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Founded in 1972, the Sour Mash Open Charity Golf Tournament
is recognized as one of Parkersburg's premier charitable endeavors. Through
the event, more than $400,000 has been contributed to numerous
local charities including the Red Cross, Boy and Girl Scouts,
SW Resources, the YMCA, and the YWCA. Since 1975, the tournament's
lead sponsor has been the Parkersburg Rotary Club.
In 1990, the Parkersburg Rotary Club Sour Mash Open Tournament
established a fund at the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
to provide scholarships to area students. The fund is known
as the Bryce-Lietzke Scholarship Fund. The scholarship
honors two men, the late Dr. John Coyle Bryce and PGA Golf Professional,
Bruce Allan Lietzke, for their dedication to the sport of golf
and to humanitarian pursuits. The income from the scholarship
fund is used to provide financial support to worthy Wood County
students, planning to attend a post-secondary school, who exhibit
an interest in golf.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma July 24, 1923, Dr John Coyle Bryce was
the son of the late Charles M. and Irene Brennan Bryce. He
attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary and Marquette High School
in Tulsa. Following graduation, he attended the University
of Tulsa, where he received his BS. He earned his MD degree
from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Bryce
also served in the US Marine Air Corp.
On April 19, 1947, Dr. Bryce married Ann Mallary Harwood. They
moved to Parkersburg in July 1953, where Dr. Bryce established
a medical practice. The Bryces had eight children, Stephen
Harwood Bryce, Irene Elizabeth Bryce Marxsen, Marilyn Ann Bryce
Clegg, Phyllis Jean Bryce Morris, Margaret Mary Bryce Crumpler,
Catherine Carlyle Bryce DellaMia, Jane Clare Bryce Moses, and
Martha Helen Bryce.
Dr. Bryce was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church,
in addition to being active in the American Medical Association,
the Sierra Club, Catholic Charities, and the Parkersburg Country
Club, where he was a former President. He also served as
the President of Staff and Chairman OB/GYN at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Bruce Allan Lietzke was born July 18, 1951 in Kansas City, Kansas. He
attended Forest Park High School in Beaumont, Texas and the University
of Houston. He married his wife, Rose, in 1981 and has
two children, Stephen and Christine. A respected golf player,
Mr. Lietzke is the winner of thirteen PGA Tournaments. He
ranks 22nd on the all time PGA money list, and he won the Ryder
Cup in 1981. Golf Digest recognized him as the Most
Improved Player in 1977 and Best Long Irons in 1978. He
was the PGA Statistical Leader for Eagles and Par Breakers in
1981 and for Greens in Regulation in 1989.
Mr. Lietzke is an honorary citizen of Parkersburg, West Virginia,
an honorary member of Parkersburg Country Club, an honorary Rotary
Member in Grove, Oklahoma, and an honorary member of the Parkersburg
Rotary Club. His business affiliations have been tied to
the Tommy Armour Golf Company from 1974 to the present and the
PGA Tour from 1975 to the present.
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