Born and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island took to golf at an early age but played multiple sports through high school. Attended Furman University on a golf scholarship majoring in Economics. Faxon was a 2-Time All-American while at Furman and was the Fred Haskins award winner in 1983, given to the Division 1 Player of the Year. Other Haskins Award winners consist of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, David Duval, Ben Crenshaw, and Justin Thomas.

Faxon turned professional in 1983 after playing on the United States Walker Cup team and qualified for the PGA Tour in 1984. He put together a very impressive playing resume amassing 8 wins on the PGA Tour and 2 Ryder Cup Team USA appearances including the 1997 Ryder Cup in Spain, where Tiger Woods made his Ryder Cup debut. He was best known for his prowess around the greens and led the PGA Tour in putting category during three different seasons.

Brad received the 2005 Payne Steward Award, an award presented annually by the PGA Tour to the player who best exemplifies the values of character, charity and sportsmanship. Alongside Billy Andrade, he co-hosted the CVS Charity Classic at his home course Rhode Island Country Club and has helped raise over 20 million dollars for local New England Charities.

Following his full-time playing career on the PGA Tour, Faxon has served as a short game coach to a number of players on the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour including Rory McIlroy. He served as a golf analyst for Fox Sports from 2015-2019 and is currently on the NBC Sports team serving as an analyst for both NBC and Golf Channel at PGA Tour events as well as Major Championships.