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BRUCE FLEISHER
Birth Date: October 16, 1948
Birthplace: Union City, Tenn.
Age: 55 Ht.: 6'3" Wt.: 205
Home: Ballen Isles, Fla.
College: Miami-Dade J.C.

Turned Professional: 1969

Joined PGA Tour: 1972

PGA Tour Playoff Record: 1-0

Joined Senior PGA Tour: 1999

Senior PGA Tour Playoff Record: 1-2

PGA Tour Victories: 1 - 1991 New England Classic

Champions Tour Victories: 18 - 1999 Royal Caribbean Classic, American Express Invitational, Home Depot Invitational, BellSouth Senior Classic At Opryland, Lightpath Long Island Classic, The Transamerica, EMC Kaanapali Classic, 2000 Royal Caribbean Classic, GTE Classic, Home Depot, Lightpath Long Island Classic, 2001 Las Vegas Senior Classic, The Home Depot Invitational, U.S. Senior Open, 2002 RJR Championship, 2003 Verizon Classic, 2004 Royal Caribean Classic, Bruno's Memorial Classic

Player Notes: Winner of the 1968 U.S. Amateur. . . Member of 1969 Walker Cup and World Amateur Teams. . . Played on the PGA Tour 1972-1984, best finish, 2nd-1981 USF&G Classic and 1974 Quad Cities Open. Quit the Tour in 1985 to become a club professional in Florida, and surprised the golf world when in his first PGA Tour start in 1991 won the New England Classic in a seven-hole playoff over Ian Baker-Finch. . . Won 1989 PGA Club Professional and was a member of the 1990 PGA Cup Team. . . in his 1999 debut on the Champions Tour, earned Rookie of the Year honors after winning seven tournaments. He started his Senior PGA Tour career off by winning his first two events, the Royal Caribbean Classic and the American Express Invitational.

1991 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 10; in money - 6; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 70.64; money - $219,335 (ranked 76th).

1992 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 29; in money - 23; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 70.64 (ranked 36th); money - $236,516 (ranked 68th); best finish, T-9th Centel Western Open.
1993 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 71.01 (ranked T-69th); money - $214,279 (ranked 81st); best finish, T-2nd New England Classic.

1994 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 29; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 71.61; money - $88,680; best finish, T-8th, Buick Classic

1995 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 71.25; money - $108,830; best finish, T-9th, Honda Classic.

1996 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 70.91; money - $143,380; best finish, T-3rd, CVS Charity Classic.
1997 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 70.48; money - $151,902; best finish, T-5th, B.C. Open.

1998 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 71.32; money - $201,086 (ranked 134th); best finish, T-4th, Buick Classic.

1999 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 32; top-10 finishes - 19; scoring average 69.19 (ranked 1st); money - $2,515,705 (ranked 1st); seven time winner, Royal Caribbean Classic, American Express Invitational, Home Depot Invitational, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, Lightpath Long Island Classic, The Transamerica, EMC Kaanapali Classic.

2000 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 30; top-10 finishes - 19; scoring average 69.01 (ranked 3rd); money - $2,373,977 (ranked 2nd); four time winner, Royal Caribbean Classic, GTE Classic, Home Depot, Lightpath Long Island Classic.

2001 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 31; top-10 finishes - 20; scoring average 69.52 (ranked 4th); money - $2,411,543 (ranked 2nd); Winner, Las Vegas Senior Classic, The Home Depot and the U.S. Senior Open.

2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 31; top-10 finishes - 20; scoring average 69.73 (ranked 4th); money - $1,860,534 (ranked 3rd); best finish, Winner RJR Championship.

2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -29; top 10 finishes -10; stroke average 70.02 (ranked 9th); money - $1,306,013 (ranked 10th); Best finish, Win Verizon Classic.