Bruce Lietzke Career Earnings & Prize Money

Bruce Lietzke's prize money by season

Bruce Lietzke's official prize money in the 23 seasons with published figures, 1977–2000. The chart shows dollars of the day. The table adds each season in 2026 dollars.

Season	Money list	Official prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	No. 178	$149,196	$287,859
1999	No. 221	$59,487	$118,650
1998	No. 79	$377,188	$768,782
1997	No. 212	$42,880	$88,754
1996	No. 150	$122,941	$260,416
1995	No. 70	$269,394	$587,362
1994	No. 28	$564,926	$1,266,267
1993	No. 101	$163,241	$375,441
1992	No. 16	$703,805	$1,666,473
1991	No. 19	$566,272	$1,381,433
1990	No. 41	$329,294	$837,340
1989	No. 36	$305,987	$820,075
1988	No. 19	$500,815	$1,407,022
1987	No. 68	$154,383	$451,420
1986	No. 47	$183,761	$557,013
1985	No. 59	$136,992	$423,129
1984	No. 6	$342,853	$1,096,522
1983	No. 32	$153,255	$511,223
1982	No. 14	$217,447	$748,654
1981	No. 4	$343,446	$1,254,962
1980	No. 16	$163,884	$660,725
1979	No. 8	$198,439	$908,438
1977	No. 5	$202,156	$1,108,178

Bruce Lietzke at the majors and The Players

Bruce Lietzke's finishes in golf's biggest events, with the prize money wherever it was published.

Year	Tournament	Finish	Prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	Invensys Classic at Las Vegas	T36	$20,453	$39,462
2000	Reno–Tahoe Open	MC	$0	—
2000	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
2000	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	T72	$7,720	$14,895
2000	Shell Houston Open	T17	$33,040	$63,747
2000	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
2000	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T51	$6,982	$13,472
1999	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
1999	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	Shell Houston Open	T27	$17,375	$34,655
1999	The Players Championship	T32	$27,667	$55,183
1999	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1999	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1998	MasterCard Colonial	T29	$15,295	$31,174
1998	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	Shell Houston Open	T17	$28,000	$57,069
1998	The Players Championship	T13	$77,333	$157,620
1998	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1998	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	2	$248,400	$506,287
1997	Las Vegas Invitational	T55	$4,104	$8,495
1997	Memorial Tournament	T57	$4,256	$8,809
1997	MasterCard Colonial	T22	$13,047	$27,006
1997	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	Shell Houston Open	T63	$3,392	$7,021
1997	Honda Classic	T26	$11,325	$23,441
1997	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T73	$2,850	$5,899
1996	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1996	Bell Canadian Open	T15	$24,000	$50,837
1996	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1996	MasterCard Colonial	T20	$14,683	$31,103
1996	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	77	$2,790	$5,910
1996	Shell Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1996	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1996	Bay Hill Invitational	T60	$2,616	$5,541
1996	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
1996	Phoenix Open	T53	$3,025	$6,407
1996	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T13	$24,375	$51,632
1995	LaCantera Texas Open	80	$1,980	$4,317
1995	Las Vegas Invitational	T46	$3,952	$8,618
1995	Bell Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1995	PGA Championship	T23	$15,500	$33,795
1995	Memorial Tournament	T13	$30,033	$65,482
1995	Colonial National Invitation	T29	$9,310	$20,299
1995	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1995	Masters Tournament	T31	$13,325	$29,053
1995	The Players Championship	T43	$9,620	$20,975
1995	Honda Classic	T75	$2,232	$4,866
1995	Phoenix Open	T4	$53,733	$117,155
1995	Mercedes Championships	2	$108,000	$235,473
1994	The Tour Championship	T10	$81,000	$181,559
1994	Las Vegas Invitational	1	$270,000	$605,198
1994	Texas Open	4	$48,000	$107,591
1994	Bell Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1994	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T30	$7,478	$16,762
1994	Memorial Tournament	T19	$18,180	$40,750
1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1994	Shell Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1994	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1994	Honda Classic	T18	$12,467	$27,944
1994	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T11	$25,300	$56,709
1994	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T40	$3,800	$8,518
1994	Phoenix Open	T13	$21,840	$48,954
1993	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1993	H.E.B. Texas Open	T18	$13,500	$31,049
1993	Canadian Open	T4	$41,333	$95,063
1993	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T33	$6,034	$13,878
1993	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T33	$5,820	$13,386
1993	Shell Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1993	Masters Tournament	T31	$10,533	$24,225
1993	The Players Championship	T28	$16,625	$38,236
1993	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1993	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1993	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1993	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	24	$13,225	$30,416
1992	The Tour Championship	T20	$38,000	$89,977
1992	Las Vegas Invitational	T14	$23,400	$55,407
1992	Canadian Open	2	$108,000	$255,723
1992	PGA Championship	T73	$2,400	$5,683
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	1	$234,000	$554,066
1992	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T2	$82,133	$194,476
1992	Shell Houston Open	T30	$6,975	$16,515
1992	Masters Tournament	T13	$26,500	$62,747
1992	Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic	T51	$2,353	$5,572
1992	The Players Championship	T46	$5,244	$12,417
1992	Honda Classic	8	$34,100	$80,742
1992	Nissan Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1992	Phoenix Open	T7	$29,100	$68,903
1991	The Tour Championship	4	$96,000	$234,194
1991	Las Vegas Invitational	6	$54,000	$131,734
1991	H.E.B. Texas Open	T63	$1,908	$4,655
1991	Canadian Open	T20	$10,429	$25,441
1991	NEC World Series of Golf	10	$30,000	$73,186
1991	PGA Championship	2	$140,000	$341,533
1991	Centel Western Open	T15	$17,000	$41,472
1991	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T18	$15,648	$38,174
1991	Memorial Tournament	T38	$4,560	$11,124
1991	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T18	$15,950	$38,910
1991	The Players Championship	T6	$53,600	$130,758
1991	Honda Classic	T4	$41,333	$100,834
1991	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T3	$52,000	$126,855
1991	Shearson Lehman Brothers Open	MC	$0	—
1991	Phoenix Open	T5	$35,125	$85,688
1990	H.E.B. Texas Open	T23	$7,120	$18,105
1990	Canadian Open	T13	$20,000	$50,857
1990	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1990	Centel Western Open	MC	$0	—
1990	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T40	$4,100	$10,426
1990	Memorial Tournament	T38	$4,300	$10,934
1990	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T3	$58,000	$147,484
1990	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T3	$39,062	$99,329
1990	The Players Championship	T11	$31,800	$80,862
1990	Honda Classic	T3	$48,000	$122,056
1990	Nissan Los Angeles Open	7	$36,500	$92,813
1990	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	T11	$20,700	$52,637
1990	Hawaiian Open	T43	$2,785	$7,081
1990	Phoenix Open	T64	$1,863	$4,737
1989	PGA Championship	T46	$3,220	$8,630
1989	Beatrice Western Open	MC	$0	—
1989	Canadian Open	T26	$6,390	$17,126
1989	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T39	$4,100	$10,988
1989	Memorial Tournament	T4	$40,835	$109,442
1989	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T62	$2,130	$5,709
1989	Las Vegas Invitational	T68	$2,512	$6,734
1989	Masters Tournament	T34	$6,000	$16,081
1989	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T12	$16,200	$43,418
1989	The Players Championship	3	$91,800	$246,033
1989	Honda Classic	T13	$14,133	$37,879
1989	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T50	$2,377	$6,371
1989	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T14	$17,500	$46,902
1989	MONY Tournament of Champions	T19	$12,750	$34,171
1988	Nabisco Championship	T8	$55,800	$156,768
1988	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1988	Canadian Open	T17	$9,488	$26,655
1988	PGA Championship	T62	$1,930	$5,422
1988	Beatrice Western Open	MC	$0	—
1988	Memorial Tournament	T41	$3,837	$10,780
1988	Colonial National Invitation	T59	$1,672	$4,699
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	1	$135,000	$379,278
1988	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T52	$3,239	$9,099
1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T7	$22,575	$63,424
1988	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T18	$11,333	$31,841
1988	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1988	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T6	$23,475	$65,952
1988	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1988	Los Angeles Open	T30	$4,457	$12,522
1988	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	T45	$2,015	$5,661
1988	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1988	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T33	$5,062	$14,223
1987	Beatrice Western Open	T13	$14,133	$41,326
1987	PGA Championship	T28	$4,383	$12,817
1987	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1987	Memorial Tournament	T24	$7,793	$22,788
1987	Colonial National Invitation	T12	$11,400	$33,334
1987	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1987	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T53	$2,894	$8,461
1987	Big "I" Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1987	Masters Tournament	49	$2,300	$6,725
1987	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1987	Honda Classic	4	$28,800	$84,212
1987	Los Angeles Open	T36	$2,704	$7,907
1987	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T13	$9,375	$27,413
1987	Phoenix Open	T15	$9,600	$28,071
1987	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	PGA Championship	T5	$32,500	$98,513
1986	Western Open	T5	$16,950	$51,378
1986	Buick Open	T46	$2,772	$8,402
1986	Canadian Open	T44	$1,865	$5,653
1986	Memorial Tournament	T15	$10,110	$30,645
1986	Colonial National Invitation	T18	$7,303	$22,136
1986	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T26	$4,580	$13,883
1986	Houston Open	T4	$20,667	$62,644
1986	Masters Tournament	T31	$4,875	$14,777
1986	Tournament Players Championship	T40	$3,240	$9,821
1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T11	$11,500	$34,859
1986	Honda Classic	T10	$13,000	$39,405
1986	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T18	$5,670	$17,187
1986	Phoenix Open	T52	$1,149	$3,482
1986	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T53	$1,370	$4,152
1985	PGA Championship	T18	$6,600	$20,386
1985	Western Open	T4	$22,550	$69,650
1985	Canadian Open	T9	$12,477	$38,538
1985	U.S. Open	T31	$5,431	$16,775
1985	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1985	Colonial National Invitation	T46	$1,500	$4,633
1985	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1985	Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Masters Tournament	T6	$22,663	$70,000
1985	Tournament Players Championship	T7	$27,112	$83,743
1985	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1985	Honda Classic	T11	$9,333	$28,828
1985	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T37	$1,880	$5,807
1985	Los Angeles Open	T21	$4,320	$13,343
1985	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Texas Open	2	$37,800	$120,893
1984	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T58	$1,989	$6,361
1984	PGA Championship	T65	$1,542	$4,933
1984	Buick Open	T58	$1,989	$6,361
1984	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Canadian Open	16	$6,800	$21,748
1984	Memorial Tournament	T22	$5,142	$16,444
1984	Colonial National Invitation	T18	$5,485	$17,542
1984	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1984	MONY Tournament of Champions	2	$43,200	$138,163
1984	Houston Coca-Cola Open	T6	$15,650	$50,052
1984	Sea Pines Heritage	T25	$2,925	$9,355
1984	Masters Tournament	T33	$3,600	$11,514
1984	Tournament Players Championship	T12	$16,800	$53,730
1984	Bay Hill Classic	T9	$9,600	$30,703
1984	Honda Classic	1	$90,000	$287,840
1984	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T33	$2,025	$6,476
1984	Bob Hope Classic	WD	Not known	—
1983	PGA Championship	T6	$19,000	$63,380
1983	Canadian Open	T7	$11,288	$37,652
1983	Western Open	T30	$2,276	$7,591
1983	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Colonial National Invitation	T3	$23,200	$77,390
1983	Houston Coca-Cola Open	T23	$3,371	$11,246
1983	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T4	$13,971	$46,605
1983	MONY Tournament of Champions	17	$7,500	$25,018
1983	Masters Tournament	T42	$2,050	$6,838
1983	Tournament Players Championship	T3	$36,400	$121,422
1983	USF&G Classic	T58	$888	$2,962
1983	Bay Hill Classic	T11	$8,050	$26,853
1983	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T27	$2,130	$7,105
1983	Hawaiian Open	T38	$1,266	$4,222
1983	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T14	$5,379	$17,944
1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T46	$1,063	$3,546
1983	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T56	$672	$2,242
1982	Texas Open	T18	$2,519	$8,674
1982	PGA Championship	T16	$4,625	$15,924
1982	Canadian Open	1	$76,500	$263,384
1982	The Open Championship	1st CUT	$551 £315	$1,897
1982	Western Open	T25	$2,559	$8,812
1982	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Memorial Tournament	T6	$12,162	$41,875
1982	Colonial National Invitation	T15	$5,600	$19,280
1982	Michelob-Houston Open	T31	$2,076	$7,146
1982	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T6	$11,331	$39,013
1982	MONY Tournament of Champions	T16	$6,400	$22,035
1982	Masters Tournament	T20	$4,300	$14,805
1982	Greater Greensboro Open	T40	$1,080	$3,718
1982	Tournament Players Championship	4	$24,000	$82,630
1982	Honda Inverrary Classic	T20	$4,035	$13,892
1982	Bay Hill Classic	T37	$1,290	$4,441
1982	Hawaiian Open	T7	$10,133	$34,888
1982	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T34	$1,515	$5,216
1982	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T59	$651	$2,241
1982	Phoenix Open	T16	$3,810	$13,118
1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T41	$1,060	$3,650
1982	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	T20	$4,300	$14,805
1981	Texas Open	T35	$1,155	$4,219
1981	World Series of Golf	T6	$15,500	$56,637
1981	PGA Championship	T4	$13,146	$48,037
1981	Canadian Open	T2	$31,733	$115,955
1981	The Open Championship	T6	$15,688 £7,750	$57,324
1981	U.S. Open	T17	$2,950	$10,779
1981	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	MC	$0	—
1981	Atlanta Classic	T11	$7,333	$26,795
1981	Memorial Tournament	T24	$3,090	$11,291
1981	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1981	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	1	$54,000	$197,318
1981	Michelob-Houston Open	T6	$8,794	$32,133
1981	USF&G New Orleans Open	T30	$2,222	$8,121
1981	MONY Tournament of Champions	3	$23,500	$85,870
1981	Masters Tournament	T11	$7,333	$26,795
1981	Sea Pines Heritage	T28	$2,040	$7,454
1981	Tournament Players Championship	T4	$15,750	$57,551
1981	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T5	$11,400	$41,656
1981	Hawaiian Open	T12	$6,858	$25,061
1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	1	$45,000	$164,431
1981	Phoenix Open	T11	$6,150	$22,472
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	1	$50,000	$182,701
1980	San Antonio Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1980	World Series of Golf	T12	$6,600	$26,609
1980	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T17	$6,000	$24,190
1980	PGA Championship	T30	$2,200	$8,870
1980	IVB-Golf Classic	T16	$4,500	$18,142
1980	Western Open	T9	$8,100	$32,656
1980	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1980	U.S. Open	T37	$1,630	$6,572
1980	Memorial Tournament	T20	$3,250	$13,103
1980	Colonial National Invitation	1	$54,000	$217,710
1980	Greater New Orleans Open	T19	$4,830	$19,473
1980	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1980	Tournament Players Championship	T24	$3,166	$12,763
1980	Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic	T2	$26,400	$106,436
1980	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T25	$1,789	$7,212
1980	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Phoenix Open	T17	$3,540	$14,272
1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T53	$628	$2,530
1979	Masters Tournament	6	$11,500	$52,646
1979	Tournament Players Championship	CUT	$0	—
1978	Tournament Players Championship	CUT	$0	—
1977	Masters Tournament	T28	$2,000	$10,964

Bruce Lietzke's PGA Tour wins

13 wins on record, 1977–1994, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

Season	Tournament	Purse
1994	Las Vegas Invitational	$1,500,000
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	$1,300,000
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	$750,000
1984	Honda Classic	$500,000
1982	Canadian Open	$425,000
1981	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	$300,000
1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	$250,000
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	$250,000
1980	Colonial National Invitation	$300,000
1979	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	$250,000
1978	Canadian Open	$250,000
1977	Hawaiian Open	$240,000
1977	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	$200,000

Bruce Lietzke's wins, then and now

What each of Lietzke's major and Players wins paid, its value in 2026 dollars, and what the same title pays now.

Bruce Lietzke's 9 wins in the majors and The Players paid $1.0M in total. In 2026 dollars, that is about $2.9M.

His first, the 1980 Colonial National Invitation, paid $54,000. His biggest check was $270,000, at the 1994 Las Vegas Invitational.

Winning the same events today would pay $15.4M. That is 5 times as much, even after inflation.

Year	Tournament	Paid	In 2026 dollars	Winner's share now
1980	Colonial National Invitation	$54,000	$217,710	$1,782,000 (2026)
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	$50,000	$182,701	$1,656,000 (2026)
1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	$45,000	$164,431	$1,728,000 (2026)
1981	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	$54,000	$197,318	$1,854,000 (2026)
1982	Canadian Open	$76,500	$263,384	$1,764,000 (2026)
1984	Honda Classic	$90,000	$287,840	$1,728,000 (2026)
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	$135,000	$379,278	$1,854,000 (2026)
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	$234,000	$554,066	$1,782,000 (2026)
1994	Las Vegas Invitational	$270,000	$605,198	$1,260,000 (2024)

Bruce Lietzke earnings FAQ

How much did Bruce Lietzke earn in his career?

Bruce Lietzke earned $6,260,882 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 24 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would Bruce Lietzke's earnings be worth today?

About $17,602,725 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $6,260,882 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

What was Bruce Lietzke's best money-list finish?

No. 4.