U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 3, 2008

Brad Bryant

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Q. Brad, now that obviously you won't be the defending champ, what's the last year been like being the poster child for this tournament?

BRAD BRYANT: The poster child, that makes it sound like I have a disease or something. Good grief.

No, it was a great year, and they just were wonderful to me. Pete and his entire staff were just awesome the whole year to work with. And you know, there was a lot of sort of responsibility that I had with the press and with media, and Pete just -- he walked us right through it all. It was really great.

And it's really sad to end on such a lousy note as I had today, but it was a great year.

Q. What about The Broadmoor and the Colorado Springs embraced you? You had instant fan favorites around here.

BRAD BRYANT: The Broadmoor was unbelievable. The hospitality we had this week was second-to-none. The golf tournament, the golf course, it was just -- it was an outstanding week all the way around.

I think they did a great job of setting up the golf course. It's so nice to walk out of your room and right to the range. It was just a spectacular week. Everyone did a wonderful job.