Bart Bryant, a GOLF legend, has tragically died at 59 following a fatal car accident Tuesday.
Bryant, a three-time PGA Tour champion, was the only competitor who gave Tiger Woods the biggest defeat of his career at the 2005 TOUR Championship tournament.
Bart Bryant, a three-time winner of the PGA Tour, died on Tuesday
Bart Bryant was Tiger Woods' only opponent during the 2005 TOUR Championship tournament
Jay Monahan, the tour commissioner, confirmed Bryant's passing on Wednesday. He said: "The PGA Tour is saddened at Bart Bryant's tragic passing and our hearts go out for his family and friends during this difficult period."
"The Bryants were a part the PGA Tour family over forty years and we are grateful to the impact and legacy he had on our organization as well as many communities. Bart will be greatly missed."
Bryant became a professional in 1986, but he suffered from injuries during his early years.
After sustaining a shoulder injury, he considered quitting the sport.
He won his first PGA Tour victory in 2004, at the Valero Texas open, and became the 41-year-old oldest winner.
Bryant won three PGA victories at the age of 40. Two of them were in 2005, when he won the TOUR Championship, and Memorial Tournament.
Bryant stated after his 2005 TOUR Championship win, "I certainly don’t put myself into the same category as Retief(Goosen), Vijay (Singh), and Davis Love and Tiger Woods."
"I mean, these are the elite players of the world. ...But I have discovered that I can compete with these guys if I am at the top of my game in the right circumstances.
Bryant won the Dicks Sporting Goods Open 2013 and 2018 in the final stages of his career.
His wife Donna, his daughters Kristen and Michelle, and his stepchildren are his survivors.
Cathy, his first wife, died in 2017 after succumbing to brain cancer 11 months after she was diagnosed.
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Brad Bryant, Bryant's older brother, is also a former PGA Tour Winner. He won his lone TOUR victory at the 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic.
The Bryants were 12th in a row to win the PGA Tour.
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