Former PGA Tour pro and 13-time winner Bruce Lietzke has died, according to multiple reports. He was 67 years old. Lietzke fought brain cancer for 15 months before passing Saturday morning in Dallas.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan issued the following statement: “Our PGA Tour family lost a treasured member with the death of Bruce Lietzke. He touched on parts of five decades as a player, competed in 700 tournaments as a member of the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, and recorded a total of 20 victories. But to celebrate Bruce Lietzke’s life properly, we offer praise to the great family man and the cherished friend to many. Our deepest condolences to his wife, Rose, and his children, Stephen and Christine.”
At his peak, Lietzke was ranked inside the top 15 in the world, and even played on the winning 1981 American Ryder Cup team. In addition to his Tour wins, Lieztke also won seven times on the Champions Tour, one of those coming at the 2003 U.S. Senior Open at Inverness Club. He will be missed by many.
Our friend, Bruce Lietzke, passed away this morning at his home in Dallas.Bruce fought the horrific cancer, glioblastoma with all he had.We hunted,we fished,but most importantly,we all laughed with “Lieky”.He was truly one of the good guys and will be missed.Pray 4 Rose a family. pic.twitter.com/BqEjRgQcqG
— Curtis Strange (@golf_strange) July 28, 2018
