![Golfer Fred Funk](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/fred-funk.jpg?w=360)
Profession: Golfer
Biography: Fred Funk is an American professional golfer who won the PGA Tour 8 times and now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He is best known for winning the 2005 Players Championship, for which he was the oldest winner at 48 years, 9 months, and 14 days.
Funk has also represented the United States in the Presidents Cup (2003, 2005) and the Ryder Cup (2004). He also won the JELD-WEN Tradition in 2008 and the U.S. Senior Open in 2009.
While Funk has a short drive, his driving accuracy was consistently ranked best during his time on the PGA Tour; setting the record for seven seasons and being within the top five for every year but one.
Born: June 14, 1956
Birthplace: Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Age: 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Gemini
Historical Events
- 2005-03-28 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 48-year old Fred Funk becomes oldest event winner, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Luke Donald, Tom Lehman, and Scott Verplank
- 2008-08-03 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Broadmoor GC: Eduardo Romero of Argentina wins by 4 strokes ahead of Fred Funk for his second Champions Tour major title
- 2008-08-17 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Crosswater Club: Fred Funk wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 3 strokes from Mike Goodes
- 2008-10-12 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Baltimore CC: D. A. Weibring wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Fred Funk
- 2009-07-26 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Sunningdale: American Loren Roberts wins his second Open Senior title in a playoff with Mark McNulty and Fred Funk
- 2009-08-02 US Open Senior Men's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: Fred Funk wins by 6 strokes from Joey Sindelar with a tournament record score (-20)
- 2010-08-22 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Crosswater Club: Fred Funk wins last of 3 Champions Tour majors by 1 stroke from Michael Allen and Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon
- 2012-07-15 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Indianwood G &CC: Englishman Roger Chapman wins by 2 strokes ahead of Bernhard Langer, Fred Funk, Corey Pavin & Tom Lehman
- 2013-07-14 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk