Background
Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas.
Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas.
Lietzke attended the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He graduated in 1973 and turned pro in 1974.
He has had seven victories on the Champions Tour, including one senior major title. 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"s first Professional Golf Association Tour victory was in the 1977 Tucson Open.
His career year on the Professional Golf Association Tour was 1981, when he had three tournament victories.
He played on the winning 1981 United States. 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 Professional Golf Association Tour was a solo 2nd place at the 1991 Professional Golf Association Championship.
Lietzke was well known for not practicing a great deal, and not playing in a large number of tournaments compared to his fellow competitors, electing to spend more time with his family. He did not play more than 25 events in any Professional Golf Association Tour season and never played more than 20 tournaments in a single season after 1988.
Despite this he never finished below 74th on the money list.
During his career, Lietzke played in 506 Professional Golf Association Tour events. In recent years, Lietzke has been plagued by the so-called "frozen shoulder syndrome" – the correct medical term is adhesive capsulitis – which has caused him to miss a considerable amount of playing time. Lietzke enjoys collecting classic cars and has built an 11-car garage at his home in which to store his large collection.
The crown jewel is a 1967 yellow Corvette Stingray convertible.
He makes his home in Dallas, Texas. In 1978, Lietzke was shown in print ads for the Dodge Magnum coupe, as also being a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda owner.
Lietzke was an avid supporter of the Sour Mash Open in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He has played in the event numerous times.
"The Bryce-Lietzke-Martin Scholarship Fund was the first fund established by the Sour Mash Open Golf Tournament Committee in 1990 in honor of the late Doctor John Coyle Bryce, Professional Golf Association Golf Professional, Bruce Lietzke and Larry Martin.
The earnings of the fund are used to provide scholarships to worthy Wood County students who have shown an interest in golf." Professional Golf Association Tour wins (13) Other wins (1) Champions Tour wins (7) Other senior wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1983 Professional Golf Association – 1989 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1981 Open Championship – 1981 Professional Golf Association) Wins (1).