Bruce Lietzke
Name:
Bruce Alan LietzkeCountry:
USALived:
[1951-2018]. Born on July 18, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri. Died on July 28, 2018 in Athens, Texas (aged 67).Original/Home Club:
Forest Park H.S., Beaumont, TX.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1974Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (June 26-29). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lietzke (USA). [Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio].
America
Liberty Mutual
Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (April 25-27). Second-placed David Eger (USA) and Dana Quigley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lietzke (USA). [Savannah Harbor Resort, Savannah, GA].
America
TD Waterhouse
Played as the TD Waterhouse Championship (May 10-12). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lietzke (USA). [TPC Piper Glen, Charlotte, North Carolina].
America
SAS Institute
Played as the SAS Championship (Sept 20-22). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA), Sammy Rachels (USA) and Tom Watson (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Lietzke (USA). [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
America
Audi
Played as the Audi Senior Classic (Feb 22-24). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) and Gary McCord (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lietzke (USA). [GC Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico City].
America
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Aug 10-12; formerly Burnet Classic). Second-placed Doug Tewell (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time Senior PGA Tour winner Lietzke (USA). [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis, Minn.].
America
SAS Institute
Played as the inaugural SAS Championship (Sept 21-23). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) and Gary McCord (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lietzke (USA). [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
America
Franklin Templeton
Played as the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (Nov 14-16; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Second-placed team of David Duval (USA) & Scott Hoch (USA) finished 2 shots behind the winning team of Scott McCarron (USA) & Bruce Lietzke (USA), who shared the $300,000 first prize. [Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, nr LA, Calif.].
America
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Played as the Las Vegas Invitational (Oct 19-23). Second-placed Robert Gamez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lietzke (USA), who recorded the last of his 13 PGA Tour wins. [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Las Vegas CC and Las Vegas Hilton CC (now Las Vegas National GC)].
America
Southwestern Bell
Played as the Southwestern Bell Colonial (May 21-24). Lietzke (USA) beat Corey Pavin (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
GTE
Played as the GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 12-15). Lietzke (USA) beat Clarence Rose (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [TPC course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (Mar 1-4). Lietzke (USA) beat Andy Bean (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his tenth PGA Tour win. [TPC Eagle Trace, Coral Springs, FL].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Jul 29-Aug 1). Second-placed Hal Sutton (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lietzke (USA). [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Bob Hope Desert Classic (Jan 15-18). Second-placed Jerry Pate (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lietzke (USA). [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; Tamarisk CC; La Quinta CC].
America
Wickes
Played as the Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open (Feb 5-8). Lietzke (USA) beat Raymond Floyd (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Tom Jenkins (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
America
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Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 7-10). Lietzke (USA) beat defending champion Tom Watson (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to deny Watson his fourth straight win this event. [Preston Trail GC, Dallas, TX].
America
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 15-18). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lietzke (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open. Second-placed Tom Watson (USA), Buddy Gardner (USA) and Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lietzke (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open. Second-placed Pat McGowan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lietzke (USA). [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open. First-time PGA Tour winner Lietzke (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) with an 82-foot putt to make birdie at the fourth playoff hole. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
America
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Played as the Hawaiian Open. Second-placed Don January (USA) and Takashi Murakami (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Lietzke (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
Tournaments:
US Women's PGA Championship: located just outside Philadelphia, the famed Donald Ross layout of Aronimink Golf Club hosts the third women’s major championship of 2020 (Oct 8-11).
Scottish Open: first played in 1972, this year’s championship is again played on the Tom Doak-designed Renaissance Club course, which sits alongside mighty Muirfield in East Lothian (Oct 1-4).
Who's Who:
Jim Furyk: in winning the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, “The Grinder” joined Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only players to win their first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions.
Georgia Hall: recorded her first win in an LPGA Tour event on American soil at this year’s Portland Classic, played at Columbia Edgewater Country Club … on the edge of the Columbia River.
Traigh Golf Course (pronounced "try", and meaning "beach" in Gaelic): You'll find this nine-hole seaside gem on the scenic coast road (as opposed to the more inland and quicker A830) between Arisaig and Morar. Although not on the well-beaten path of Scotland's "trophy" courses, if you are passing through this area, it's a must play.
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