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Frederick Funk (born June 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA Tour, where he was an eight-time winner. Funk's signature win came at The Players Championship in 2005.
After playing in a few PGA Tour events for several years beginning in 1982 but with little success, Funk finally became a member of the PGA Tour in 1989, playing in 29 official tournaments. He earned his biggest paycheck with $12,500 in a tie for ninth in the Chattanooga Classic.
In 1990, he struggled with consistency, missing the cut in nearly half the tournaments he entered. However, there were some bright spots, including a T-3 to earn $34,800 in the Chattanooga Classic as well as a fifth-place finish in the Buick Open to pocket $40,000. In 1991, he had slightly more success, with top-10 finishes in five tournaments.
Funk broke through in 1992 with his most successful year to date, including his first PGA Tour win. In May, he captured the Shell Houston Open with a 16-under score for a two-stroke win over Kirk Triplett and winnings of $216,000.
In 1995, he won his second PGA Tour tournament with a score of 16-under at the 1995 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley, for which he earned $180,000. He followed that up with a win just two months later at the Buick Challenge, with another 16-under for $180,000.
Funk was a member of the United States teams at the 2003 and 2005 Presidents Cup and the 2004 Ryder Cup. He received some criticism in 2004 for opting out of The Open Championship, one of the tour's four major tournaments, despite having qualified. He played instead in that week's B.C. Open, a much less prestigious event, but one which also offered Ryder Cup ranking points.
In 2005, Funk scored his biggest PGA Tour win when he captured The Players Championship, also becoming its oldest winner at 48 years, 9 months, 14 days by defeating Tom Lehman, Scott Verplank and Luke Donald by a stroke. He earned $1.44 million for the win.
He won a further PGA Tour tournament, his eighth career win, in 2007 after his senior debut, becoming only the second over-50 player to win on the PGA Tour in 31 years. That win came at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. By winning Funk became the first man to win a PGA Tour event held in Mexico and, at age 50 years, 8 months and 12 days, became the fifth-oldest champion in PGA Tour history and the oldest since Art Wall Jr. (51 years, 7 months, 10 days) at the 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open.
In August 2008, Funk won his first senior major, the JELD-WEN Tradition.
After years of chronic knee pain, Funk underwent a total knee replacement in 2009. Later that year, on June 8, 2009, he became the oldest qualifier, at age 53, for the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black by shooting 139 over 36 holes at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, surviving a playoff. In August 2009, Funk won his second major championship on the Champions Tour at the 2009 U.S. Senior Open at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. Funk dominated the rest of the field and cruised to a six-stroke victory over Joey Sindelar.
With his third senior major victory at the 2010 Jeld-Wen Tradition, he became the first player to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event after knee-replacement surgery.
A popular player on tour, his fans are referred to as "Funk's Punks." The iconic songs — Play That Funky Music and Give Up the Funk — have become theme songs for the fan favorite.
Funk has publicly endorsed a number of products including clubs, greens, and golf balls. He maintains professional relationships with Southwest Greens, TaylorMade for its clubs, Titleist golf balls, and Stryker Orthopaedics.
As of the 2013–14 season at age 57, Funk currently still plays in several PGA Tour events a year while devoting most of his time to the Champions Tour.
At the end of the 2013 season, Funk ranked 38th in career PGA Tour earnings with just over $21 million in earnings. He ranked 23rd in all-time Champions Tour earnings with over $9.1 million.
In 1994, Funk married Sharon (née Archer), the daughter of Texan congressman Bill Archer. They have two children. Their son, Taylor Christian, played golf for Ponte Vedra High School and won the Florida 2A state championship. Taylor turned professional in 2017.
PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
Champions Tour playoff record (0–3)
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Senior career
Since turning 50 in June 2006, Funk has been eligible for Champions Tour events and debuted in the 2006 U.S. Senior Open. When he turned 50, he still featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Personal life
In the 1980s, Funk got married for the first time. He has a son, Eric Justin, born in 1991. He was divorced in 1992.
Awards and honors
Professional wins (29)
PGA Tour wins (8)
Players Championships (1) Other PGA Tour (7)
*Note: The 1996 B.C. Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1 May 3, 1992 Shell Houston Open −16 (68-72-62-70=272) 2 strokes Kirk Triplett 2 Jul 30, 1995 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley −16 (66-63-66-73=268) 1 stroke Jim McGovern 3 Oct 1, 1995 Buick Challenge −16 (69-67-69-67=272) 1 stroke John Morse, Loren Roberts 4 Sep 22, 1996 B.C. Open −16 (68-66-63=197)* Playoff Pete Jordan 5 Jul 19, 1998 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic −18 (69-64-69-68=270) 2 strokes Paul Goydos, Franklin Langham,
Tim Loustalot6 Oct 3, 2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic (2) −22 (69-67-64-66=266) 1 stroke Ryan Palmer 7 Mar 28, 2005 The Players Championship −9 (65-72-71-71=279) 1 stroke Luke Donald, Tom Lehman,
Scott Verplank8 Feb 25, 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic −14 (62-69-64-71=266) Playoff José Cóceres 1 1996 B.C. Open Pete Jordan Won with birdie on first extra hole 2 1996 Buick Challenge Michael Bradley, Davis Love III,
John Maginnes, Len MattiaceBradley won with birdie on first extra hole 3 1998 Buick Challenge Steve Elkington Lost to par on first extra hole 4 1999 B.C. Open Brad Faxon Lost to par on second extra hole 5 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic José Cóceres Won with birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (12)
PGA Tour Champions wins (9)
Champions Tour major championships (3) Other Champions Tour (6) 1 Oct 22, 2006 AT&T Championship −12 (65-67-69=201) 1 stroke Chip Beck 2 Jan 28, 2007 Turtle Bay Championship −23 (65-64-64=193) 11 strokes Tom Kite, Kiyoshi Murota,
Tom Purtzer, Loren Roberts,
Denis Watson3 Jan 20, 2008 MasterCard Championship −21 (67-63-65=195) 2 strokes Allen Doyle 4 Aug 17, 2008 JELD-WEN Tradition −19 (69-66-65-69=269) 3 strokes Mike Goodes 5 Aug 2, 2009 U.S. Senior Open −20 (68-67-68-66=268) 6 strokes Joey Sindelar 6 Aug 2, 2010 JELD-WEN Tradition (2) −12 (68-69-70-69=276) 1 stroke Michael Allen, Lu Chien-soon 7 May 6, 2012 Insperity Championship −14 (66-69-67=202) 1 stroke Tom Lehman 8 Oct 14, 2012 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn −15 (66-66-69=201) 1 stroke Duffy Waldorf 9 Jun 8, 2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf
(with Jeff Sluman)−20 (61-50-48=159) 1 stroke Jay Haas and Peter Jacobsen 1 2009 Principal Charity Classic Mark McNulty, Nick Price McNulty won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Price eliminated by birdie on second hole2 2009 The Senior Open Championship Mark McNulty, Loren Roberts Roberts won with par on third extra hole
Funk eliminated by birdie on first hole3 2010 Posco E&C Songdo Championship Russ Cochran Lost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships
Masters Tournament U.S. Open T23 CUT CUT CUT The Open Championship PGA Championship T47 Masters Tournament CUT T38 T36 T17 CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T33 T7 T44 CUT CUT T43 CUT The Open Championship 73 WD PGA Championship T57 CUT T44 T55 T39 T26 T61 T23 73 Masters Tournament T37 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T44 T35 6 T23 T40 T30 60 The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T66 PGA Championship T9 T70 T4 T7 CUT T47 T20 CUT Masters Tournament U.S. Open T70 CUT The Open Championship PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
4 13 2 15
The Players Championship
Wins (1)
Luke Donald, Tom Lehman,
Scott Verplank
Results timeline
The Players Championship CUT T60 T39 T78 T61 T13 T14 T69 T38 The Players Championship T13 T33 CUT T45 T10 1 T16 CUT CUT T79 T39
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Results in World Golf Championships
1Cancelled due to 9/11WGC-Match Play R64 R64 R64 R64 R64 R64 R64 WGC-Championship T7 NT1 T49 T40 T29 WGC-Invitational T2 T14 T61 T41 T42 T69
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Senior major championships
Wins (3)
Mike Goodes Joey Sindelar Michael Allen, Lu Chien-soon
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2022.
The Tradition 11 1 T5 1 T18 T9 T12 T16 T9 32 T4 42 T53 NT T48 WD T71 Senior PGA Championship – T5 T23 T39 CUT T13 T39 CUT T44 T38 76 CUT NT T57 T72 WD Senior Players Championship T11 T3 2 T7 T16 T9 T18 T65 T39 T49 T6 WD WD 70 T71 75 U.S. Senior Open T11 2 1 T43 T50 T2 2 T33 T20 WD CUT CUT NT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT Senior British Open Championship T2 T3 T7 T57 T69 T29 T34 CUT CUT T46 NT CUT CUT
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
See also
External links
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