Bradley Dub Bryant (born December 11, 1954) is an American
professional golfer
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.
Bryant was born in
Amarillo, Texas
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, the son of a
Southern Baptist
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pastor. He moved with his family to
Alamogordo, New Mexico
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during his youth. Bryant attended the
University of New Mexico
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for three years, but turned professional and qualified for the PGA Tour in 1976, a year before his scheduled graduation.
Bryant's only win on the
PGA Tour
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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
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
, 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
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. He lost to
Jay Haas
Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life and amateur career
Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. ...
in a playoff for the 2006
Senior PGA Championship
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. 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
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race; that year was highlighted by his victory at the
U.S. Senior Open
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.
Bryant's younger brother Bart
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Bart is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name ''Bartholomäus'', a German form of the biblical name ''Barthol ...
also won on the PGA Tour.[
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Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
''*Note: The 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Other wins (1)
Other playoff record (1–0)
Champions Tour wins (4)
Champions Tour playoff record (1–3)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
''Results not in chronological order before 2021.''
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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See also
* Spring 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
*1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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* 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
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Brad Bryant's religious testimony from TheGoal
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American male golfers
New Mexico Lobos men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
Winners of senior major golf championships
Golfers from Texas
Sportspeople from Amarillo, Texas
Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida
1954 births
Living people