Brad Bryant

Brad Bryant
Personal information
Full name Bradley Dub Bryant
Nickname Dr. Dirt
Born December 11, 1954 (1954-12-11) (age 57)
Amarillo, Texas
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional 1976
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Champions Tour 4
Other 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1995, 1996
U.S. Open T13: 1995
The Open Championship CUT: 1995
PGA Championship T48: 1992
For the Georgia superintendent of schools, see William Bradley Bryant.

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

Bryant was born in Amarillo, Texas, the son of a Southern Baptist pastor. He moved with his family to Alamagordo, 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.[1][2]

Bryant's only win on the PGA Tour came at the age of forty at the 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 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][2]

Bryant's younger brother Bart has also won on the PGA Tour.[3][2]

Contents

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up
1 Oct 8, 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic -18 (67-63-68=198) 1 stroke Hal Sutton, Ted Tryba

PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 Buick Southern Open Billy Andrade, Mark Brooks,
Bob Estes John Inman		 Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks, and Bryant eliminated with birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

Champions Tour wins (4)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship 71 CUT T61 CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP T58
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP T23 DNP CUT T13 T23 DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP T48 DNP CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
2007 U.S. Senior Open −6 (71−72−71−68=282) 3 strokes Ben Crenshaw

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2011.

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The Tradition T16 T14 T21 T25 3 T34 T18
Senior PGA Championship 57 2 6 DNP T70 T23 T22
Senior British Open Championship DNP DNP T30 DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Senior Open CUT T14 1 T14 T11 CUT T17
Senior Players Championship T16 T7 T46 T7 T53 71 T15

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

  1. ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/11/43/. Retrieved May 30, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Links Player Profile: Brad Bryant". Links Players International. http://www.linksplayers.com/Player_Profiles/Brad_Bryant/brad_bryant.html. Retrieved May 30, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/11/43/media. Retrieved May 30, 2011. 

External links

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo • 1981 Arnold Palmer† • 1982 Miller Barber • 1983 Billy Casper† • 1984 Miller Barber • 1985 Miller Barber • 1986 Dale Douglass • 1987 Gary Player • 1988 Gary Player† • 1989 Orville Moody • 1990 Lee Trevino • 1991 Jack Nicklaus† • 1992 Larry Laoretti • 1993 Jack Nicklaus • 1994 Simon Hobday • 1995 Tom Weiskopf • 1996 Dave Stockton • 1997 Graham Marsh • 1998 Hale Irwin • 1999 Dave Eichelberger • 2000 Hale Irwin • 2001 Bruce Fleisher • 2002 Don Pooley† • 2003 Bruce Lietzke • 2004 Peter Jacobsen • 2005 Allen Doyle • 2006 Allen Doyle • 2007 Brad Bryant • 2008 Eduardo Romero • 2009 Fred Funk • 2010 Bernhard Langer • 2011 Olin Browne
† indicates the event was won in a playoff