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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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Colbert…Also bested Colbert at The Transamerica, by one
stroke, and at the Northville Long Island Classic, by three
strokes…Also won the Bruno's Memorial Classic in a
playoff over Kermit Zarley and John Paul Cain. 1995:
Made his Champions Tour debut at The Transamerica (tied
for lead after 36 holes) and T5 at Silverado…Was the
fourth player in Champions Tour history to Monday qualify
and win an event (first since Rives McBee in 1989) when
he claimed the Ralphs Senior Classic two weeks after
joining the circuit. Earned an immediate one-year exemption
when he came from four strokes behind to beat Jim
Colbert at Wilshire CC with a final-round 65.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
A prolific winner in South Africa, he also played on the
PGA European Tour from 1977 through 1994…First of two
victories in Europe came at the 1983 Benson & Hedges
International Open, where he defeated Bernhard Langer
by one stroke…Also defeated Seve Ballesteros by four
strokes to claim the 1986 Suze Open at Cannes
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank
1995 3 1 3 3 $184,867 54
1996 35 4 1 2 17 32 1,357,987 3
1997 33 3 2 17 30 1,169,707 6
1998 18 5 12 321,752 52
1999 28 6 18 508,847 37
2000 32 8 24 777,887 21
2001 30 1 4 18 718,632 26
2002 29 1 2 7 16 824,405 25
2003 24 2 6 343,642 46
2004 26 1 3 13 516,605 38
2005 22 4 10 497,853 32
Total 280 5 6 7 76 182 7,222,183
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $7,227,583
JOINED CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2005
BEST CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T3—2005 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.
2005 CHARLES SCHWAB CUP FINISH:
32nd - 357 points
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1995 Walt Disney
World/Oldsmobile Classic.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $3,558,804
John Bland (Continued)
Mougins…Represented South Africa in the 1975 World
Cup and was on the South African team for the 1991 and
1992 Dunhill Cups…Led the South African Order of Merit
in 1977, 1978, 1984 and 1986 and had his best year on the
PGA European Tour in 1990, finishing in 16th place on the
Order of Merit with £166,227…Selected as the Golfer of
the Year in South Africa for 1996…Once shot 59 at the
par-72 ERPM GC in Johannesburg…Has made 21 aces in
his career.
PERSONAL:
Says the biggest thrill of his career came at the 1996 PGA
Seniors' Championship when he played with Arnold
Palmer for the first time and recorded his first hole-in-one
on the Champions Tour…Lists Gary Player and Palmer as
his heroes and his late wife, Helen, as the most influential
person in his career…Son-in-law Hughie O'Shea is his
caddie…Has worked with South African teacher Denis
Hutchinson…Lists the Old Course at St. Andrews as his
favorite course…Does not play with golf balls marked
Brad Bryant
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 30 on 2005 Champions Tour
Money List
FULL NAME: Bradley Dub Bryant
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 190
BIRTHDATE: December 11, 1954
BIRTHPLACE: Amarillo, TX
RESIDENCE: Lakeland, FL
BEST 2005 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
T3—Boeing Greater Seattle Classic; 4—Administaff
Small Business Classic; T5—FedEx Kinko's Classic
2005 SEASON:
Suffered a torn ligament in his left ankle in April and
played through the injury…Turned in a solid rookie campaign
with five top-10 efforts, including three in his first
seven appearances…Made several runs at a victory late
in the year…Appeared to be in the driver's seat at the
Administaff Small Business Classic in mid-October, but
made two double bogeys on the back nine at Augusta
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
'3'…Lists Winston Churchill and Morne Du Plessis, a former
captain of the South African rugby team, as his
heroes…Enjoys eating South African barbecue.
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 65–Senior British Open Championship/3
Career Low Round: 63–2002 Allianz Championship/2
Career Largest Paycheck: $162,800–2002 Allianz
Championship/2
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 73–1978 World Series of Golf/4
Career Largest Paycheck: $5,400–1978 World Series of
Golf/20
SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE PGA TOUR SUMMARY
CHAMPIONS TOUR MAJOR TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
Senior PGA Championship T25 T7 T29 DQ T10 T17 T51 T28 T42 CUT
Ford Senior Players T16 T10 T45 T22 T28 T45 T23 T46 T62
Senior British Open T32 T30 T12
U.S. Senior Open T8 2 T21 CUT T21 T40
JELD-WEN Tradition T7 T25 T25 T9 T9 T7 T57 T46 T24 T32
CHAMPIONS TOUR YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS (TOP 50 ON 2005 MONEY LIST)
Scoring Average Putting Average Greens in Regulation Driving Distance Driving Accuracy
1995 68.25 (N/A) 1.691 (N/A) 76.4 (N/A) 260.6 (N/A) 77.7 (N/A)
1996 70.36 (6) 1.768 (6) 70.8 (6) 258.6 (T53) 78.0 (5)
1997 70.39 (5) 1.783 (T19) 72.0 (5) 255.5 (T66) 81.0 (1)
1998 71.69 (40) 1.807 (T41) 69.8 (11) 256.0 (T65) 78.3 (4)
1999 70.64 (16) 1.800 (T48) 72.0 (7) 261.6 (T60) 76.5 (T10)
2000 70.49 (17) 1.790 (T45) 72.3 (12) 263.4 (67) 78.3 (8)
2001 71.17 (25) 1.789 (T27) 68.9 (22) 269.3 (55) 81.4 (T1)
2002 71.51 (37) 1.802 (T47) 70.1 (18) 262.1 (70) 81.0 (4)
2003 71.32 (42) 1.812 (T58) 70.3 (T18) 263.6 (71) 79.1 (3)
2004 71.51 (37) 1.828 (T60) 69.7 (22) 261.5 (69) 83.0 (2)
2005 71.17 (31) 1.768 (18) 68.7 (T40) 259.4 (69) 84.2 (1)
FAMILY: Wife, Sue; William Jamieson (1/27/91),
Jonathan David (4/26/93)
EDUCATION: University of New Mexico
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Bass fishing, hunting
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976
JOINED PGA TOUR: 1978
Pines to fade into a fourth-place finish. Carried a twostroke
lead into the final round near Houston and was
three strokes ahead with nine holes to play…Made an
impressive showing at the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic
in August when he posted three straight rounds in the 60s
to finish T3 at the TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge. Shared the
first-round lead and was just two behind after 36 holes,
but couldn't chase down eventual-winner David
Eger…Was the low native Texan at the FedEx Kinko's
Classic, posting a T5 finish in Austin. Was one stroke off
the first-round lead and trailed by just two strokes entering
the final round, but even-par 72 on Sunday left him six
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