Bruce Fleisher
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Bruce Lee FleisherCountry:
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Oct 16, 1948 in Union City, Tennessee.Original/Home Club:
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Professional golferTurned Pro:
1969Senior MAJORS (1): US Senior Open (2001). US Amateur champion (1968). Multiple winner on the US PGA, Champions, European Seniors and international tours. Champions Tour wins (17). US Snrs Tour Rookie of the Year (1999).
Former PGA Tour and PGA Champions Tour player.
America
Royal Caribbn
Played as the Royal Caribbean Classic (Feb 6-8). Second-placed Dana Quigley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as Crandon Pk GC].
America
Bruno's
Played as Bruno's Memorial Classic (Apr 30-May 2). Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA) and D.A. Weibring (USA) finished 7 shots behind Fleisher (USA), who recorded the last of his 18 Champions Tour wins. [Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
Verizon
Played as the Verizon Classic (Feb 21-23). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, nr Tampa, FL].
America
RJR
Played as the RJR Championship (Sept 13-15; not played in 2001). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 5 shots behind Fleisher (USA). [Championship course, Tanglewood Golf, Clemmons, nr Winston-Salem, NC].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (Jun 29-Jul 1). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) and Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [Salem CC, Peabody, Mass.].
America
Home Depot
Played as the Home Depot Invitational (May 4-6). Second-placed John Bland (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Fleisher (USA), who won this event for the third straight year. [TPC Piper Glen, Charlotte, North Carolina].
America
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Played as the Las Vegas Senior Classic (April 20-22). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA), Doug Tewell (USA), Hale Irwin (USA), Walter Hall (USA), José Maria Cañizares (Esp) and Vicente Fernández (Arg) finished 3 shots behind Fleisher (USA). [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 12-14). Second-placed George Burns (USA) and Bob Shearer (Aus) finished 3 shots behind 51-year-old Bruce Fleisher (USA), who recorded his only win on the European Senior Tour. [Tulfarris GC, Blessington, Co. Wicklow].
America
Lightpath
Played as the Lightpath Long Island Classic (July 28-30). Second-placed Dana Quigley (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Fleisher (USA). [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
America
Home Depot
Played as the Home Depot Invitational (May 5-7). Fleisher (USA) beat Hubert Green (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [TPC Piper Glen, Charlotte, North Carolina].
America
Royal Caribbn
Played as the Royal Caribbean Classic (Feb 3-6; played on a modified stableford basis). Second-placed Vicente Fernandez (Arg) finished 2 pts behind defending champion Fleisher (USA). [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as Crandon Pk GC].
America
GTE
Played as the GTE Classic (Feb 18-20). Second-placed Dana Quigley (USA) finished 4 shots behind Fleisher (USA). [TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, nr Tampa, FL].
America
Home Depot
Played as the Home Depot Invitational (April 23-25). Second-placed Terry Dill (USA) and Jim Holtgrieve (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [TPC Piper Glen, Charlotte, North Carolina].
America
BellSouth
Played as the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland (June 11-13). Second-placed Al Geiberger (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [Gaylord Springs Links, Nashville, Tennessee; at the time known as Springhouse GC].
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Fleisher (USA) won the Byron Nelson Award, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the Senior PGA Tour. Hale Irwin (USA) was second with 69.58; Gil Morgan (USA) was third with 69.69.
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Fleisher (USA) won the Arnold Palmer Award as the Senior PGA Tour 1999 leading money winner, with earnings of $2,515,705 on the Tour. Hale Irwin (USA) was second with $2,025,232; Allen Doyle (USA) was third with $1,911,640.
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Fleisher (USA) won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Senior PGA Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers..
America
Lightpath
Played as the Lightpath Long Island Classic (Aug 6-8). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) finished 2 shots behind Fleisher (USA). [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Fleisher (USA) won the Senior PGA Tour 1999 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. He also finished top of the Tour's money list, with earnings of $2,515,705.
America
Royal Caribbn
Played as the Royal Caribbean Classic (Feb 5-7). Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind first-time Senior PGA Tour winner Fleisher (USA). [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as Crandon Pk GC].
America
Transamerica
Played as The Transamerica (Oct 8-10). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [South course, Silverado Resort, Napa, California].
America
Amex
Played as the American Express Invitational (Feb 12-14). Second-placed and defending champion Larry Nelson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Fleisher (USA), who recorded back-to-back wins on the Senior PGA Tour. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
America
EMC
Played as the EMC Kaanapali Classic (Oct 22-24). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [Royal Ka'anapali course, Ka'anapali Resort, Maui, Hawaii; at the time known as the North course].
America
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Played as the New England Classic (July 11-14). 42-year-old Bruce Fleisher (USA) beat Ian Baker-Finch (Aus) with a birdie at the seventh playoff hole, to claim his first and only win on the PGA Tour. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
America
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Played as the Jamaica Open (Nov 15-18). Won by Fleisher (USA). [Half Moon Resort, Rose Hall, nr Montego Bay, Jamaica].
Played as the Panama Open. Won by Fleisher (USA).
America
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Fleisher (USA) beat 17-year-old Jaime Gonzalez Jnr (Brazil, amateur) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Itanhangá GC, Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (68th) (Aug 28-31). Second-placed Marvin "Vinny" Giles III (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bruce Fleisher (USA). [Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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