Bruce Fleisher

Bruce Fleisher
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Bruce Lee Fleisher
Born	(1948-10-16) October 16, 1948 Union City, Tennessee
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Miami-Dade Junior College Furman University
Turned professional	1969
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	35
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	18
European Senior Tour	1
Other	15
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T25: 1992
U.S. Open	T41: 1986
The Open Championship	CUT: 1969
PGA Championship	T14: 1993
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year	1991

Bruce Lee Fleisher (born October 16, 1948) is an American professional golfer.

Early years and amateur career

Fleisher was born in Union City, Tennessee.^[1] He became involved in golf at age 7 by working as a caddie with his two brothers.^[2]^[3] Fleisher attended Miami-Dade Junior College and Furman University.^[1] In 1968 at age 19, he became the third youngest player to win the U.S. Amateur.^[2]^[3] He turned professional in 1969.^[1]

Professional career

Fleisher spent much of his regular career as a club professional; he won the PGA Club Professional Championship in 1989. His regular tournament career was modest, with one win on the PGA Tour, the 1991 New England Classic, and a few wins in minor tournaments. He has been much more successful on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) with 18 wins, including one senior major, the 2001 U.S. Senior Open.^[2] Fleisher became the first player ever to earn back-to-back victories in his first two Champions Tour events, which helped him win Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards in 1999.^[3] He also has one win on the European Seniors Tour, which came in 2000 at the Irish Seniors Open.^[2]

Amateur wins (1)

1968 U.S. Amateur

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 14, 1991	New England Classic	−16 (64-67-73-64=268)	Playoff	Ian Baker-Finch

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1991	New England Classic	Ian Baker-Finch	Won with birdie on seventh extra hole

Other wins (15)

1971 Brazil Open
1977 Little Crosby Pro-Am
1980 Panama Open, Florida Open
1981 South Florida PGA Championship
1987 Florida Open, South Florida PGA Championship
1989 PGA Club Professional Championship
1990 PGA Cup, Jamaican Open, Bahamas Open, Brazil Open
1993 Pebble Beach Invitational
2015 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (Legends division, with Larry Nelson)
2016 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (Legends division, with Larry Nelson)

Champions Tour wins (18)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (17)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 7, 1999	Royal Caribbean Classic	−11 (66-69-70=205)	2 strokes	Isao Aoki
2	Feb 14, 1999	American Express Invitational	−13 (67-67-69=203)	3 strokes	Larry Nelson
3	Apr 25, 1999	The Home Depot Invitational	−11 (69-67-69=205)	1 stroke	Terry Dill, Jim Holtgrieve
4	Jun 13, 1999	BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland	−16 (71-63-66=200)	1 stroke	Al Geiberger
5	Aug 8, 1999	Lightpath Long Island Classic	−10 (64-69-73=206)	2 strokes	Allen Doyle
6	Oct 10, 1999	The Transamerica	−17 (66-66-67=199)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle
7	Oct 24, 1999	EMC Kaanapali Classic	−17 (65-67-67=199)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle
8	Feb 6, 2000	Royal Caribbean Classic	30 points (6-16-8=30)	2 points	Vicente Fernández
9	Feb 20, 2000	GTE Classic	−16 (67-64-69=200)	4 strokes	Dana Quigley
10	May 7, 2000	The Home Depot Invitational	−13 (67-68-68=203)	Playoff	Hubert Green
11	Jul 30, 2000	Lightpath Long Island Classic	−18 (63-66-69=198)	2 strokes	Dana Quigley
12	Apr 22, 2001	Las Vegas Senior Classic	−8 (70-68-70=208)	3 strokes	José Maria Cañizares, Vicente Fernández, Walter Hall, Hale Irwin, Doug Tewell, Larry Nelson
13	May 6, 2001	The Home Depot Invitational	−15 (66-67-68=201)	3 strokes	John Bland
14	Jul 1, 2001	U.S. Senior Open	E (69-71-72-68=280)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Gil Morgan
15	Feb 24, 2002	RJR Championship	−8 (75-66-67=208)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin, Gary McCord
16	Feb 23, 2003	Verizon Classic	−8 (68-70-67=205)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin
17	Feb 8, 2004	Royal Caribbean Golf Classic	−6 (69-70-71=210)	1 stroke	Dana Quigley
18	May 2, 2004	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−16 (64-68-68=200)	7 strokes	Bruce Lietzke, D. A. Weibring

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Southwestern Bell Dominion	José Maria Cañizares, John Mahaffey	Mahaffey won with birdie on second extra hole Fleisher eliminated with birdie on first hole
2	2000	The Home Depot Invitational	Hubert Green	Won with birdie on third extra hole
3	2001	State Farm Senior Classic	Allen Doyle	Lost to par on third extra hole

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	May 14, 2000	AIB Irish Seniors Open	−7 (70-67-72=209)	3 strokes	George Burns, Bob Shearer

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
2001	U.S. Senior Open	E (69-71-72-68=280)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Gil Morgan

Maccabiah Games

Fleisher won a gold medal at the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and he coached the U.S. golf team at the 1989 Games.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1968 (winners)
Walker Cup: 1969 (winners)

Professional

PGA Cup: 1990 (winners)

References

1 2 3 "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved May 10, 2011.
1 2 3 4 "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved May 10, 2011.
1 2 3 "Biography from Bruce Fleisher's official site". Retrieved May 10, 2011.

External links

Official website
Bruce Fleisher at the PGA Tour official site

U.S. Senior Open champions

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert 2016 Gene Sauers

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau 2016 Curtis Luck

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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