Brad Faller
CREDENTIALS
- PGA Apprentice
- Turned Professional-2005
- B.S. Lewis-Clark State College – Class of 2003
- Lowest Round: 66 – Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, OR (1998)
- Lowest Competitive Round: 67 – 2001 Carroll College Invitational
AREAS OF FOCUS
- Equipment and Merchandising
- Alternative Game-Improvement Ideas and Methods
- Club Fitting
PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS
- NAIA First Team All-American – 2002
- Represented the United States in the 2002 World University Team Championship in Taoyuan, Taiwan
- 2003 Northwest Open – 13th (as an amateur)
- Learned under former PGA Tour and Champions Tour member Rick Acton at Sahalee Country Club starting at the age of 11
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
- Learning to enjoy the game of golf to the fullest—this is the easiest and most important way to improve one’s golf game
- Defining the true problem areas of a player’s golf game and capitalizing on the good aspects (“Game Management”)
- Make goals and swing changes realistic—willingness, time, flexibility…
“When I finish a round, I always look at how many 5s I have on the card. Today was one of those rarities in my career when I didn’t have a 5.” - Tom Watson, winner of the 2003 JELD-WEN Tradition, on his second round 62, the South Course competitive course record.
“(The Fred Meyer Challenge was) everything I expected and more.” - Sergio Garcia, 7-time winner on the PGA Tour and 2001 Fred Meyer Challenge participant.
“It’s a great golf course (South Course). I was very impressed. The greens were fantastic.” - Brad Faxon, 8-time winner on the PGA Tour and widely regarded as one of the best putters on Tour.
“I think we both did all right.” – Jack Nicklaus, 18-time major championship winner on the PGA Tour, on his final round pairing with Arnold Palmer at the 2000 Fred Meyer Challenge.
