Bryant collected his first major championship win and fourth Champions Tour crown as he finished at 6-under-par 282. Bryant Wins as Watson Implodes at Sr. Open By Sports Network - July 08, 2007 U.S. Senior OpenHAVEN, Wis. -- Brad Bryant fired a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the U.S. Senior Open as third-round leader Tom Watson collapsed on the back nine. Bryant collected his first major championship win and fourth Champions Tour crown as he finished at 6-under-par 282. Brad Bryant Brad Bryant celebrates his first major championship victory. (Getty Images) The 52-year-old Bryant, who trailed by five strokes at the beginning of the round, notched the second biggest final-round comeback in U.S. Senior Open history. Allen Doyle closed with an 8-under 63 in 2005 to overtake D.A. Weibring and Loren Roberts for a one-stroke win. "Dreams do come true. Thirty-five years ago standing on a practice putting green I dreamed about hitting that putt and winning the U.S. Open as a kid," admitted Bryant, who collected $470,000 for the win. "Miracles happen." Watson got to 9 under with a birdie on the par-4 10th, but dropped six strokes over the next five holes. Watson posted a 7-over 43 on the back nine en route to a 6-over 78 at Whistling Straits that left him alone in fourth at 1-under-par 287 "I hit the ball in the rough too many times, and I got my just reward hitting the ball in the rough," stated Watson. "I had to put the ball in the fairway and I didn't do it enough times, that was the killer for me." Ben Crenshaw, who hasn't won since the 1995 Masters, carded a 2-under 70 to end alone in second place at 3-under-par 285. Roberts was one shot back at minus-2 after closing with a 2-over 74. Watson opened with a birdie at the first and was four strokes clear of the field. He dropped a shot on the fourth, but consecutive birdies from the ninth got him to 9 under, three strokes clear of Bryant, who was playing three groups ahead of Watson. The big swing came at the par-5 11th. Bryant played his third to two feet and kicked that in for birdie to move to 7 under. Watson, the 1982 U.S. Open champion, found a fairway bunker of the tee and played down the fairway with his second. He came up short in the rough with his third, then chipped his fourth short off the putting surface.