Bruce Lietzke
| Bruce Lietzke | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bruce Alan Lietzke |
| Born |
July 18, 1951 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Athens, Texas |
| Career | |
| College | University of Houston |
| Turned professional | 1974 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 22 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 13 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 7 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | 6th/T6: 1979, 1985 |
| U.S. Open | T17: 1981 |
| The Open Championship | T6: 1981 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1991 |
Bruce Alan Lietzke (born July 18, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has won 13 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including two victories in the Canadian Open. He has had seven victories on the Champions Tour, including one senior major title.
Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He moved to Beaumont, Texas with his parents in 1960 and lived there until 1977, graduating from Forest Park High School in 1969.
Lietzke credits his older brother, Duane, for introducing him to the game of golf at age five. He also credits Henry Homberg, a local Beaumont professional, along with Duane for having the greatest influences on his game when he first started playing. Lietzke attended the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He graduated in 1973 and turned pro in 1974.
Lietzke's first PGA Tour victory was in the 1977 Tucson Open. Although he had to wait until the Champions Tour to win a major in the 2003 U.S. Senior Open, Lietzke has had a relatively successful career, winning a combined total of 20 tournaments so far on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His career year on the PGA Tour was 1981, when he had three tournament victories. He played on the winning 1981 U.S. Ryder Cup team at Walton Heath Golf Club in England in what is considered by many to be the finest American team ever assembled.
Lietzke's best finish in a major on the PGA Tour was a solo 2nd place at the 1991 PGA Championship.
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