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) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 2, 1991Kemper Open−21 (68-64-64-67=263)Playoff Jeff Sluman2Jun 9, 1991Buick Classic−9 (68-68-69-68=273)2 strokes Brad Bryant 3Sep 13, 1998Bell Canadian Open−11 (68-69-69-69=275)Playoff Bob Friend4Oct 15, 2000Invensys Classic at Las Vegas−28 (67-67-63-67-68=332)1 stroke Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11991Kemper Open Jeff SlumanWon with birdie on first extra hole21993Buick Southern Open Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, Bob Estes, John InmanInman won with birdie on second extra holeAndrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole31998Bell Canadian Open Bob FriendWon with par on first extra hole

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) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Apr 26, 2015 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf(with Joe Durant)−19 (63-51-45=159)3 strokes Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam2Aug 23, 2015Boeing Classic−9 (69-65-73=207)1 stroke Bernhard Langer 3Nov 8, 2015Charles Schwab Cup Championship−14 (65-67-70-64=266)Playoff Bernhard Langer

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–3) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Shaw Charity Classic Fred CouplesLost to birdie on first extra hole22015Charles Schwab Cup Championship Bernhard LangerWon with birdie on first extra hole32016Allianz Championship Esteban ToledoLost to par on third extra hole42019PURE Insurance Championship Kirk TriplettLost to birdie on first extra hole

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

! Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999Masters TournamentT5461CUTT38U.S. OpenCUTT6T33T21T23T13CUTThe Open ChampionshipT25CUTCUT70CUTPGA ChampionshipT14T32T12CUTT47CUTCUTCUTT44CUT

! Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipT13CUTCUTPGA Championship6CUTT10CUTCUTT41

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

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 4 17 8Totals 0 0 0 0 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 Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999The Players ChampionshipCUTT27CUTT20CUTT8CUT5T35T62 Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007The Players ChampionshipCUTT44T4T48CUTCUTCUTCUT

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

Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2002Match PlayR64ChampionshipInvitational

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

Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order. Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipT48T34T5T3T45T8NTT1472T59T346668The TraditionT13T23T34T2NTT10T21T23T57T63T68U.S. Senior Open64T5T48T23T16T33NTT42T27T31T13T14Senior Players ChampionshipT33T7T25T46T59T18T33T6358T32T17T68Senior British Open ChampionshipT19T9T3T12T24NT75CUT

"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)

See also 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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