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Lietzkrieg!
Lietzke Captures Senior Open
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| Bruce Lietzke became the 16th
player in Senior Open history who won the event
after either sharing or holding the lead entering
the fourth round.(John Mummert/USGA) |
Toledo, Ohio – In the old days, his golfing buddies
called him leaky for the way he couldn’t close an event.
On Sunday, Bruce Lietzke’s engine nearly seized.
Lietzke, playing in his 53rd major, crept
to the first one of his career by taking the 24th
U.S. Senior Open at the Inverness Club. He fended off
Tom Watson by two strokes after shooting 7-under par
277 on the 6,983-yard layout this week. Vincente Fernandez,
the only other player to break par, finished third at
4-under 280. More...
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