't play.
fantasygolf.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=GOL&id=34   (500 words)

  
 World Golf News - Brad Faxon fired personal best to earn Buick crown
Faxon fired a final round 9-under 61 to tie the course record at TPC River Highlands and advance to a playoff with Pro V1x player Tjaart van der Walt.
Faxon's weekend scores of 65-61 were the lowest in tournament history, breaking the record of 128 by two strokes.
Faxon's 61 was his career-low round on the PGA Tour besting the 62 he shot during the second round of the 1986 Provident Classic.
www.worldgolf.com /newswire/browse/3578-Brad-Faxon-fired-personal-best-to-earn-Buick-crown   (1544 words)

  
  Golf - An Interview with Brad Faxon - Bunkershot.com Golf Magazine
BRAD FAXON: Well, when I birdied 10, 11 and 12, and to me that 13th hole is a tough tee shot, against the wind and water, there's OB, I wasn't driving it great, it was driving it okay, and I smoked a drive there.
BRAD FAXON: On 18 in the playoff, 158 to the front of the green, nine on, 167.
BRAD FAXON: You know, I've actually driven it pretty well for me a lot of the tournaments this year and hit terrible iron shots, but this was the best irons I've had in a long time.
www.bunkershot.com /viewstorylocal.cfm?ID=2003&ett2locale=Maine&ett2local=Maine   (2908 words)

  
  USATODAY.com - Brad Faxon wins Payne Stewart Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Faxon, recovering from Sept. 13 knee surgery that ended his season, was honored Wednesday at the Tour Championship with the Payne Stewart Award, given to players who show respect for golf's traditions by the way they handle themselves and their charity work.
Faxon is an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour, his last victory coming in August at the Buick Championship in Hartford when he closed with a 61 and won in a playoff.
Faxon said he is more concerned about young players' behavior than he was 10 years ago, saying the sport has gotten more popular and the money is closer in line with other sports.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/pga/2005-11-02-payne-stewart-award_x.htm   (593 words)

  
 Brad Faxon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brad Faxon (born August 1, 1961) is an American golfer.
Faxon had been one of the most successful players on the PGA Tour throughout the 1990s, a mainstay in the top 20 of the Official 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 currently resides in Barrington, Rhode Island with his wife, Dory, and their four daughters.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brad_Faxon   (468 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Golf Online - Faxon masters Waialae with thoughts on Augusta
Faxon made two 30-foot birdie putts to keep momentum on his side, and finished in style with his fourth eagle in as many days.
Faxon, who led both by three strokes to start the day, easily could have dropped shots on the first two holes when he hit his tee shots into the right rough surrounded by trees.
Faxon made it three in a row with a soft flop shot over the bunker within 2 feet for a birdie on the par-5 ninth.
espn.go.com /golfonline/tours/s/2001/0121/1031649.html   (1239 words)

  
 Brad Faxon: Forgotten man in final threesome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BRAD FAXON: I don't know, I know the few times that they have played together that none of them have shot 63s and 4s.
BRAD FAXON: His record may be great, but I mean it's like whatever -- you know, what we do tomorrow has -- nothing we did in the past affects tomorrow.
BRAD FAXON: Well to play and win with those two guys in the last group would be as big as I could do.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=10162   (1492 words)

  
 Brad Faxon : Sandbox.com - Brad Faxon Biography from Sandbox.com
Brad Faxon birdied the first hole of a playoff with Tjaart van der Walt to win the Buick Championship.
Brad Faxon is contemplating surgery on his bad knee and could shut it down for the season.
Brad Faxon is scheduled to make his 2004 debut this week at Pebble Beach.
fantasygames.sandboxplus.com /2005/news/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=GOL&id=0034   (389 words)

  
 Don't shortchange Faxon's game - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Faxon accomplished all this in windy weather with two of the world's finest golfers monitoring his every final-round move.
Faxon has led that statistic three times since 1996, setting a record in 2000 with 1.704 putts per green hit in regulation.
Faxon shares custody of his three daughters from his first marriage, and brought them to Hawai'i this year.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Jan/08/sp/sp50a.html   (1442 words)

  
 The Sand Trap .com: PGA: Faxon Captures Buick Championship in Playoff
Brad Faxon prevails over South African Tjaart van der Walt in a playoff to capture his first victory in 125 events on the PGA Tour.
Brad Faxon fired a career- and tournament-low 61 on Sunday to seemingly lock up the Buick Championship until Tjaart van der Walt finished birdie-birdie to force a playoff.
Faxon, from 169 yards and with a 7-iron, put his shot to two feet, placing the pressure squarely on the shoulders of Tjaart.
thesandtrap.com /archives/pga/faxon_captures_buick_championship_in_playoff.php   (735 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Brad Faxon doesn't look so crazy now
Faxon has always relied on his putter to score and it was no different Friday when he used it to birdie five holes on the front side.
Faxon has struggled much of the year, missing the cut in eight of his first 16 tournaments with only one top-10 finish.
The last time Faxon played an Open at the Old Course – a decade ago – he was tied for the lead with John Daly at the midway point.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/golf/20050715-1507-glf-britishopen-faxon.html   (725 words)

  
 BRAD FAXON, THE HONDA CLASSIC, Golf, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BRAD FAXON: That was a good round today, very solid no bogey, lots of fairways, lots of greens.
BRAD FAXON: Well, actually my stance had gotten very wide and I don't know if that was a product of the knee, but I had very I had no weight shift at all onto my left side.
BRAD FAXON: I just said to Mike Ritz that if MacKenzie had built Augusta National in 2000, what would the players' comments have been, how similar to the players' comments would they be to here.
www.asapsports.com /golf2/2004honda/031204BF.html   (2619 words)

  
 Billy Andrade Brad Faxon Charity for Children
Brad Faxon, who has played on the PGA TOUR since 1984, was born and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island.
In 2005, Brad won the Buick Championship and in 2006, Brad was honored as the first recipient of the John P. Burke Award.
Brad resides in Barrington, Rhode Island, with his wife, Dory, and their daughters, Melanie, Emily, Sophie and Charlotte.
www.andradefaxoncharities.org /billyandradebradfaxon.asp   (342 words)

  
 PGA Tour :: Brad Faxon Named Recipient of 2005 Payne Stewart Award
The CVS Charity Classic, founded and operated by Faxon and his friend and fellow PGA TOUR competitor, Billy Andrade, is entering its eighth year as one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in New England.
Faxon has won eight PGA TOUR events in his career, including his victory earlier this season at the Buick Championship.
Faxon is currently 17th in career earnings on the PGA TOUR with more than $17 million.
sev.prnewswire.com /oil-energy/20051102/CLW05902112005-1.html   (571 words)

  
 Brad Faxon hopeful of speedy return
Faxon, who became eligible for Kapalua when he won the Buick Championship at Hartford, had surgery to repair ligaments in his right knee Sept. 13.
Faxon, at the Tour Championship to receive the Payne Stewart Award, said he was ahead of schedule.
Faxon, who lives in Rhode Island, usually takes the winter off and goes to either Florida or California a week before the season to get ready.
www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news05/faxon3.html   (280 words)

  
 Faxon and Booth Golf Design, LLC: Golf course design and architecture
Brad Faxon of Barrington, RI is a 22-year PGA TOUR veteran.
His first win came in 1991 at the Buick Open and since then he has established himself as one of the most consistent and respected players on TOUR.
Brad has always remained loyal to his New England roots, as evidenced by his work with the CVS Charity Classic, which he hosts, and the extensive charitable work he does throughout the region.
www.boothgolf.com /about.html   (321 words)

  
 GOLFONLINE, From the Editors of GOLF MAGAZINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron, who have teamed to win this event twice, fired a 63 of their own to finish alone in second at 14-under-par 130.
Faxon drained a 12-foot putt for a birdie at the 10th and McCarron followed that up with a birdie at the 11th.
Faxon then ran home a 16-foot putt for a birdie at the 16th and the duo added a birdie at the 17th to reach 14-under but in the end it was only good enough for second place alone.
www.golfonline.com /golfonline/news/headlines/0,,news-tsn_20031115_175014,00.html   (558 words)

  
 BRAD FAXON, BARCLAYS CLASSIC, Golf, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BRAD FAXON: I think the par 5s were the key to my round.
BRAD FAXON: I've had a lot of help from a lot of great teachers over the years.
BRAD FAXON: I hit a drive and a 7 iron a 3 wood and a 7 iron to the third hole and made a 30 footer up the hill.
www.asapsports.com /golf2/2005barclays/062505BF.html   (2380 words)

  
 2005 Buick Championship | Brad Faxon's last round 61 wins Buick title | iseekgolf.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
When Brad Faxon set out today he was in 10th place and seven shots behind overnight leader Justin Rose and likely thinking that a low round might get him a top five.
Faxon birdied twice more at the short par four 15th and then at the par three 16th and as he stood on the 17th tee, not only was victory in his sights but so too was the possibility of a 59.
Faxon was far enough back in the bunker to not be affected by the lip and hit a beautiful second which will no doubt stay in his mind for some time.
www.iseekgolf.com /news/7857   (1460 words)

  
 Brad Faxon, True to his roots
Brad Faxon of Barrington, R.I., has been a model of consistency on the PGA Tour for 22 seasons, after an amateur career that included college Player of the Year honors and a Walker Cup selection.
Brad retains his roots, living in Rhode Island and hosting a popular charity event there with fellow Ocean Stater and Tour pro Billy Andrade, but he also has long ties to Cape Cod, where he got his first lesson, played his first tournament, and where members of his family still live.
(Brad laughs at the dig.) I remember that summer of ‘74 when I came back from Deerfield and you had grown, and on the first tee you hit it 20 or 30 yards past me, and I said, “Oh- oh.” It was all over.
www.golfoncapecod.com /BradFaxon.php   (3621 words)

  
 Golf Hawaii Travel: Brad Faxon
Our guest this week is one of the really good guys on the PGA Tour who played his way through a painful knee injury last year...
Brad talked to us while competing at the 2005 SONY Open about how his injury effected his year on the PGA TOUR and what his goals for 2005 are.
Along with Billy Andrade, runs Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon Charities for Children, Inc., which was formed in 1991 and has donated more than $3 million to youngsters in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
golfhawaiitravel.com /tvshow-guests/Faxon-Brad.asp   (184 words)

  
 Brad Faxon: Rode red-hot putter to 65   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BRAD FAXON: For some reason yesterday, I looked at the record book from tournaments here and I shot a 64 in the third round '95 or '96 when Loren won.
BRAD FAXON: Kind of in the middle again, aren't I? Well, one of my goals this year was to play more with Tiger, and not in practice rounds.
BRAD FAXON: Yeah, got a little wild in the middle of the round, but I thought I played pretty well there.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=11379   (1366 words)

  
 Brad Faxon at 1997 MCI Classic; Golf; April 17, 1997; ASAPSports FastScripts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BRAD FAXON: Well, I played well the week before New Orleans; then played good there, and was kind of shocked I didn't play well last week, because I hit the ball pretty good for me and really didn't putt very well.
BRAD FAXON: Well, I think one thing that is a help to me is here is even the best ball strikers in the world are not going to hit every green so you are going to have to get up-and-down.
BRAD FAXON: You know, it is like if he keeps playing the way he is playing and you win a tournament, he is not there, you need an asterisk next to your name, "Tiger wasn't there that week," you know, (Laughter), obviously he creates a tremendous -- a draw, an aura when he is around.
www.asapsports.com /golf/1997mci/041797BF.html   (2663 words)

  
 TIME.com -- : Brad Faxon’s Odd Odyssey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
What I’m going to do instead is relate the strange tale of Brad Faxon, a fellow who happens to agree with my way of thinking and who, in 2000, acted upon that philosophy-in spades.
A little backstory: Faxon was on the ropes late in the 1999 season, vis-a- vis earnings and future tournament exemptions, as a divorce and then a broken wrist had taken a toll on his results.
Then Faxon told the PGA Tour of his plans: That he hoped to make the draw at the millennial Open at St. Andrews, but that if he failed he would dash back to the States and defend his title in the American tournament.
www.time.com /time/columnist/sullivan/article/0,9565,167787,00.html   (1502 words)

  
 Brad Faxon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
For Faxon, the win was sweet, having battled inconsistency early in the year while playing with an injured knee, one that required surgery in the middle of September.
Faxon, who was recuperating at home in Rhode Island after his surgery, plans to be on the Tour full swing to start 2006.
Faxon admitted to having second thoughts about surgery, which was scheduled a week and half after Hartford, after the checks he cashed at the Buick and a week later in Boston (where he finished tied for 15th).
www.publinksgolfer.net /articles/135/1   (643 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Faxon's best tip: Don't stress over short game By Adrees Latif, Reuters Brad Faxon celebrates a   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Brad Faxon celebrates a putt dropping in at the World Match Play Championship in February.
Faxon talks putting with USA TODAY's Harry Blauvelt, explaining how he's achieved greatness on the greens.
Who better than Faxon, who has led the PGA Tour in putting average three times in the last six years, finishing among the top five in six of the last nine years, to talk about putting.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/masters02/2002-04-11-faxon.htm   (743 words)

  
 Brad Faxon's Golf Swing
And though he admits he isn't the purest ball-striker on tour, his longevity seems to affirm the notion that golf is not a game of perfect.
Brad is known as being one of the best putter's on the TOUR.
Faxon won his first title in 1986 and has offered steady performances ever since.
www.beauproductions.com /golfswingsws/bradfaxon/main.htm   (618 words)

  
 globeandmail.com: A long day of waiting for Parnevik and Faxon
Faxon was sixth in line, but figuring the others wouldn't show up, he flew Monday from Rhode Island and took his chances.
Faxon recalled being first alternate in the 1986 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, and two guys who were injured tried to play and later withdrew.
Faxon lost his chance to play first by having a pedestrian year that caused him to slip in the rankings.
www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/RTGAM.20060721.wnote/BNStory/Sports/?tag=of   (1326 words)

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