Bart Bryant

Barton Holan Bryant (born November 18, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Bart Bryant
Personal information
Full nameBarton Holan Bryant
Born (1962-11-18) November 18, 1962
Gatesville, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceWinter Garden, Florida
SpouseCathy (née Cox) (m. 1983–2017)
Donna (m. 2018–present)
Children2
Career
CollegeNew Mexico State University
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking22 (November 27, 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
PGA Tour Champions2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2006, 2007
PGA ChampionshipT32: 2007
U.S. OpenT29: 2008
The Open ChampionshipT23: 2005

Bryant was born in Gatesville, Texas, the son of a Baptist pastor.[2] He attended New Mexico State University,[3] where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team.[4] Bryant turned professional in 1986.[3]

Bryant did not win on the PGA Tour until his 187th start, the 2004 Valero Texas Open. His entire career has been plagued by injuries and he graduated from PGA Tour Q School six times before his win.[2] At 41 he was the oldest first time winner on the tour in nine years. In 2005 he won the Memorial Tournament and the season ending Tour Championship to finish ninth on the money list with earnings of $3,249,136, which was more than he had earned in total in his first eighteen seasons on the PGA and Nationwide tours from 1986 to 2003, during which his best money list finish on the main tour was 80th. His good run of form also propelled him into the top-50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

The win at Memorial was particularly memorable. Bryant's tee shot on the 72nd hole found a hazard. He was able to get it up and down for par and secure his one-shot victory over Fred Couples.[5]

Bryant's elder brother Brad has won on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.[2] Bart played at the 2012 FedEx St. Jude Classic, his first PGA Tour event since July 2009.

Bryant won his first Champions Tour event at the 2013 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, making him the 1,000th winner in Champions Tour history.[6]

Bryant was married to the former Cathy Cox for 34 years until she died of brain cancer in April 2017.[7]

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (3)
Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 19, 2004 Valero Texas Open –19 (67-67-60-67=261) 3 strokes Patrick Sheehan
2 Jun 5, 2005 Memorial Tournament –16 (69-69-66-68=272) 1 stroke Fred Couples
3 Nov 6, 2005 The Tour Championship –17 (62-68-66-67=263) 6 strokes Tiger Woods

Other wins (2)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 18, 2013 Dick's Sporting Goods Open –16 (66-62-72=200) 1 stroke Russ Cochran, Corey Pavin
2 Aug 19, 2018 Dick's Sporting Goods Open (2) –16 (68-67-65=200) 1 stroke Michael Bradley

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 ACE Group Classic Lee Janzen Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2016 Toshiba Classic Jay Haas Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Senior wins (1)
  • 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Ian Baker-Finch)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T32 T29
The Open Championship T23 70 T39
PGA Championship CUT CUT T32 CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship CUT T56 CUT T42 CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament200520062007
Match Play R64
Championship T56 T26 T35
Invitational T28 T62
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. "Week 48 2005 Ending 27 Nov 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. Smith, Jeff (January 20, 2006). "Bart Bryant profile". The Sand Trap.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  4. "PGA Tour Media Guide – Bart Bryant". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  5. "Bryant earns second career tour victory". ESPN. Associated Press. June 7, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  6. "Bart Bryant posts 72, wins by 1". ESPN. Associated Press. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  7. Strength in numbers
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