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Bruce Alan Lietzke (born July 18, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually

Lietzke was born in Kansas City [1]. He moved to Beaumont, Texas with his parents in 1960 and lived there until 1977, graduating from Forest Park High School in 1969. Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan

He credits his older brother, Duane, for introducing him to the game of golf at age 5. 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. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research He graduated in 1973 and turned pro in 1974. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Although he had to wait until the Champions Tour to win a major, Lietzke has had a relatively successful career. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. He won 13 PGA Tour events and has so far won seven times on the Champions Tour. His career year on the PGA Tour was 1981, when he won three times. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 His best finish in a major on the PGA Tour was 2nd in the 1991 PGA Championship. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America He played on the 1981 Ryder Cup team. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from

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. Despite this he never finished below 74 on the money list.

In recent years he 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. Frozen shoulder, medically referred to as adhesive capsulitis, is a disorder in which the Shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the Glenohumeral

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. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 He lists Bruce Springsteen as his favorite entertainer and Don "Big Daddy" Garlits as his favorite athlete. Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa Florida) is considered the father of Drag racing. 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. The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different Automobiles The most recent is a large Rear-wheel drive Station wagon introduced in 2004 The Plymouth Barracuda is a car that was manufactured by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1964 through 1974

PGA Tour wins (13)

Other regular career wins (1)

Champions Tour wins (7)

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Other senior wins (1)

See also

References

  1. ^ One source [1] lists his place of birth as Kansas City, Kansas; two sources [2] [3] state Kansas City, Missouri

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The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1972 Southern Amateur PGA Tour wins (6 1978 (1 This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour. Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages
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