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

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. Bryant was born in

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, the son of a

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pastor. He moved with his family to

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during his youth. Bryant attended the

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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

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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

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, where he won for the first time at the 2006 Toshiba Classic and followed up later the same year by winning the

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. He lost to

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in a playoff for the 2006

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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

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race; that year was highlighted by his victory at the U.S. Senior Open. Bryant's younger brother

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also won on the PGA Tour.

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.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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References

External links

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Brad Bryant's religious testimony from TheGoal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryant, Brad American male golfers New Mexico Lobos men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Golfers from Amarillo, Texas Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida 1954 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen