Sports
Bruce Lietzke parlayed a favorite golf course and an exceptional effort into a four-stroke lead Friday at the halfway point of the Canadian Open.
Sept. 12, 1992
One of the saddest stories of sports lore is that Ernie Banks, as great a hitter as he was, never played in a World Series.
Jan. 10, 1993
Golf: He leaves his bass boat and family long enough to win the Shark Shootout with McCarron.
Nov. 17, 1997
The teams of Raymond Floyd-Fred Couples and Hale Irwin-Bruce Lietzke were tied for the lead after the first round of the $1-million Franklin Funds Shark Shootout Friday at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.
Nov. 21, 1992
Bruce Lietzke, who hadn’t won a tournament in four years, sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to beat Clarence Rose and win the windswept $750,000 Byron Nelson tournament at Irving, Tex.
May 16, 1988
Golf: They are the hunted at 25 under as Hope shifts to Bermuda Dunes for final round.
Jan. 18, 1998
Bruce Lietzke said that Riviera Country Club gives a player a lot of birdie chances and also takes away a lot of them.
Feb. 24, 1991
Most tour wins by active players without winning major titles (through 1999 Masters): Bruce Lietzke:L 13 Tour wins Wayne Levi: 12 Phil Mickelson: 12 David Duval: 11 John Cook: 10 David Frost: 10 Mark McCumber: 10 Source: World Features Syndicate
May 3, 1999
Bruce Lietzke chipped in on each of the last two holes and led the advance through the second half of first-round play Thursday in the International golf tournament.
Aug. 14, 1987
In team events, partners who have played together in the past would seem to have an advantage over the field.
Nov. 22, 1992