Brad Fabel

Brad Fabel (born November 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer.

Brad Fabel
Personal information
Born (1955-11-30) November 30, 1955
Louisville, Kentucky
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Western Kentucky University
Turned professional1982
Retired2005
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT28: 1987
U.S. OpenT34: 1999
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Fabel was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a semi-finalist at the 1973 U.S. Junior Amateur[1] and won 1974 Kentucky State Amateur.[2] He played college golf first at the University of Houston,[3] then at Western Kentucky University. He graduated from WKU in 1982 and turned professional.

Fabel played on the PGA Tour from 1985 to 1993 and 1996 to 2001. His best finish on tour was pair of T-2: at the 1990 Canon Greater Hartford Open and the 1997 Buick Open. He also played on the Nationwide Tour from 1994 to 1995 and 2001 to 2005, winning twice: the 1994 Nike Gateway Classic and the 1995 Nike Shreveport Open.

Since retiring in 2005, Fabel has worked as a PGA Tour rules official.[4]

Amateur wins
  • 1974 Kentucky State Amateur

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 24, 1994 Nike Gateway Classic −9 (70-68-71-70=279) 1 stroke Jim Carter, Chris Perry
2 Apr 23, 1995 Nike Shreveport Open −13 (64-67=131)* 4 strokes Chris Smith

*Note: The 1995 Nike Shreveport Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Results in major championships
Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T34
PGA Championship T28 T33 T71
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Fabel never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship

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See also

References
  1. 1973 U.S. Junior Amateur
  2. Kentucky State Amateur Championship - Past Champions
  3. 2011–12 Houston Golf. University of Houston. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  4. Fabel discusses fabled past at TPC Sawgrass' 17th hole
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