Bart Bryant

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| name = Bart Bryant

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| fullname = Barton Holan Bryant

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|11|18}}

| birth_place = Gatesville, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|5|31|1962|11|18}}

| death_place = Polk City, Florida, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Winter Garden, Florida

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{{marriage|Cathy Cox|1983|2017|end=d.}}
{{marriage|Donna Bryant|2018}}

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| children = 2

| college = New Mexico State University

| yearpro = 1986

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| extour = PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions

| prowins = 8

| pgawins = 3

| champwins = 2

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| otherwins = 3

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| masters = CUT: 2006, 2007

| usopen = T29: 2008

| open = T23: 2005

| pga = T32: 2007

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Barton Holan Bryant (November 18, 1962 – May 31, 2022) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

Early life

Bryant was born in Gatesville, Texas, the son of a Baptist pastor.{{cite web|title=Bart Bryant profile |publisher=The Sand Trap.com |first=Jeff |last=Smith |date=January 20, 2006 |url=http://thesandtrap.com/profiles/bart_bryant |accessdate=August 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201200025/http://thesandtrap.com/profiles/bart_bryant/ |archivedate=December 1, 2008 }} He attended New Mexico State University, where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team.{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Media Guide – Bart Bryant |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01142.bart-bryant.html/media-guide/#uber |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=August 20, 2013}}

Professional career

Bryant turned professional in 1986.{{cite web |title=Profile on PGA Tour's official site |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01142.bart-bryant.html |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=August 20, 2013}}

Bryant did not win on the PGA Tour until his 187th start, the 2004 Valero Texas Open. His entire career was plagued by injuries and he graduated from PGA Tour Q School six times before his win. 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2076991 |title=Bryant earns second career tour victory |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 7, 2005 |access-date=August 20, 2013}}

Bryant's elder brother Brad has won on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/9579807/bart-bryant-wins-champions-tour-dick-sporting-goods-open |title=Bart Bryant posts 72, wins by 1 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 18, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2013}}

Personal life

Bryant was married to the former Cathy Cox for 34 years until she died of brain cancer in April 2017.[https://www.pgatour.com/champions/news/2017/05/15/bart-bryant-cathy-bryant.html Strength in numbers]

Death

Bryant died on May 31, 2022, after a truck hit his car in Polk City, Florida, at the age of 59.{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bart-bryant-pga-tour-dies-car-accident |title=Bart Bryant, three-time PGA Tour winner, dies in car accident |work=Fox News |date=June 1, 2022 |first=Paulina |last=Dedaj |access-date=June 1, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Sean |title=Bart Bryant, who won Memorial and Tour Championship after turning 40, killed in car accident |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2022/06/01/bart-bryant-passes-away-age-59-memorial-winner-pga-tour-championship-winner.html |publisher=PGA Tour |date=June 1, 2022 |access-date=June 1, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Pro golfer Bart Bryant killed in vehicle accident in Florida |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-florida-golf-accidents-56253ce537e5064325f8947c50c8c7cc |access-date=June 1, 2022 |publisher=The Associated Press |date=May 31, 2022}}

Professional wins (9)

=PGA Tour wins (3)=

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! Legend

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| Tour Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (2)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Sep 19, 2004

|Valero Texas Open

|−19 (67-67-60-67=261)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Sheehan

align=center|2

|align=right|Jun 5, 2005

|Memorial Tournament

|−16 (69-69-66-68=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples

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|align=center|3

|align=right|Nov 6, 2005

|The Tour Championship

|−17 (62-68-66-67=263)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

=Other wins (3)=

1988 Florida Open
1990 North Dakota Open{{Cite web|title=Bobcat North Dakota Open - Bobcat Company|url=https://www.bobcat.com/company-info/community/bobcat-open|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.bobcat.com|language=en}}
1994 Florida Open