RIP Bruce Lietzke

azgreg

One of my all time favorites.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/bruce-lietzke-67-succumbs-to-brain-cancer/ar-BBLb11l?OCID=ansmsnnews11

fatshot

azgreg
Sorry to hear this....I followed him when he was in contention for the U.S. Senior Open at Inverness in 2003. Seemed like a really nice guy, and a heckuva player. Also, one of the first pros to play component clubs (I
think he played some Golfsmith irons for a while).

sdandrea1

R.I.P. Good guy.

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Just saw this on the news. So sad.

Just reminds us to enjoy every day on this side of the grass to the fullest.

RIP, Bruce

raggmann54

R.I.P. - One of my favorite all-time pros.

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johnnydoom

Sad to hear the news. I didn’t know much about him when he played, but it sounds like he knew how to enjoy life.

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He had this over-the-top swing and hit a nice little butter-cut that always seemed to find the fairway. He left this planet much too early. Wasn't even aware that he was sick until the news came out today that he'd passed.

I look at that pic I posted and he looks so happy and full of life, not that long ago.

Don't take your good health for granted.

RIP

letthebigdogshunt

Wow, sad to hear. he was almost ten years younger than me. Scary thought. RIP Bruce you really got the most out of your life.

darpar

Sad,surprising news about a really good golfer who never liked to practice.
We were also the same age.
RIP Bruce

kenner

Some of you may not know that he didn't practice. To confirm that, his caddy once put a banana in his bag at the end of the season, and it was still there for his first tourney of the next year.

My daughter and I were just outside the ropes at the 12th tee in Phoenix when he came through. Bruce handed her a ball. The next year, I brought the ball with me and had him sign it, which he graciously did. Very nice man. RIP.

Sneakylong

Glioblastoma is a terrible killer. It's what John McCain has and what killed Ted Kennedy. We had two guys in our golf group who died from glioblastoma. I think I read awhile back that the odds were like 100,000 to 1 and we had 2 guys in our small golf group get it. It's the type of brain cancer that when they operate they can never get all the cancer cells and it just starts growing again. It's basically a death sentence.

It seems that we see more people getting glioblastoma these days.

BobA

I knew Bruce when we were at the University of Houston. I was working as an intern in Athletics and he was on the golf team. He was smart, funny and friendly and in those traits he never changed. One of my favorite college memories is going to the NCAA tournament in Stillwater in '73(?). UH finished second but our crew was first in having fun I guarantee you that much.

He was never better than #3 or #4 on those UH teams and really was a better pro than collegiate golfer. I was lucky enough to see him win twice, the '81 Byron Nelson and the Ft Worth Tournament a decade later. Both times in a playoff.

I hadn't seen him since he was inducted into the UH Athletic Hall of Fame over a decade ago. RIP Lietz!

govols

He also limited his tournament play to be with family more often. He had his priorities right.

therod

It's always sad to see these things happen. But it's also great to see someone have the success Bruce had, given his priorities and the order he kept them in. RIP Bruce

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Just saw that Jarred Lyle (Aussie golfer who has battled leukemia for most of his life) has decided to stop all treatments and is going back home to assume palliative care and be with his family. From the news article, the part I read from his wife who released the statement to the press, it didn't sound like he has too much time left. In fact, she apologized to some of their closer friends and relatives for learning about his decision via the news, but she's obviously simply trying to figure things out on the go herself... She made it a point to say that she would release the date/time of the looming memorial service at the appropriate time. That kinda makes me think he's not got much time left.

Very, very sad as well. Always liked that guy, seemed very jovial and a guy you'd really enjoy playing a round of golf with.

Spuzz

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agree
He fought long and hard to make it this far.