What is Bruce Lietzke?
'''Bruce Alan Lietzke''' (July 18, 1951 – July 28, 2018) was an American [[professional golfer]]. He was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. He won 13 tournaments on the [[PGA Tour]] between 1977 and 1994, including two victories in the [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]. His best finish in a major championship was at the [[1991 PGA Championship]] where he finished second behind [[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]]. He had seven victories on the [[Champions Tour]]. He played in the [[1981 Ryder Cup]]. In April 2017 Lietzke was diagnosed with an aggressive form of [[brain cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-rosaforte-report-family-and-friends-rally-around-bruce-lietzke-as-he-takes-diagnosis-in-stride|title=Family and friends rally around Bruce Lietzke as he takes diagnosis in stride|first=Tim|last=Rosaforte|website=Golf Digest}}</ref> He died from the disease on July 28, 2018 in [[Athens, Texas]], aged 67.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/07/28/bruce-lietzke-passes-away.html |title=Lietzke passes away at age 67 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=28 July 2018 |first=Jim |last=McCabe |access-date=28 July 2018 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729063444/https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/07/28/bruce-lietzke-passes-away.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/bruce-lietzke-67-succumbs-to-brain-cancer|title=Bruce Lietzke, 67, succumbs to brain cancer|first=John|last=Strege|website=Golf Digest}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://texasgolfhof.org/texas-golf/bruce-lietzke Texas Golf Hall of Fame] – Bruce Lietzke {{DEFAULTSORT:Lietzke, Bruce}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from brain cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Texas]] [[Category:American golfers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Dallas]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}