Brad Bryant

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Brad Bryant
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Personal information
Full nameBradley Dub Bryant
NicknameDr. Dirt
Born (1954-12-11) December 11, 1954 (age 70)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Lakeland, Florida
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 50 (March 3, 1996) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1995, 1996
PGA Championship T48: 1992
U.S. Open T13: 1995
The Open Championship CUT: 1995

Bradley Dub Bryant (born December 11, 1954) is an American professional golfer.

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Bryant was born in Amarillo, Texas, the son of a Southern Baptist pastor. He moved with his family to Alamogordo, New Mexico during his youth. Bryant attended the University of New Mexico for three years, but turned professional and qualified for the PGA Tour in 1976, a year before his scheduled graduation. [2] [3]

Bryant's only win on the PGA Tour came at the age of forty at the 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, which took 20 years and 475 starts to achieve, one of the longest waits for a PGA Tour win. After reaching the age of 50, Bryant began play on the Champions Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2006 Toshiba Classic and followed up later the same year by winning the Regions Charity Classic. He lost to Jay Haas in a playoff for the 2006 Senior PGA Championship. His best year in professional golf was 2007, when he finished third on the Champions Tour money list and fourth in the Charles Schwab Cup race; that year was highlighted by his victory at the U.S. Senior Open. [3] [4]

Bryant's younger brother Bart also won on the PGA Tour. [3] [4]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Oct 8, 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic −18 (67-63-68=198)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton, Flag of the United States.svg Ted Tryba

*Note: The 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1993 Buick Southern Open Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks,
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes, Flag of the United States.svg John Inman
Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Dec 4, 1994 JCPenney Classic
(with Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti)
−22 (64-70-62-66=262)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson and Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11994 JCPenney Classic
(with Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti)
Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson and Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez Won with par on fourth extra hole

Champions Tour wins (4)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Mar 19, 2006 Toshiba Classic −9 (68-70-66=204)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Harris, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Johnson,
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins
2May 7, 2006 Regions Charity Classic −17 (68-67-64=199)2 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty
3May 20, 2007 Regions Charity Classic (2)−12 (70-69-65=204)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg R. W. Eaks
4Jul 8, 2007 U.S. Senior Open −6 (71-72-71-68=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw

Champions Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2006 Senior PGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas Lost to par on third extra hole
2 2007 Regions Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg R. W. Eaks Won with birdie on third extra hole
3 2008 ACE Group Classic Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins,
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
Hoch won with birdie on first extra hole
42008 AT&T Champions Classic Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson Watson won with birdie on third extra hole
Bryant eliminated by birdie on second hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship 71CUTT61CUTCUTT58
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTT23CUTT13T23
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUTT48CUTCUTCUT
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997
The Players Championship CUTT14CUTT2CUTCUTT59CUTCUTCUTT52T74T6CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2007 U.S. Senior Open −6 (71-72-71-68=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Tradition T16T14T21T253T34T18T7WDT17T4476NT
Senior PGA Championship 5726T70T23T22T42NT
Senior Players Championship T16T7T46T7T5371T15T20T28T39T49T63
U.S. Senior Open CUTT141T14T11CUTT17T28T26T54T3759CUT54NTCUTCUTCUT
Senior British Open Championship T30NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. "Week 9 1996 Ending 3 Mar 1996" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. "PGA Tour Profile – Brad Bryant". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Links Player Profile: Brad Bryant". Links Players International. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Brad Bryant". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2014.