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

Brad Bryant
Personal information
Full nameBradley Dub Bryant
NicknameDr. Dirt
Born (1954-12-11) December 11, 1954 (age 69)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLakeland, Florida
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking50 (March 3, 1996)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1995, 1996
PGA ChampionshipT48: 1992
U.S. OpenT13: 1995
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1995

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)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Oct 8, 1995Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic−18 (67-63-68=198)1 stroke Hal Sutton, 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
11993Buick Southern Open Billy Andrade, Mark Brooks,
Bob Estes, John Inman
Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

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

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11994JCPenney Classic
(with Marta Figueras-Dotti)
Helen Alfredsson and Robert GamezWon with par on fourth extra hole

Champions Tour wins (4)

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

Champions Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12006Senior PGA Championship Jay HaasLost to par on third extra hole
22007Regions Charity Classic R. W. EaksWon with birdie on third extra hole
32008ACE Group Classic Scott Hoch, Tom Jenkins,
Tom Kite
Hoch won with birdie on first extra hole
42008AT&T Champions Classic Loren Roberts, Denis WatsonWatson won with birdie on third extra hole
Bryant eliminated by birdie on second hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship71CUTT61CUTCUTT58
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentCUTCUT
U.S. OpenCUTT23CUTT13T23
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTT48CUTCUTCUT
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament1979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997
The Players ChampionshipCUTT14CUTT2CUTCUTT59CUTCUTCUTT52T74T6CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Senior major championships

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2007U.S. Senior Open−6 (71-72-71-68=282)3 strokes Ben Crenshaw

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
The TraditionT16T14T21T253T34T18T7WDT17T4476NT
Senior PGA Championship5726T70T23T22T42NT
U.S. Senior OpenCUTT141T14T11CUTT17T28T26T54T3759CUT54NTCUTCUT
Senior Players ChampionshipT16T7T46T7T5371T15T20T28T39T49T63
Senior British Open ChampionshipT30NT
  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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Links Player Profile: Brad Bryant". Links Players International. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "PGA Tour Media Guide – Brad Bryant". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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