Billy Andrade
FullnameWilliam Thomas Andrade
Birth dateJanuary 25, 1964 (age 62)
Birth placeBristol, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
ResidenceBristol, Rhode Island, U.S.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
SpouseJody
CollegeWake Forest University
Yearpro1987
TourPGA Champions Tour
ExtourPGA Tour
Prowins13
Pgawins4
Champwins3
Otherwins6
MastersT38: 1999
UsopenT6: 1992
OpenT13: 2001
Pga6th: 2001
Award 1Payne Stewart Award
Year 12022

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. [1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 2, 1991Kemper Open−21 (68-64-64-67=263)PlayoffJeff Sluman
2Jun 9, 1991Buick Classic−9 (68-68-69-68=273)2 strokesBrad Bryant
3Sep 13, 1998Bell Canadian Open−11 (68-69-69-69=275)PlayoffBob Friend
4Oct 15, 2000Invensys Classic at Las Vegas−28 (67-67-63-67-68=332)1 strokePhil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11991Kemper OpenJeff SlumanWon with birdie on first extra hole
21993Buick Southern OpenMark Brooks, Brad Bryant,
Bob Estes, John Inman		Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole
31998Bell Canadian OpenBob FriendWon with par on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

PGA Tour Champions wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Apr 26, 2015Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf
(with Joe Durant)		−19 (63-51-45=159)3 strokesSandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam
2Aug 23, 2015Boeing Classic−9 (69-65-73=207)1 strokeBernhard Langer
3Nov 8, 2015Charles Schwab Cup Championship−14 (65-67-70-64=266)PlayoffBernhard Langer

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014Shaw Charity ClassicFred CouplesLost to birdie on first extra hole
22015Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipBernhard LangerWon with birdie on first extra hole
32016Allianz ChampionshipEsteban ToledoLost to par on third extra hole
42019PURE Insurance ChampionshipKirk TriplettLost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

! Tournament198719881989
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipT54
PGA ChampionshipCUT
! Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT5461CUTT38
U.S. OpenCUTT6T33T21T23T13CUT
The Open ChampionshipT25CUTCUT70CUT
PGA ChampionshipT14T32T12CUTT47CUTCUTCUTT44CUT
! Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipT13CUTCUT
PGA Championship6CUTT10CUTCUTT41

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000063
U.S. Open000014115
The Open Championship00000294
PGA Championship000024178
Totals00003104320
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1991 PGA – 1993 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players ChampionshipCUTT27CUTT20CUTT8CUT5T35T62
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
The Players ChampionshipCUTT44T4T48CUTCUTCUTCUT

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2002
Match PlayR64
Championship
Invitational

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

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Senior PGA ChampionshipT48T34T5T3T45T8NTT1472T59T346668
The TraditionT13T23T34T2NTT10T21T23T57T63T68
U.S. Senior Open64T5T48T23T16T33NTT42T27T31T13
Senior Players ChampionshipT33T7T25T46T59T18T33T6358T32T17T68
Senior British Open ChampionshipT19T9T3T12T24NT75

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "American Junior Golf Association". AJGA Information. Retrieved November 15, 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ "A Player, Politician, and Musician". Golf Digest. September 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Auclair, T. J. (October 12, 2017). "How oversleeping led to golfer's lifelong friendship with Sandy Koufax". PGA of America.
  4. ^ "Billy Andrade honored with PGA Tour's Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company". PGA Tour. July 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Billy Andrade Coasts to N.E. Amateur Championship". The Brattleboro Reformer. July 22, 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-02-19. – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mickelson Eagles First Playoff Hole to Outduel Couples". The Spokesman-Review. July 10, 1996.