Brad Faxon
Brad Faxon
Bradford John Faxon, Jr.is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth1 August 1961
cool crowd event guys hits nervous playing shot sitting tour won
Well, how cool is that? You're sitting here with two guys playing in a playoff, one guy has just stoned it. He's nervous. I know he's nervous -- he's never won a Tour event -- and he hits a shot and it hits the pin. The crowd went bananas. I mean, how could you not like that.
bad february hit shot time
Every time I hit a bad shot in February I was thinking,
absolutely draw hit hitter hitting line players shape
I like that you have to shape shots. For instance, on the par-5 second, you absolutely have to hit a draw if you hit driver. A long hitter hitting it off line is not going to do very well at the Players Championship.
angles courses driver everywhere few guys hit love
I love this place. It's one of the few courses that makes you think off the tee. Angles have a lot to do with it. Guys who like to hit driver everywhere are going to have trouble.
great green hitting island nervous second shot tee
It's a great finish. As a player, there aren't many times when you get more nervous than hitting that second shot into 16, hitting to that island green on 17 and hitting that tee shot on 18.
backed bottom hit
It's soaking wet, and he hit it down the fairway at the bottom of the hill. And it backed up.
afternoon bet friday gladly home hotel johnny miss packing par pay room scoring
Well, this was really kind of out of the blue, ... I mean, Friday afternoon I was in my hotel room packing to go home because I thought even par would miss the cut. I actually bet Johnny Andrews (in the scoring trailer) $286.67 that I was going to miss, and I'll gladly pay him now.
next
When you're here, you want to be here the next year.
hoped turned
We had hoped to get one or two of them. They all turned us down.
accept change course fact golf good grown helped helps learn move people players popularity stays
Most of the players have grown to like the course more and more. I think it helps that we don't change locations. The Players has grown in popularity because it stays in Jacksonville. The fact the Players Championship doesn't move around has helped people accept the golf course. If you want to be a good player, you'd better learn to like it.
nervous record tournament track winning
My track record after winning a tournament is abysmal, ... I'll be ready. I'll be nervous tomorrow. The win makes it great. But even if I didn't win, I think I would be just as juiced as I am right now.
counting doctor fingers four hopeful months pushing
I was hopeful to be here. I was counting on my fingers what four months was, and my doctor told me that would be really pushing it.
bet gladly johnny pay
I actually bet Johnny Andrews $286.67 that I was going to miss. I'll gladly pay him now.
bad blend full guys looks mechanics nice pace putt routine worry
He looks comfortable over putts and to me, he doesn't take as long to putt as he does full shots. His routine is consistent. He's got a simple-looking stroke, with nice pace and flow, a blend of mechanics and pace. But I always think guys who putt well are more fearless. They don't worry about the three-putt or the bad putt. They don't take that with them.