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April 3, 2008

Faxon joins television crew

Brad Faxon is back with the PGA Tour, although not in his usual capacity.

The Barrington resident, who remains unable to play after surgery on his right knee, has joined the announcing team for The Golf Channel for this week’s Shell Houston Open.

As might be expected, Faxon seems more than comfortable in the job. He just told a story about how he spent part of his morning in a putting contest with Phil Mickelson, at Mickelson’s request. Faxon spoke about how Mickelson, who is preparing for next week’s Masters, set up a game that involved not only trying to make putts, but also getting the ball past the hole.

Faxon had to dig into his pocket when the contest was finished.

This week’s event marks the first time all season all five Rhode Islanders on tour are at the tournament site. The other four are playing. Brett Quigley is in excellent shape after a morning 4-under 68 and Billy Andrade also had a nice day with a 71.

Patrick Sheehan and Brad Adamonis are both out in the afternoon group, both off to slow starts. Adamonis is playing for the first time in more than a month. He is battling major health issues himself including a disk problem in his neck and a rare disease called nystagmus that involves an inner ear problem.

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